The best news I have recently is that we are finally getting this site up and running. I have been recording a
new CD that is finished and in the shrink wrap. It is titled
"Scene Songs" and is a very humble tribute to the Seldom Scene Band who has recorded numerous albums and CD's throughout the years. This CD contains 13 cuts that are my favorite tunes and ones that are within my vocal capabilities.
I was very fortunate to have some great help from some extraordinary friends and musicians.
Will Parsons was involved with this project from the start to finish. He provided lots of encouragement initially and then was the sound engineer and producer. Additionally, he played all cuts where he tracked the bass, banjo, the mandolin on some cuts, and played the bodhrun. Will sang various harmony parts on some of these cuts. I will forever appreciate the level of encouragement that he has provided. This is even more amazing since Will is extremely busy with his mandolin business -- he build some top notch mandolins -- and his teaching assignments at East Tennessee State University along with various private lessons that he gives. And, of course, Will plays lots of gigs with various bands including the great Meridian band.
I was fortunate to have Jeff Parker on the project. Jeff is extremely busy since he is working with the Dailey/Vincent Band which some people think is the hottest band currently out there. Jeff is highly acclaimed for his mandolin picking and tenor and lead vocals. He played mandolin and sang harmonies of numerous cuts.
Darrell Webb was involved with the harmony on three cuts. Again, since he plays with Rhonda Vincent Darrell is extremely busy and I am so happy he spent time tracking these vocal harmonies.
Megan Gregory plays fiddle on numerous tracks and sings harmony on a bunch of them as well. I consider Megan to be a very good friend who vocal abilities are fantastic and amazing. Her harmony tracks helped mold the sound that emerged on these cuts. Megan is a awesome fiddle player and stays extremely busy playing with the Meridian Band and giving private music lessons.
Lastly, Kim Allison helped on some vocal tracks as well. Kim's vocal harmonies helped shape "Almost Threw Your Love Away" and "Like We Used to Do" into the harmony arrangements that I really like. It was so much fun to see Will's producing capabilities at work in forming the combinations of arrangements that helped shape the harmony variations found throughout all thirteen tracks.
We were able to combine my lead vocals with harmony combinations that matched Megan and Jeff, Jeff and Darrell, Megan and Kim, Will, Jeff, and Megan. These variations are what I believed from the beginning would make some vary interesting arrangements. Well, anyway, I hope those who listen to the CD enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it.
