Boss! He just called me…. “Boss”… How dare he do that! I asked him, nicely, begged, in fact, for him to work with me. He said: “We have to work on it…”. The double-you word. And we did, I’m happy to claim, work together. He does have a way with words. Last I heard from him, he called me “Boss”. I’m outraged! 🙂 Continue reading Michael Arbou
Corey McBride
Boy, you need some professional help! (She said). It takes some courage to go find a therapist, you know. I did it anyways. I got me a music therapist. Saxophone player. Not a tiger-cat. A Jazz cat. From Steel Town, Ontario. He’s just now completing his music therapy studies at Acadia University. Lemmetellya: He’s yet another great source of learning: Corey McBride! Continue reading Corey McBride
Lemuel Johnson
When somebody approaches you late at night, outside a bar, and “offers” you a horn section…
…and you say: “yes”….
You dunno whatcha gonna get. Continue reading Lemuel Johnson
This Place (Ruby Throated Records)
“A compilation of ten original songs from Annapolis Valley artists. Though they vary in genre from blues, folk, and rock and roll, they are connected by a common theme, This Place. The Hupman Brother Band on every track gives the album an unique energy and continuity.” (CD-Baby)
True Stories (Squeezy Bob)
Welsh Caper Squeezy Bob is an instigator and shananigator. I was lucky to produce a quickie for him: His latest album “True Stories”. Continue reading True Stories (Squeezy Bob)
Heartbeat (Andy Flinn)
Case of Piles
On the 22nd of July, 2009, my Brother outlaw Sam posted this poem to my sister in law’s bookface wall… I couldn’t help but set it to music…
Words: Sam Lazarus
Music: Andy Flinn
Discography: Heartbeat
Ariana Nasr: Vocals
Continue reading Case of Piles
One Two Three
Words and Music: Andy Flinn
Discography: Heartbeat
Ariana Nasr: Soprano Saxophone
Continue reading One Two Three
Heaven
Words and Music: Andy Flinn
Discography: Heartbeat, Look at them Apples
Ariana Nasr: Vocals
Continue reading Heaven
Little Birdie
Words and Music: Andy Flinn
Discography: Heartbeat, Seeking Commotion
Ariana Nasr and Donna Holmes: Vocals
Remarks
This song should be played as slow, shuffled 5/4 beat. It’s essentially a 12 bar blues:
C F C C F F C C G F C G
The Baseline is done in Half-Notes, amounting to six bars of 5/2 beats…
C G C F A | C G C G C | F C F C F | C G C G C | G B G F A | C E G B G
The reggae skanking guitar chords thus goes like this..
C C F F F | C C C C C | F F F F F | C C C C C | G G F F F | C C C G G
Sheet Music
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