I had a great time touring through Canada last week. Special thanks to:
- Paul Federici for inviting me to join his tour.
- David Burnham from Brock University Radio for hosting our hour interview
- Shannon, Justin & Justin from the Pull the Plug podcast for featuring us on this week’s show.
- The Sound Distillery for hosting our podcast recording for Pull the Plug.
- Marcone for inviting me to record at Porcelain Records.
- Michael and Kathleen for cooking dinner and yelling at me for my late arrival!
Video of Paul Federici performing at Brock Radio:
Here are some photos from the tour:
Paul Federici playing at Habits Gusto in Toronto
Recording the Pull the Plug podcast at the Sound Distillery in Kitchener, ON.
Paul recording the PtP Podcast at the Sound Distillery
Tristan's life-size Nintendo controllers at Paul's fundraiser!
Paul Federici with the Pull the Plug Podcast cast
Paul auctioned off his beard at the fundraiser. Instant Mario/Jim Croce look!
Me playing at Paul's fundraiser. Photo credits: Kathleen Farley from Catherine North
Paul and I closing the night at the fundraiser. Photo credits: Kathleen Farley from Catherine North
Recording Session for “Reaching Back”
During my Canada tour last week, my friend Marcone invited me to stop in Porcelain Recording in Hamilton, Ontario to record. (Marcone did engineering work and piano playing on my last two EPs.) We didn’t have a plan or goal in mind, he just set-up some mics and said, “Let’s have fun!”
During the session, I showed Marcone an unfinished song called “Reaching Back” on my acoustic guitar. Marcone challenged me to try the guitar riff on an old Harmony guitar from the wall. We ran it through a 1970s Fender Twin, and wow! We loved what we heard.
So we got to work. I tracked the Harmony guitar and vocals live at the same time. Marcone and I played around with piano parts, and we decided simple 5 chords worked well for adding texture. Then, Marcone experimented with a bass part using a Hammond organ’s bass pedals and droning chords with a Leslie.
Steve Bigas, owner of Porcelain Records (who’s worked with Daniel Lanois!), stopped up to take a listen as I was tracking the guitar solo. “You mind if I lay down a drum track?” he asked. I was floored by the offer!
So now I have a new song to share after the mixing and mastering is done. I want to offer special thanks to GW Station and his songwriting competition, ForSongSake. “Reaching Back” was one of my submissions in 2011. However, I”m not sure this song would have came to life without that old Harmony guitar at Porcelain Records.
The magic guitar, an old Harmony!
The Fender Twin (70s era)
Marcone tracking piano
A photo of Porcelain Records's open layout.
Marcone tracking Hammond organ.
Marcone mixing at Porcelain Records
Marcone on the piano
Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012 – Flint Local 432
All songs with David Mosher accompanying on guitar, fiddle, or mandolin  Photo Credits: Tamra Klaty |
My 3rd EP Where the Sand Meets the Tide is on Spotify and iTunes now!
♫ Spotify: http://spoti.fi/SzMUqa
♫ iTunes: click here
Click the cover to download the new EP!
CFBU Brock University Radio 103.7fm – 10/13/2012
Saturday, October 13, 2012 – CFBU Brock University Radio 103.7fm
St. Catherine’s, Ontario, CA
- At 1 PM, Mike Vial and Paul Federici will be live on the air
- Stream live here: www.cfbu.ca
- Host: David Burnham
