Chances of August is an album that I have been trying to write since 2008.  This page is yet another way that I'm trying to bring it closer to the one that's been living in my head.  Everything you hear is me: instruments, arrangements and vocals.  These are all recorded on just 8 tracks, on an iPad, using Garage Band. 

 I could go on for days explaining the in's and outs of my struggles to bring the songs even this far, but instead, I'll save that, and invite you enjoy the songs as they are.  As I complete one song at a time, or, in other words, reach my own limitations on each song, I'll share it on this page.  Occasionally, I will add new song ideas, covers and just assorted bits as I like.  

Not every thing will be earmarked for my album.  Those that are, will be given the album title in the tag. 

I'm not looking for a record deal.  I've been asked about that and offered those.  These are just my songs.  I write because I write, not in hopes for someone to sign me.  You'll find that when it comes to writing according to "rules" of songwriting, I don't particularly care if it's not perfect, or more specifically "commercial".  

Eventually It would be cool if enough people liked what I do, enough to be invited to play and perform for those that would like to hear it.  That's about the pinnacle of My aspirations musically.  
 

“Understanding the order of time is important to anyone hoping to manifest a dream,” says Valerie June. “There is a time to push, and a time to gently tend the garden.”

Since the release of her 2013 breakout Pushin’ Against A Stone, June has been patiently at work in the garden of song, nurturing seedlings with love and care into the lush bloom that is her stunning new album, The Order Of Time. Some songs grew from seeds planted more than a decade ago, others blossomed overnight when she least expected them to, but every track bears the influence of time. See, time has been on June’s mind a lot lately. It’s the only constant in life, even though it’s constantly changing. It’s the healer of all wounds, the killer of all men. It’s at once infinite and finite, ever flowing with twists and turns and brutal, churning rapids that give way to serene stretches of placid tranquility. Fight against the current and it will knock you flat on your ass. Learn to read it, to speak its language, and it will carry you exactly where you’re meant to be.

The Strypes are 4-piece rhythm and blues band hailing from Cavan, Ireland, formed in 2011 by Ross Farrelly (lead vocals/harmonica), Josh McClorey (lead guitar/vocals), Pete O'Hanlon (bass guitar/harmonica) and Evan Walsh (drums).

The group has spent the past 18 months launching their explosive R&B assault on the clubs and festivals of Ireland, the UK and Europe, viciously hammering out a no-nonsense blues repertoire drawing from the songbooks of Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Slim Harpo and more with the passion and venom of British blues groups such as Dr. Feelgood, The Yardbirds, The Rolling Stones and The Animals. 

Having already been met with critical acclaim from greats such as Jeff Beck and Paul Weller and been tipped by NME as the No. 1 new band to watch, it seems things can only get better for The Strypes.

Derek Paone is following