I recently bought a fretless guitar.  I have been experimenting with how to play this guitar in my songs.  I chose a fairly simple riff to highlight the note sliding of the fretless.  This song starts in the key of A Minor.  Then, in the middle, switches to B Minor.  The end is a series of half step moves back to an A Minor.

Fretless Guitar Magic

I like to make my music interesting with novel twists and turns so please take your time, I'm sure you'll enjoy the musical surprises in the songs.
It's my way of making instrumental music interesting.
 

I've been a performing guitarist since the early sixties, survived the hippie era. 
I was a member of several respected aussie rock/blues and original rock bands, such as the late sixties W.G. Berg, Headband in the early seventies, Fraternity MKII and Mickey Finn 1976 - 1992. Later I joined the blues band Hoy-Hoy! until about 2017.

I now don't play live due to an illness but, as you can see, I do my 'thang' at my home studio, a computer based Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) enjoying music making immensely!

I hope you enjoy my music as much as I do making it. :)

I am ProgRockDan1.  I started this site for those individuals who like instrumentals.  You can come here and find all of my instrumentals.  There will be minimal vocals on this site.  I love collaborating with other musicians.

You can find my Progressive Rock music here:
https://soundcloud.com/progrockdan1

You can find more traditional music (folk, funk, country, bluegrass, rock, and other roots music) here:
https://soundcloud.com/dan-lockhart

You can find the Dan X2 collaborations with Dan Blackard here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-106484228

You can find the Dan and Dan collaborations with Dan Blackard here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-590884876

If you heard a song here and you no longer see it.  It has been moved to this space:
https://www.reverbnation.com/progrockdan1

Feel free to support my music on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/posts/58474831

musical sketchbook
DIY, low skill, low fidelity

Follow me also on Spotify🙏🏻🙏🏻
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2G3gYHbQ46UPckIS7nrjk4?si=7G3Y27AaQbaAPpl1vu9P7w

I tell my stories through my own composed (and improvised) instrumental guitar music, using a combination of acoustic guitars, sometimes supported by orchestral instruments. Some have described my music as meditative, relaxing, and introspective, with a touch of melancholia and a distinctly Spanish flair. Listen for yourself and let me know what stories my music tells you.
If you want to support my music, thank you | PayPal: stan@stanleonard.com
My music has a Creative Commons Licence, so you can use it for non-commercial purposes.

Welder at a few shipyards and writer of songs at night

I don’t have as much time at the moment to be on Soundcloud. I always appreciate listens and feedback and will respond when I can. 
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Thank you for visiting. It’s always appreciated. 
You’ll mostly find blues colliding with other sounds, styles and traditions here. Lots of improvisation. Lots of guitar and some other instruments. Hope you find something to enjoy!

All tracks  are recorded in a spontaneous manner typically in a single take. Most lyrics are also spontaneous improvisations derived from the feelings of the moment. We let the guitar and drums interact and the music just happens. Most if not all of the music is inspired from this interaction.

The recording equipment up until January 2019 consisted of a dated Fostex 8 track and a few microphones...We simply lay down a guitar and drum track and let it unfold the way you are hearing it by bouncing tracks. We just have to make music to live. Music of any kind, music that speaks for itself... 

In January 2019 recording equipment was upgraded to Logic X and a UA Apollo MKll Quad Core Recording interface...We entered a new building and still trying to find the light switch so bare with us as we keep lighting matches...  

MW

Finest sleepy garage jazz on the market.
Only original tunes.

Fretless Guitar Magic

ProgRockDan Instrumentals