Projects

I have paid, or am still paying, significant dues with the folks below:

Pie Float
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An acoustic-based Sunday night residency that’s been going weekly for over 2 years now. We play every Sunday night at Pies and Pints- occasionally playing elsewhere. Players have include Tom Rooney, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Pat Ferris, Colin Klein, Rickie Gene Powell, Jason Stewart, Matt Heron, Raif, Tim Wetmiller, Millie, Jill Zirkle, Kirk Reese, Brad Carter, and others. Often joined by a featured band that has featured some great local and touring acts.

Creeping Time
creepingtime.com

Seattle based Acoustic Grassrock band I play mandolin, guitar, fiddle, and sing with. Ken Nottingham writes most of the songs and mans the Upright Bass. Dave Forrester kicks out the beats and Kjell Anderson tops it all off with beautiful and devilish fiddle. Great lyrics and overall good-time music. We have recently completed a new album: The Smolder Sessions. Creeping Time’s previous 4 releases are available at the band’s website – www.creepingtime.com.

Sam Russell with the Harborrats
myspace.com/theharborrats

Singer song-writer Sam Russell’s project. I’m one of the musicians from the stable full of drummers, guitarists, accordianists, you name it. Creeping Time played backup band on his first Seattle release – The Katie Sermon. He recently mentioned that I won the contest for having played on all tracks for all of his three first albums – quite an honor! We’ve since collaborated on recordings and shows that are too numerous to mention. Check out his site, he’s got a lot more to say than I do…

Green Monroe

My personal band that has never seen the same lineup and has performed only a handful of times. As my album progresses, so shall this project. All stars so far include Chuck Melchin, Adam Cat, Kevin “Koopa” Sawyer, Dave Forrester, Scott Andrew, and Marc Hagar.

Kingsley Flood
myspace.com/kingsleyflood

! Recent winners of the Boston Phoenix’s 2010 Best Music Poll ! Nick Balkin on Bass, Will Davies on Drums, me on Fiddle, Mandolin, and Electric Guitar, playing Naseem Khuri’s roots-rock songs. The incredible George Hall has since replaced me on electric guitar and Jenee Morgan on the fiddle. Super catchy melodies, great vocal arrangements, and dynamic energy to the hilt. Kind of an acoustic Dylan-esque meets The Band in Tom Waits’ garage sound. The 2010 release, “Dust Windows”, was recorded at Pete Weiss’ Verdant Studios in VT. It has garnered lots of praise-worthy reviews.

Reverend Bob & The Darkness
gosaveyourself.com

Boston based “Roots, Rhythm & Gothic Blues” led by Reverend Bob Matros and Dark Mark. An all-star cast of musicians with some really great original music. Bob and Mark wrote the majority of tunes while Bob plays guitar and Mark plays Upright Bass. Cutty Foster drove the beat, John Buckowski adds some funky funky Accordian & Button Box, while Raquel Frisardi brought it home vocally. Everybody sang – imagine the sound guys face when you say we need 6 vocal mics!

Undersea Passage
underseapassage.com

Beautifully orchestrated music under guidance of Dave Delmar – Ocean Tone – and Carlos Tullos – organizer of Superfly Seattle, among other things. Highly collaborative project, again with too many musicians to count here. Rare live appearances, but highly rated when they do come along.

BLVD Park
blvdpard.info

The entire group moved to Seattle from Sacramento, CA. Kind of an entourage supported Sphagetti/Western Song-writer band with great musicians. I’ve had the pleasure of playing fiddle and mandolin with them at some fun gigs. Great people.

Scott Andrew and the Walkingbirds
scottandrew.com

Scott is a Seattle based folk-rock-etc singer songwriter guitar jammer. We’ve played lots of shows together and that officially puts me on the list of “Walkingbirds” :) Lots of great music and fun info on this site. Most recently laid some violin and mandolin tracks for his 2008 release “Save You From Yourself“. I can also be found doing the violin solos on “One Sure Thing” on Scott’s Demos 2004 album.

Nathan Wade and the Dark Pioneers
www.nathanwademusic.com

Singer-Songwriter and score composer. Nathan’s most recent music can be dark and disturbing – bringing up visions of cellars where families are buried and plenty of references to dead leaves in the wind and crows. I on his EP, the Chroma Sessions, as a guest ‘Dark Pioneer’ as well as participating when Creeping Time backed him up on his 2006 album “Dead Leaves Sing”. His latest release is super hard hitting, and I think he’s now a studio junkie.

Sam Russell with the Harborrats
myspace.com/theharborrats

Singer song-writer Sam Russell’s project. I’m one of the musicians from the stable full of drummers, guitarists, accordianists, you name it. Creeping Time played backup band on his first Seattle release – The Katie Sermon. He recently mentioned that I won the contest for having played on all tracks for all of his three first albums – quite an honor! We’ve since collaborated on recordings and shows that are too numerous to mention. Check out his site, he’s got a lot more to say than I do…