One of the things we do around here is sit around the living room playing our guitars and other instruments, and harmonizing to our favorite songs. Its just something we have always done, and it helps pass the rainy days.

I've been playing with some recording software on my Mini-Mac. Certainly comes off as 'home made' but here's the results. I did not write any of these songs, these are simply my covers of other peoples creations, my version and interpretation, my arraignment. All you need to do is click on one of the song titles below and it will open a new browser page with a control bar in the middle. If the song does not start to play automatically after a few seconds, click the little 'play' button near the left side of the bar, you want it to look like a small triangle pointing toward the right, just like on an old tape recorder. These have been uploaded as MP3's, so playback quality is reduced but download time is faster than what CD quality would be. One suggestion, listen through head phones if you have them, my computer speakers are pretty crappy, as are most computer speakers, and the music through them sounds equally crappy. Head phones or ear budds give a much cleaner sound.

For what its worth, all the voices are me, recorded on separate tracks, and all the instrumentation is me, laying down each instrument separately, one at a time, just like I had to do with the voices. So, if you are expecting something polished or fancy, don't waist your time listening to these songs. If you want to hear me, having fun with 'me', give them a try.

One thing I should point out, there are no 'special effects' on these cuts. No computer created or generated sounds, everything is 'live', with simple multi-tracking and some mild filtering such as reverb, nothing that could not be done using normal amps and mics. Track volumes are balanced as much as possible to make it work. Oh one more thing, as I've worked through these, I've tried different things, including some electric guitar for a bit more punch in some of the numbers. And thats about it.

The idea behind the pictures is that because I am harmoizing to myself, there must be more than one of me, a scary thought and a rather silly inside joke but fun none-the-less.