For Rent - One Rhythm Guitar Player

We have tried to sell him, no luck. Will try the rental route next.

"Fretwork"

Amen to that!!!!!

Today we hunkered down and tweaked the final few songs of the CD. Randy laid down some fiddle, Matt added some dobro, and the band en masse worked up a very tastey arrangement for "Still, I Sometimes do".

Speaking on behalf of the guys, I think that I am safe in saying that there are few things as rewarding as recording a CD with friends. There were ups and downs in this process but all in all it was an amazing experience. Kudos to Brian for taking on this undertaking, and Kudos to the rest of the band for making it all happen.

Anyway, we will have a copy of the "master" to pour over as soon as next week. Once we play the hell out of it then we will give our final approval. Then it is off for duplication.

'Twas Fun...OSM

Band to Listen to Final Mixes!!!!!

Hello Everyone,

The band will be listening to the "final" mixes on Wednesday night. With any luck, we are down to only some minor tinkering and tweaking.

Here's what we can tell you. The CD is going to consist of 13 songs, three are instrumentals (and barn burners at that), some traditional bluegrass numbers, and two OSM originals. Once we see where we stand on Wednesday then we will be in a better position to assess how close we really are. We are negotiating a CD release event, but that too depends on how close we are to a finished product.

The Band

Still I Sometimes Do - Words and Music by Randy Robinson

Hey Everyone,

The CD is just about done now, all that remains is the hard stuff ;o)

In reality, most of the songs have been recorded and it should be in the hands of the mixing/mastering guru soon. We have been given snippets of songs to listen to and wow, they do sound good (ok, so we are a bit biased).

For those of you who have been following this blog, the CD will consist of some traditional bluegrass, some contemporary bluegrass, and a couple of OSM originals. Below are the words to "Still I Sometimes Do", as penned by Randy. It is a great song.



Still I Sometimes Do

I met a girl back at home
the spring I moved away
It broke my heart to leave her there
sometimes life’s that way

I went on to a good job in the city
She stayed back there in the hills to her memories
And I don’t try to think about her when I’m blue
Still I sometimes do

Chorus

Some day I’ll go back home again
Some day I’ll see all my old friends
‘till then I hope she thinks about me too
still I sometimes do

Time has a way, it’s been said
Of moving life along
I’ve heard she’s well, settled down
And life goes on

The other day I got a good raise down at work
I got an office and a title on my shirt
And I don’t try to think about her when I’m blue
Still I sometimes do

Chorus

Potential CD Covers

The band is in the throes of recording our debut album, yeah I know, I know, we have said that before but this time it is for real.

At this point we have the guts of nine songs recorded and we are hoping to record an additional four more. After much deliberation, we have settle on a mixture of origianl, some traditional, and the odd slow song for this cd.

Here are two potential CD covers. If you get a chance, drop us a line and let us which one you like, or if you don't like either.

Cheerio...OSM

Kind Words from the Organizers of the Almonte Celtfest

For those of you who didn't make it to this year's Almonte Celt festival, let me tell you that you missed a good time. This is a top notch event and we were proud to have been chosen as the first bluegrass band to perform at this festival.

We received these kind words from the organizers of this event:

"...you and your band were fabulous and I hope you'd consider a return. As the first bluegrass band ever at the Celtfest you did all bluegrass musicians justifiably proud: Bill Monroe, Lester and Earl would be proud of you guys too!"

Kudos to Jim Mountain, and the rest of the organizing committee. Looks like we are going back next year, and we are pumped already. Great job guys.

OSM

PS...pics from this event can be found in the July entries of this 'blog.

OSM at the Russell Celtic Festival, September 22nd

Just a quick post to say that the band has just signed on to perform at this year's Russell Celtic festival. All the details can be found at http://www.shawmultimedia.com/celticfest/

We love these Celitc festivals, they are all spirited affairs. Get out and support it if you can.

OSM