The idea for this piece came out of one of our regular weekly jams in November, 2006. I was playing this melody line and really liked the ethereal, dreamy feel of it, so went home and recorded a tune based on it.
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Generations
I recorded this the night my grandfather passed away in early 2007. I was trying to capture the emotion of the moment and a sense of his presence: strong, steady, and substantial, without editing and re-writing it. I wrote and recorded it all the same night.
Thinking of you
I wrote this piece feeling a bit melancholy, trying to capture the feeling of being distant from your loved ones, and the emotion of that disconnect you feel when you’re missing someone.
Varonathiam
This recipe uses a local fruit wine, made from blueberry and cranberry. You may substitute another fruit wine if you like, or a light red. Anjou, Bosc and Bartlett pears all work well in this recipe, and should be just ripe or slightly under-ripe for best results.film The Martian 2015 online streaming
2 cups blueberry – cranberry wine
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
2 star anise
6 peppercorns
4 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
6 pears, peeled, halved, and cored
Bring all ingredients except pears up to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes to develop flavour
Add pears and simmer until tender, 20-40 minutes, depending on the ripeness of the fruit
Remove with a slotted spoon, and place in a shallow dish
Pour poaching liquid over and allow to cool to room temperature(pears may be poached and refrigerated for a few days in advance)
Serve with blue cheese and hazelnut shortbread
Swamp Shuffle
A progression that was the very first jam session that Mo and I had together with the drum machine, this groove became a really down and dirty Louisiana Blues – style tune when I recorded it at home in the fall of 2006.