Well if I am going to get out an April newsletter, I had
better get to it. Been down with a bad
cold but I am finally back in action.
First, musical discoveries to share with you: I met
and heard Doug Gill and Lynn Langham last month when I was at Steve Key’s
Songwriters At Play show at Sculpterra Winery in Paso Robles. Doug and Lynn are veteran writers and performers from the
Nashville area with impressive credentials, and it was a treat to hear such pros. Here is one of Doug’s
songs. I take inspiration from Doug’s
comments at the beginning of this video.
It is a long and sometimes rough road winding. And here is one of Lynn’s
songs. You’ll find more of them on
Youtube, of course. Wonderful writers
and very nice people.
I mentioned that I have been starting to use a looper pedal
so that I can put down a guitar part and then play fiddle. Sort
of like this only
more hillbilly.
My gig at the Monkey House last month went well, though we
missed Dulcie Taylor who came down with the flu the day before the show. (Every performers worst nightmare!) Michael
Hanna, my playing partner in Born Lucky,
stepped in to help and with Aireene
Espiritu and Ira
Marlowe, a good time was had by all.
Here is a video of one of
Michael’s songs.
Gigs coming up: This
Sunday the 26th, I’ll be at the Hopmonk
Tavern in Sonoma with Michael Hanna.
And I’ll be at Ruth McGowan’s in Cloverdale on May
16th. Some private
events too, and then I am on my way to
Washington DC to become a grandpa.
Yes, you read that
right: I am going to be a grandpa. The little fiddler-to-be is due on May 22nd. How exciting is that !!??
Hope you are doing well too, and always love to hear your
news.
Roy Zat
Croizat
Whatever
