May 31st-June 6th: PA Goes Green (and I’m Back In the Studio!)
Hi y’all! Hope everyone has been doing well out there in the digital world! My sincere apologies for not getting a blog post in last week-unfortunately, there wasn’t a whole lot going on anyways, but that’s no excuse. HOWEVER, this week I have some really exciting things going on!
First things first, I gotta catch you all up on my most recent Acapella video, my instrumental rendition of “Home Sweet Home.” I hadn’t heard of this tune until a couple years ago, when a banjo player friend of mine started playing it at jams. I thought it was a great tune, but never really sat down to work out an arrangement in detail. Since we all have been at home a lot, what a time to do something like that! I hope y’all enjoyed it as much as I did. Now this week, I just couldn’t get to doing another one, but I want to let you know that next week’s video will have a special guest, so be on the lookout for that one!
Due to not really playing any shows, the bands that I’m a part of have been working hard on new material, particularly the band The Millbillys! And I am pleased to announce that there is a record in the works by the infamous 3: Jeff Scheller, Charlie Barath, and myself!! The record will include some classic country originals from the band, as well as some new material NEVER HEARD! We’re really excited to get this to you, but all in good time! Keep up with The Millbillys on Facebook, and as always, smash the “Like” Button on my Facebook page to keep tabs!
On top of that great project, I’m also forewarning you of another project that’s hopefully going to be out soon-only this one I had the pleasure of engineering and producing! My friend Steve Ludwig will soon have his own full length record completed, and it’s got bluegrass stamped all over it! All original, and with professional musicians-you’re not gonna want to miss that! I am super fortunate to have been able to work with Steve on this! There will be more details to come!
Speaking to not playing shows earlier, I have some fantastic news-Butler is now in the green phase of reopening! That means that bars and smaller music venues can be open! That makes me really excited! As a result, there are some shows I’m gearing up for- Wednesday, June 10th, I’ll be online with my dear friend Angela Autumn, and were just gonna kick back and play some songs, and she’s going to ask me some questions-kind of like an ‘Ask-Me-Anything’ session!! This should be a blast! For more information on that, check out the social media’s! Also, on Saturday, June 13th, The Millbillys will be playin g a private show in Butler-our first show since the quarantine!!! Very excited to put smiles on people’s faces with our music!
Well, that I believe covers most of what’s been going on! If there’s anything new, it’s on Facebook, so check there, and I’ll see you all soon!