What with a busy touring schedule and Ken’s directorship of some of the best traditional music camps in the country, this CD has taken quite a while to complete, but well worth the wait. This music occupies a totally unique musical niche, and Mill Pond Music Studio is grateful to have played a part in… Continue reading New Ken Perlman CD-Tunes from Prince Edward Island on Banjo!
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Centre Resource LLC Blog Post re: Mill Pond Music Studio
BLOG Jim Prendergast – Mill Pond Music Studio by Centre Resource|Published September 12, 2018 Upon entering the Mill Pond Music Studio in Portsmouth, NH you are sure to be greeted by the welcoming presence of studio owner Jim Prendergast. Jim established the studio upon relocating back to New England from Nashville, Tennessee where he had… Continue reading Centre Resource LLC Blog Post re: Mill Pond Music Studio
Songwriters: Nashville Connection
No better resource for songwriters to record their music exists than the musicians in Nashville TN, and this resource is available to you. Unforgettable was the day back in 1981 when I first experienced the almost indescribable moment when a team of seasoned Nashville musicians bring a song to life. I had been in Nashville… Continue reading Songwriters: Nashville Connection
Catching up, May 2017
Here’s a problem with a blog-type website: I get so busy making music with all the wonderful people who come through my studio doors that I have no time to chronicle it all. I promise I’ll catch up soon with more formal postings with pics and clips, but here’s a brief look at what’s been… Continue reading Catching up, May 2017
35 year-member of Nashville Musician’s Union
Check out the bottom right photo in the Nashville Musician’s Union monthly newsletter:
Mt. Philo: Young Folk-Rockers from Middlebury VT
It started with an urgent call from mandolinist/dobroist Eli Orland- his band Mt Philo’s fall break recording session at a studio in CT had fallen through at the last minute, and might I be able to accommodate them in a couple of days for a long-anticipated weekend of recording. Eli had found me through a… Continue reading Mt. Philo: Young Folk-Rockers from Middlebury VT
Mill Pond Music Makes Mix Magazine!
Mix Magazine is THE music recording trade journal, and it’s quite an honor to be featured in June 2011’s edition as one of the year’s 20 hottest new studios. Hollywood, New York, LA, Nashville, Rome, Norway and….Portsmouth!
The Studio Build-Out is Complete!
The Live Room: It’s an absolute pleasure to make music in the acoustically pristine live room, with the relaxing view of the Mill Pond preserved. The clarity of the sound makes you just want to keep playing and singing. The Control Room: High ceilings, long room length and custom designed sound diffusion panels create an… Continue reading The Studio Build-Out is Complete!
Oran Mor: New CD!
It took just a couple of weeks from the first tracking session to a St. Paddy’s Day release date to complete the first Oran Mor CD. Dave Hallowell (vocals, bouzouki, guitar and fiddle) and Pete Hale (vocals, guitar, bouzouki) are regular performers at Portsmouth’s hopping Irish Pub, Ri-Ra. This disc really captures their distinctive, stringy… Continue reading Oran Mor: New CD!
Perlman & Prendergast at Elysium Folk Club
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