I’m always interested in music written by writers. And so, when I learned that Robert Louis Stevenson had written music for flageolet, I had to seek it out. And I had to harmonize it.
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Stevenson at the Flageolet
August 16th, 2011 · Comments Off on Stevenson at the Flageolet
Life’s Little Sorrows
August 16th, 2011 · Comments Off on Life’s Little Sorrows
Another crab canon, with some pungent dissonances. Enjoy!
My Mistake
August 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on My Mistake
I usually perform this song on the uke, preferably with viola obbligato; but here’s the first and fifth verses, and a bit of the piano version. I sit by the window, my room’s nice and dark. I gaze at the sky and the clouds. Perhaps I should go for a walk in the park And […]
Clot
August 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on Clot
A sort of chorale, written while unwinding from performances in a vaudeville festival in Maine.
Gilding the Pyrite
August 13th, 2011 · Comments Off on Gilding the Pyrite
I wrote this for a performance in Everett, Washington, back in 2001. It was originally meant for theater organ, but I ended up playing it on the piano. And here’s an excerpt.
White Knuckle Sandwich (3)
August 13th, 2011 · Comments Off on White Knuckle Sandwich (3)
Anne Shapiro, Jennifer Duffy (now Perez) and Doug Skinner pose in NYC’s meat packing district, back when they still packed meat there.
White Knuckle Sandwich (2)
August 13th, 2011 · Comments Off on White Knuckle Sandwich (2)
The White Knuckle Sandwich building, drawn here for a postcard for a gig at the Fez, in NYC. And here it is in color, for a slide show from our performance at the Kitchen, Millennial Mouthful.
White Knuckle Sandwich (1)
August 12th, 2011 · 3 Comments
Anne Shapiro, Jennifer Duffy, and I joined forces in the ’90s as White Knuckle Sandwich. We performed in many theaters and clubs in NYC, including frequent shows at the Duplex and the Fez. We wrote a jingle for MTV, and had a couple of songs in the movie Bad Bride. Our 1999 CD had 22 […]
We Have No Life Beyond Our Daily Life
August 12th, 2011 · Comments Off on We Have No Life Beyond Our Daily Life
This song was first performed as “I’m Sorry Now I Spoiled the Santa Cake.” At a Christmas party, cartoonist Michael Kupperman and I, under the influence of stimulants, altered a cake depicting Santa Claus in an unflattering way. Our hostess did not approve. The song was first performed by White Knuckle Sandwich, with Anne Shapiro […]
The Oberlin Dance Collective in Sonoma
August 12th, 2011 · Comments Off on The Oberlin Dance Collective in Sonoma
The Oberlin Dance Collective performed at Sonoma State College in 1977. I sang a couple of songs, and contributed a theater piece, “Hide Hide The Cow’s Outside.” And it looks as if I lettered the program, too.