Joe Simes has done those of us in the seacoast area who love to listen to and play folk music a great service by providing the ideal venue. The audience he attracts is a performer’s dream- attentive, knowledgeable, supportive (and, apparently and thankfully, forgiving!). Ken Perlman has taken the clawhammer banjo style to amazing and… Continue reading Perlman & Prendergast at Elysium Folk Club
Author: Jim
New Recording Studio in Portsmouth NH
Jeanne McCartin wrote this very nice piece in Dec. 18th’s issue of the Portsmouth Herald. Thanks, Jeanne!
Mudhook: ‘First Home’ CD
Just in time for the Portsmouth Maritime Folk Festival, Dave Hallowell, Peter Hale, Mike Jenneau and Alan Eaton, collectively known as Mudhook, have completed the special ‘collector’s edition’ of their new CD, here at Mill Pond Music. With charming, mostly traditional material, ringing guitars and bouzoukis, sweet fiddles, haunting low whistle and vocals sometimes rowdy,… Continue reading Mudhook: ‘First Home’ CD
Brendan Taaffe
Brendan’s exquisite, delicate guitar playing, sweet vocals can be heard on the four tracks he recorded here. Follow this link to his website and click ‘listen’ on his his website. The two B & K 4011 mics, with ruler-flat response, did a nice job of capturing the brilliant sound of his small-bodied guitar. The solid… Continue reading Brendan Taaffe
Mill Pond Music Studio
Mill Pond Music is a recording studio located in Portsmouth NH, a minute’s drive from picturesque and bustling Market Square, and situated on the banks of the North Mill Pond in a vintage factory building. The studio is equipped with a carefully selected array of microphones of exquisite quality, the finest of microphone pre-amps and… Continue reading Mill Pond Music Studio
Some notes from my many Nashville clients:
“Thanks so much for your great work! I’m not so much talking about the finished product (terrific!), but the process- respectful, unhurried, caring, artistic- which infuses and is forever captured in the finished product.” Mary Beth Stone, regional coordinator Nashville Songwriters’ Assoc. Int’l. New York City “Thank you so very much…Besides your wonderful playing and… Continue reading Some notes from my many Nashville clients:
Nashville bids Jim ‘adieu!’…
On my departure, some words from colleagues: “…you’re such an impeccable player, so insightful and full of spirit; and keeping the big picture in mind. I’ve always been honored that you’ve chosen me to play your sessions on so many occasions. The choices in this town are overwhelming and to have a knowledgeable player/producer as… Continue reading Nashville bids Jim ‘adieu!’…
Country singers & songwriters: Record in Nashville!
Here are the questions: “I’m a country singer- do I have to have a Nashville band on my CD?” And, “I write songs that I think are good enough to be cut by a big name country artist- do my demos need Nashville musicians and singers? With few exceptions, the answer to both is an… Continue reading Country singers & songwriters: Record in Nashville!
Nashville travelogue: Wanya, Petrojvic Blasting Co. and more!
Sometimes the producer’s job is really easy (don’t tell my client!). Producing a vocal session in Nashville last week with Wanya Morris of Boyz To Men was just such a moment. A consummate pro, Wanya’s been recording for a couple of decades now and basically self-produces. He knew what he wanted, knew when he had… Continue reading Nashville travelogue: Wanya, Petrojvic Blasting Co. and more!