Back from Winfield

I think somewhere in here should be a post about the rest of the recording process. Well, I'll get to that in a minute. I slept most of the day yesterday and awoke sore and achy, but it was worth it. a good deep sleep was something I was sorely missing.

I went to Winfield without Ms. Burns, to the chagrin of the No Strings boys, the managing staff of Sing Out! and former winner David Mahler, but it's the fall semseter and since we've reinvented the term overextended we had to choose our battles.

Anyways, I got into the second round but botched the Bach piece, the other folks play flawlessly. Same 12 tunes as always but with skill and precision which is really the whole ball game there.

I went to do what I went to do, and I would have liked to have been more lucid (and maybe won one of those giant trophies) but you do what you do. I don't think I'll be competing anymore

On the other side of things, Tyler Grant my driving partner in this came in second in the flatpicking competition which is no small feat. Good for you Tyler!

and I saw the Wilders from kansas City, MO one of teh best live bands I've ever seen, period! hey were so good, first as a mainstage closer then in their really messed up 2AM set on the anarchy-run stage 5

In the end I am so glad I went, whether it's Philly, Falcon Ridge or Winfield I need a big major festival in my year. Winfield is 12 hours away (and it was cheaper fly actually) but as long as I'm out herre I might as well go. To my it's like philly Folk except all the drunken idiots have been replaced with drunken pickers.

It's not a bad trade.

Recording:
we slammed through nearly 9 or ten tracks in three days, including overdubs and preliminary mixes. Chose not to record "hangman's reel" because we had "boatsman" then we dropped "boatsman" and now wonder why we never recorded "hangman's" ah, well its a starting point for number two I guess. We're hoping that the incredible Hussian Jeffreys will lay some bass on "Driving Forces" and then we will talk about simple percussion and mastering with Dan. When will this be out, not sure. But at least this time I know beter than to try and guess.