Category: Songs for Beginners

  • Verdigris and indigo

    Verdigris and indigo

    I was in the midst of writing”The Long Haired Kings” when I first went into the studio to start working on the album, so we tackled it first. Here’s a live version from September 16, 2024:

  • A scientist’s dream

    A scientist’s dream

    Since “Giving Zoo Wolves Lessons in Music” is something of a jam-oriented song, I thought it would be fun to work up a loop (with a bass ukulele, then a baritone ukulele, then an amplified acoustic concert ukulele) before singing and playing the song and taking some solos on an electric ukulele. It’s long enough…

  • We spent divine nights

    We spent divine nights

    Lyrics by Peter K. Hirsch, music by me.

  • No one does it solo only

    No one does it solo only

    Then on September 11, I posted this live take of “All I Know (Finn’s Song)“:

  • Before I ever wrote a real song

    Before I ever wrote a real song

    A live take of “Sham Song” from September 9:

  • The show must go on

    The show must go on

    For the first time since starting this recording project back in February of 2023, we were not able to schedule at least one session last September. Around the same time, Cecil and I got together to play a little and I struggled to find my hands on my own tune, “The Long Haired Kings.” This…