That, of course, is the barn. Or part of the barn, anyway, because that thing is gargantuan. Man, but in short order it became my favorite place to play, on account of the acoustics and the company and the casual vibe and everything else. What was conceived as an practice/ recording session for three of us gradually picked up momentum and complexity until, by "go time", it had become a long-overdue multi-day Hudson River Valley getaway for friends and families, music, cooking, beer-slaying and generally hanging out and having a grand old time. Thus was "Tollstock 2015", with unending thanks to Adam and Malinda and Kay and Maynard.
We set up the gear Friday and gradually got to working on things, with people arriving and then drifting in and out. Roady was usually on drums, and Charlie on the good and fancy and funky guitar. Adam most often on bass. Roger on guitar or bass. Me playing guitar or trying to keep up on whatever slot was open. Mysterious guests like "The Man Known Only as Beez" or "Richard from the Dirt Bikes of Brooklyn" appeared out of nowhere and disappeared into the shadows.
So these first cuts are early on, from Friday daytime . Roady, Adam and I got the sound up and running and shook off the dust with some Honcho tunes. That's the three of us on "St. Mary, Star of the Sea". We then got to a rough 3-piece run-through of "Steep Starts" (not posted here), after which you hear Richard ask "You guys don't need a rhythm player, do you?" And thus we were off to the races!-- That's the much improved 4-piece version here, after which we tried to get a contract inked, as you you can hear. Then our newly constituted quartet took a stab at "Mary Mary", even as a few more people arrived.... More on that next....
JK
St. Mary, Star of the Sea:
https://app.box.com/s/sx652635gxpbkzklb77pznwwdpk99g0j
Steep Starts:
https://app.box.com/s/q6slu4ggoi6dabtcak6xgeezo0zmo6rg
Mary, Mary:
https://app.box.com/s/j27fhdx373z37qeg2e5ubdryf8snud0q
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