Summers by the Birdbath

Moline, IL

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J.M. Roe: Guitars, mandola. This is what happens when someone lends you their 100-year-old mandola.

Summers by the Bird Bath

01-Have A Beer

J.M. Roe: E-bow guitars, Moog, Prophet, Korg M1 (all synths emulated). My attempt at sounding like Steve Miller's intro to Fly Like an Eagle, but to save face I made it an outro.

04-Windy Intro

James White: Lead Guitars
Eric Hausken, Tom Quayle, James White: Background vocals
Tom Quayle: Harmony vocal
J.M. Roe: Acoustic and electric guitars, Fender bass, 5-string upright bass, drums, and synths

I originally recorded this with just me and a drum machine, then started adding more instruments. Eventually James, Eric, and Tom come in added vocals and other instruments. For some reason the other instruments didn't quite seem to jell, except for Jame's guitar. Eventually, I overdubbed the drums and bass. It's a song about someone I used to know, but that person is really not as bad as this song makes them out to be.

05-Life of the Party

Muley The One-Eared Mule

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Jonathan ("J.M." to many of his friends) played in bands in and around his native town of Austin, TX, as well as bands in Memphis and Nashville. Since the mid-90s he has written music for short films and even a few commercials. He has collaborated with Tom Chamberlain and Dipu Bhattacharya on several projects, including the popular indie web series, The Pantsless Detective.

Moline, IL

Jonathan M Roe

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