[dcab-l] Original Love Song: "Anyway"

Bluegrassers:

 

Let's follow "Long Black Veil" with an original guitar and voice

composition from a local songwriter, Phyllis Alden, who, like me

in the 80s, lived in Takoma Park, a real hotbed of local music.

 

Phyllis was a prolific songwriter, and I served as her lead guitarist

and harmony singer. Geff King would sometimes play bass with us;

she and Geff would also appear together as a duet.

 

Geff contacted me after he received the email for "Long Black Veil"

(which looked ahead to "Anyway") and wrote:

 

Can't wait to hear the Phyllis Alden tune (she is an old friend, and my

neighbor here in Greenbelt for a time). Not enough of her songs get done.

 

I recorded this song at Micah Solomon's "Oasis Studios" in

College Park, Md.

 

Before turning to bluegrass, I began playing music on a classical

guitar, and did that for 5 years; right hand technique was helpful as

I moved on to banjo and bass guitar, and the upright.

 

On this cut, entitled  "Anyway", I am playing a beautiful old Ramirez

classical, loaned to me by another player in Takoma Park. (I had owned

a handcrafted "Pimentel", made in New Mexico, but that lady was

stolen… ouch!).

 

This is lush and lovely song; I  accompanied myself on the Ramirez

classical and was able to produce tons of acoustic guitar bass.  I hope

the timing, touch, and tone of the Ramirez matches the pathos of this

heart wrenching original by Phyllis Alden. To listen, just click the URL

below:

 

http://rattlesnakehill.org/Web_Music/edsmusic.html

 

As always, try headphones!   And yes, I arrange all these songs.

 

Ed