I did a little video editing of our cover of #JohnPrine’s #BruisedOrange. I had a few takes I liked better.

Killer lineup. #BarryGray is a winner of the NC Songwriter Fellowship Award, #JonShain was the winner of the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, and EScottWarren is a grad of the prestigious N Texas State jazz program, with an eye-popping resume.

https://youtu.be/PluSA9o2W8k

#acousticmusic #steelguitar #stratocaster

One of our #pandemic music videos. We made up a little vignette featuring #BarryGray falling onto a dream and performing #PaulSimon's #OnlyLivingBoyInNewYork. This was a wonderful band I had the privilege of playing in a few years ago. Included Wes Collins, who's gone on to much bigger things, North Carolina legend Rebecca Newton, and all-star NC session men FJ Ventre and Mike Rosado. They were so much fun!

https://youtu.be/Jvkuk2wfNvk

#mastomusic #folkmusic #americana #SimonAndGarfunkel #acoustic

Another from our pandemic remote video series. A really sweet arrangement of #MoonRiver by #BarryGray.

As usual, Barry laid down the basic track, and from there we passed it along to each player to add their track. I mix the audio and put together the video.

#mastomusic
#guitar
#acousticguitar
#uprightbass
#brushes
#telecaster

https://youtu.be/YsoVOO0DQMk

🤘 Every time KID1 and I are in the car together he frantically requests this song to be blasted at max volume! 5-4-3-2-1 🚀

https://open.spotify.com/track/7L3WY37T4ORWyC8RoeI2ZV?si=-K6AbiRPQ0yQIWQnT8NShw

#thunderbirds #barrygray

Any #GerryAnderson fans on here? Terrific doc on Radio 3 earlier about the music of #BarryGray -- missed the beginning; didn't realise he'd written songs for Eartha Kitt and had studied music under serialist / 12-tone composer, Mátyás Seiber. He also had one of the first EMS synths. I switched on just as they were playing this wild bongo jam from Fireball XL5. Grew up listening to Barry's music; it still sounds like The Future to me. #sciencefiction #SciFi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYNdx6xAwc4

A few years ago I was in a lovely band with some fantastic singer/songwriters from #NorthCarolina called the bennys. #WesCollins has won multiple #NewFolk awards and both he and #BarryGray were recipients of #NC #ArtsCouncil songwriting fellowships. #RebeccaNewton of course is an NC legend. We never got around to recording much but we did manage to do a fun cover of this #FleetwoodMac tune. I play electric #guitar and rudimentary #PedalSteel on the track.
#mastomusic
https://youtu.be/TwnkRoYB5oo

Here’s what the 1989 #American #Stratocaster sounds like with #Duesenberg benders. I comp the brilliant #BarryGray on a #JohnPrine cover. Part of our #pandemic video series. #SteelGuitar #SlideGuitar #FolkMusic #MastoMusic https://youtu.be/LZqpoDebOsQ