Among Friends
January 15, 2012I need a bit of help here. I am embarking on another CD project, but this one is a little different; this is a live recording of a performance I did in November 2006 at the Bacca Pipes Folk Club in Keighley, W. Yorkshire, UK.
The result is “Among Friends” and like many independent musicians who wear all the hats, I need help to pay the expenses to release this CD. You can help by buying a copy of the CD before it’s released. I also have some rewards if you decide to pay a bit more than the price of one CD.You can preview the songs below and CLICK HERE to pre-order the CD.
I have to thank my friend and fellow Maritime musician Tom Lewis for the title suggestion. We were talking about how so many of the songs we sing and have been singing for many years stay with us and become a part of us like old friends. I started thinking about this and came to the conclusion that since that recording was made in 2006, the singers and musicians at Bacca Pipes have certainly become not only friends, but very dear ones. Together we have seen tragedy and there are some who have this world. But we have seen many joys as well such as births and marriages. Now when I travel to West Yorkshire I know that not only am I among friends, but I also consider many of these folks as dear family. I cannot mention my friends in Keighley without giving a special mention to Mike Hockenhull who used my performance to experiment with new recoding software and “Among Friends” was the result.
There are also some folks who have helped with this project, notably the composers of the songs: John Conolly, John O’Connor, Danny Carnahan, Deborah Van Kleef and Jerry Bryant. I feel that I am among friends and am honoured to sing the songs that they created. I might also add that my friend, Mike Barry did a fantastic job on the mixing and editing. Another friend, Dave “DM” Mattacks gave some very welcome feedback and production assistance.
BaccaPella in Full Holiday Mode, Christmas 2010
