On December 17, 2011, I did my bit for the annual “Filthy Song Night,” at the Jalopy Theater in Brooklyn. I brought out my baritone horn, which I seldom play in public, and offered a traditional variant of the hymn tune “Old 100th.” You can listen to it here. Addendum: No, I guess you can’t. […]
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Filthy Song Night
December 29th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Music at the White House
December 29th, 2011 · 2 Comments
When I was 13, I played ‘cello in a city-wide youth orchestra in Washington, D.C. I had forgotten about this performance at the White House until I rediscovered this program. Simply to amuse myself, I slipped “played ‘cello at the White House” into a couple of bios. So, if you happen across one of those, […]
Holiday Recording Party
December 21st, 2011 · 2 Comments
Every year, Meg Reichardt holds a holiday recording party. Everyone writes a seasonal song; and records it with whoever and whatever is available. My contributions for 2011, “Jesus Under the Mistletoe” and “The Easter Bunny’s Noel,” are now online over here. I also participated in 2009, with “Or So I’ve Been Told” and a round […]
A Tape Cassette
December 19th, 2011 · Comments Off on A Tape Cassette
A tape cassette of my songs, from 1991, in the days when people made tape cassettes. This, of course, is the artwork; which was cut, folded, and inserted into the little plastic box.
Late Night Fools
December 3rd, 2011 · 3 Comments
On November 17, 2011, I joined Bill Irwin and the cast of King Lear, then at the Public Theater, at Joe’s Pub. The show was called Late Night Fools; Bill and I reprised some of our old material, and I sang some of my songs. We also resurrected the song “Home in Pasadena,” which I […]
Black Friday
December 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off on Black Friday
A lament about one of our most unpleasant holidays.
Parget
December 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off on Parget
A lilting number for viola and piano, on the outskirts of ambience, with some bitter dissonance to linger on the palate. “Parget” is ornamental plasterwork; this is the sonic equivalent.
The Regard Evening
November 30th, 2011 · Comments Off on The Regard Evening
In 2003, The Signature Theatre presented a series of three productions by Bill Irwin; I wrote the music for two of them. The Regard Evening was the second. The first half was a shortened version of our old show, The Regard of Flight; the second a sequel, showing the characters twenty years later. We were […]
The Harlequin Studies
November 30th, 2011 · 2 Comments
In 2003, the Signature Theatre in NYC presented a series of three productions by Bill Irwin; I wrote the music for two of them. The Harlequin Studies was the first. I called on two fine musicians to join me: David Gold on violin and viola, and Sean McMorris on drums. The score included short cues […]
Eddie Unchained
November 3rd, 2011 · 3 Comments
“Eddie Unchained” was the most elaborate appearance I ever devised for my dummy, Eddie Gray. He was the star of this musical, supported by me, my other dummy Lloyd, the fine actress Ivy Austin (replacing Alice Playten on short notice), and a fine string quartet (Robert Zubrycki, Cenovia Cummins, Carol Benner, and Benjamin Whittenburg). I […]