8 years ago i sat on my bed in Atco and just played this, exactly as it still is, it was already done. Thanks to Jesse Labow for bringing this one back to life a few years ago in Vermont, and to Sarah Ripley for really 'getting' this song.

Shadow Of A Pen

named after a town in Northern Ireland and played a lot at conra dances in New England, I learned it from Margaret McCandless playing the concertina one night on the back porch in MA, thanks Margaret!

Coleraine Jig

for my extra-ordinary cat James, aka Big James Whitefoot, aka BIg James Longtooth.  The slidey note part of the riff sounds like his meow, and when he struts by, this song plays, and all the birds and mice know what's up...

Big James Strut

written in Vermont after Hurricane Irene stranded my girlfriend and I in a town of 400 for 4 days.  this is the second demo version recorded, kinda sloppy, this one will get a little more help soon...

I Rain

for sitting in the desert and smiling at the birds soaring above, squinting at this bright beautiful Earth

Walls Of Sun

written 7 years ago, developed yesterday, played tomorrow

Stand

Tenfold

beautiful song plucked from an international song book, a very well known tune from Sweden

Ack Värmeland, Du Sköna

written in 1955, this tune has been played every 30 minutes since 1964 on the Mayak Music and News Station in Moscow as the time signal.  AKA Midnight in Moscow, AKA Leningrad Nights.

Moscow Nights

Rubblebucket is one of my favorite bands, no doubt about it, listen to  their albums, see them live, they are amazing.

November (Rubblebucket)

I found a soprano Ukulele from the 1970's at a thrift store for $15, wrote this on it the next day.  that's value.

The Stalk

El Pico (Ratatat)

Dizzy Rock 2

from a Gypsy recipe calling to marinate a hedgehog in the moonlight before cooking


Under A Full Moon

Like A Tiger

Silver Lined

Nouns & Verbs

Magnetic

All Ways

I wrote this on the piano 15 years ago, when I was 16.  I made this recording in 2006, adding some vibraphone and mandolin and whatnot, just rediscovered it.  Maybe it's Due Time I made another version . . . 

Matter of Time

Instrumental mandolin/guitar/piano based loop music, all original, from the heart~

PLEASE COMMENT. . . I love to hear what you think

Thanks~
 


Mike McGinn

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