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A bard's songbook is like a magician's spell book in that it contains words of power, songs for wind, songs for rain, songs to make the fire burn hotter and warm the room, songs of companionship to warm the heart.
I'm reading "The Broken Sword" by Poul Anderson. As they set sail to the frozen north he writes this.
"Let us away," said Mananaan. He and Skafloc stepped into the boat from the small dock and raised the glowing sail. The man took the steering oar while the godling struck a chord on his harp and sang:
Wind I call you, old, unresting,
from the deeps of sea and sky.
Blow me outward on my questing,
answer me with eager cry.
From the hills of home behind you,
out through shifting leagues of sea,
blow wind blow! My song shall bind you.
South wind, sea wind, come to me.
Come to set my vessel free.
At his music, a strong breeze sprang up and the boat surged forth into waves of cold and green that threw salt spray onto their lips.
- Poul Anderson, from "The Broken Sword"
I'm working on a song book for Caper. A song for wind, a song for rain, a song of warmth, a song of companionship, a song to give you courage.
If you have suggestions for Caper's book please leave them in the comments. Or if you have favorite bardsongs from fantasy literature or gaming point the way.
https://gamerplus.org/blogs/post/796
Thanks Marty. This week on From The Archives Of Something Blue we’ve got a song recorded at KASU Blue Monday way back in 2009.
Grant Garland brought an amazing band to Blue Monday in Newport on September 14, 2009. Grant played guitar and sang, Rob Alley was on trumpet, Derek Doyle on bass, and Ben White, drums. Grant and Derek are from Arkansas. Rob Alley taught at ASU. They played a great show including standards and a few originals from Grant’s 2009 release that he called “Grant Garland”.
I new Derek and Rob well, I recorded them and even played with them occasionally. But this was my first chance to hear Grant play and he knocked me out. I am so glad that I got good recordings of this show, the musicianship was exquisite.
Now here’s Grant Garland singing a song he wrote called “Somethin’ ’bout The Way You Smiled” recorded at KASU Blue Monday on September 14, 2009.
Grant Garland brought an amazing band to Blue Monday in Newport on September 14, 2009. Grant played guitar and sang, Rob Alley was on trumpet, Derek Doyle on bass, and Ben White, drums. Grant and Derek are from Arkansas. Rob Alley taught at ASU. They played a great show including standards and a few originals from Grant’s 2009 release that he called “Grant Garland”.
I new Derek and Rob well, I recorded them and even played with them occasionally. But this was my first chance to hear Grant play and he knocked me out. I am so glad that I got good recordings of this show, the musicianship was exquisite.
Now here’s Grant Garland singing a song he wrote called “Somethin’ ’bout The Way You Smiled” recorded at KASU Blue Monday on September 14, 2009.
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Dave Holland, Kenny Garrett, and Elephant 9. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
Dave Holland, Another Land
Dave Holland
Elephant 9, Arrival Of The New Elders
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant9
Kenny Garrett, Do Your Dance
www.kennygarrett.com/
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
Dave Holland, Another Land
Dave Holland
Elephant 9, Arrival Of The New Elders
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant9
Kenny Garrett, Do Your Dance
www.kennygarrett.com/
Blue Goose by Larry Heyl
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Hairy Larry's twitch stream is at
https://www.twitch.tv/hairylarryland
This version of "Blue Goose" was excerpted from the stream recorded on July 20, 2021. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Tuesday and Thursday at 3:00 PM and Sunday at 10:00 AM Central.
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Hairy Larry's twitch stream is at
https://www.twitch.tv/hairylarryland
This version of "Blue Goose" was excerpted from the stream recorded on July 20, 2021. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Tuesday and Thursday at 3:00 PM and Sunday at 10:00 AM Central.
twitch.tv/hairylarryland July 18, 2021, chill piano jazz from HairyLarryLand
https://peertube.hairylarry.rocks/videos/watch/playlist/e04f5d6a-9a06-42dc-8c20-8133f1ad5c1e
https://peertube.hairylarry.rocks/videos/watch/playlist/e04f5d6a-9a06-42dc-8c20-8133f1ad5c1e
Thanks Marty. This week on From the Archives of Something Blue we’re hearing some new jazz recorded at HairyLarryLand in 2012.
In the fall of 2012 I talked to Carl Abraham about adding a monthly jazz night to the schedule at TheArts@311. I called the concerts New Jazz In Jonesboro because we were going to play all original charts. Before our first show in January of 2013, over Christmas break, I brought NJHB to the HairyLarryLand Studio where we ran through some material and recorded our first album, “Circular Logic”.
Playing at the session were Mike Lovell – guitar, Garrett Tyler – drums, Matt Jackson – bass, Hairy Larry – piano, Cody Ballard – tenor sax, and Joseph Curtis – trumpet, all ASU students or former ASU students active in the ASU jazz program.
This album was the only NJHB studio album, since then all of the albums have been recorded live. But we recorded it just like a live album doing one take of each song and recording to stereo.
NJHB songs are not designed for radio with most tracks running about twenty minutes. So I’m going to play a radio mix for Arkansas Roots with a fade at the end of the bass solo. Visit the NJHB website at njhb.org to hear “Circular Logic” and other albums.
Here we are now, NJHB, playing the title track from our first album “Circular Logic”.
In the fall of 2012 I talked to Carl Abraham about adding a monthly jazz night to the schedule at TheArts@311. I called the concerts New Jazz In Jonesboro because we were going to play all original charts. Before our first show in January of 2013, over Christmas break, I brought NJHB to the HairyLarryLand Studio where we ran through some material and recorded our first album, “Circular Logic”.
Playing at the session were Mike Lovell – guitar, Garrett Tyler – drums, Matt Jackson – bass, Hairy Larry – piano, Cody Ballard – tenor sax, and Joseph Curtis – trumpet, all ASU students or former ASU students active in the ASU jazz program.
This album was the only NJHB studio album, since then all of the albums have been recorded live. But we recorded it just like a live album doing one take of each song and recording to stereo.
NJHB songs are not designed for radio with most tracks running about twenty minutes. So I’m going to play a radio mix for Arkansas Roots with a fade at the end of the bass solo. Visit the NJHB website at njhb.org to hear “Circular Logic” and other albums.
Here we are now, NJHB, playing the title track from our first album “Circular Logic”.
Something Blue - Mobile - July 17, 2021
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring The Salty Dogs, CBDB, and Mike Guldin. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at http://sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at http://kasu.org.
CBDB Live at Barrelhouse South on 2021-07-09
https://archive.org/details/cbdb2021-07-09.flac16
Mike Guldin and Rollin' and Tumblin' Live at Brother Kershner Brewing Co on 2021-07-09
https://archive.org/details/MikeGuldin2021-07-09/24.flac
The Salty Dogs at Bluesday Tuesday in Newport, Arkansas, on March 12, 2013
http://www.thesaltydogs.net/
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring The Salty Dogs, CBDB, and Mike Guldin. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at http://sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at http://kasu.org.
CBDB Live at Barrelhouse South on 2021-07-09
https://archive.org/details/cbdb2021-07-09.flac16
Mike Guldin and Rollin' and Tumblin' Live at Brother Kershner Brewing Co on 2021-07-09
https://archive.org/details/MikeGuldin2021-07-09/24.flac
The Salty Dogs at Bluesday Tuesday in Newport, Arkansas, on March 12, 2013
http://www.thesaltydogs.net/
Low Earth Orbit by Larry Heyl
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Hairy Larry’s twitch stream is at
www.twitch.tv/hairylarryland
This version of “Low Earth Orbit” was excerpted from the stream recorded on July 13, 2021. Hairy Larry’s current schedule is Tuesday and Thursday at 3:00 PM and Sunday at 10:00 AM Central.
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Hairy Larry’s twitch stream is at
www.twitch.tv/hairylarryland
This version of “Low Earth Orbit” was excerpted from the stream recorded on July 13, 2021. Hairy Larry’s current schedule is Tuesday and Thursday at 3:00 PM and Sunday at 10:00 AM Central.
Gamer+ News July 12, 2021 from hairylarry's blog
Join us tonight at Inspired Unreality open game chat. Last week we talked about books. Before that Witch's Chicken Scratch, a cypher witches use to write down their recipes for teas and potions. And when we last left Ari and Caper they were in the Milyagon Witch's kitchen drinking love potion. The night before that the brownies had crowned Ari with a flowery garland.
Inspired Unreality open game chat is held in the gamerplus chat rooms at Tenkar's Tavern on Discord. If you haven't been we have an invite for you here.
https://gamerplus.org/index
What will we be discussing tonight? Nobody knows. Because, like Megan, we do what we want. Bring your own topic. All gaming is on topic.
Join us tonight at Inspired Unreality open game chat. Last week we talked about books. Before that Witch's Chicken Scratch, a cypher witches use to write down their recipes for teas and potions. And when we last left Ari and Caper they were in the Milyagon Witch's kitchen drinking love potion. The night before that the brownies had crowned Ari with a flowery garland.
Inspired Unreality open game chat is held in the gamerplus chat rooms at Tenkar's Tavern on Discord. If you haven't been we have an invite for you here.
https://gamerplus.org/index
What will we be discussing tonight? Nobody knows. Because, like Megan, we do what we want. Bring your own topic. All gaming is on topic.
Thanks Marty. This week on From the Archives of Something Blue we’re hearing some great country blues from KASU Bluesday Tuesday.
Like so many Arkansas musicians I met Brad Williams through Delta Boogie promoting The Salty Dogs on the web and playing their music on Something Blue. I recommended them to Mike Doyle who was booking Bluesday Tuesday at the time and I was glad when the stars aligned and I got to hear them live at the Newport Country Club on March 12, 2013.
The Salty Dogs are from Little Rock. Also playing in the band are Bart Angel, Brent LaBeau, Nick Devlin all living in Arkansas with deep Arkansas roots except Nick Devlin, the lead guitarist is from Edinburgh, Scotland. Where he got his Arkansas roots, I don’t know, but you can hear them in his music.
The Salty Dogs are different than most country bands. They play country, blues, and gospel music and their country originals sound like old school standards. And yet somehow they bring a new music feel to their shows.
Here they are now, The Salty Dogs, singing one they wrote “Starting Now”.
Like so many Arkansas musicians I met Brad Williams through Delta Boogie promoting The Salty Dogs on the web and playing their music on Something Blue. I recommended them to Mike Doyle who was booking Bluesday Tuesday at the time and I was glad when the stars aligned and I got to hear them live at the Newport Country Club on March 12, 2013.
The Salty Dogs are from Little Rock. Also playing in the band are Bart Angel, Brent LaBeau, Nick Devlin all living in Arkansas with deep Arkansas roots except Nick Devlin, the lead guitarist is from Edinburgh, Scotland. Where he got his Arkansas roots, I don’t know, but you can hear them in his music.
The Salty Dogs are different than most country bands. They play country, blues, and gospel music and their country originals sound like old school standards. And yet somehow they bring a new music feel to their shows.
Here they are now, The Salty Dogs, singing one they wrote “Starting Now”.
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Perpetual Groove, Tedeschi Trucks, and Charlotte Taylor. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
Perpetual Groove Live at Western North Carolina Agricultural Center – AsheJam on 2021-06-26
archive.org/details/pgroove2021-06-26.flac24
Tedeschi Trucks Band Live at Showtime at the Drive-In on 2021-07-01
archive.org/details/ttb2021-07-01
Charlotte Taylor and Gypsy Rain Live at Red Goose Deli on 2009-04-20
archive.org/details/ct2009-04-20
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
Perpetual Groove Live at Western North Carolina Agricultural Center – AsheJam on 2021-06-26
archive.org/details/pgroove2021-06-26.flac24
Tedeschi Trucks Band Live at Showtime at the Drive-In on 2021-07-01
archive.org/details/ttb2021-07-01
Charlotte Taylor and Gypsy Rain Live at Red Goose Deli on 2009-04-20
archive.org/details/ct2009-04-20
Join us tonight at the Inspired Unreality Open Game Chat where we will discuss Science Fiction and Fantasy literature. Soon to be a monthly feature at Inspired Unreality.
We've already got some discussion going in my announcement thread.
https://gamerplus.org/newsfeed/4145
Thanks Marty. This week on From the Archives of Something Blue we’re hearing George Gershwin as sung at KASU Blue Monday.
I had known Charlotte Taylor for years, promoting her music on Delta Boogie, but the first time I met her in person was at the Red Goose Deli in Paragould, Arkansas, on April 20, 2009.
She sang great and the band played great. Really friendly people fun to party with. I was fortunate to get good recordings that night that I love playing on Something Blue. Since then we have become good friends, working together on several shows and hanging in Helena at the King Biscuit Blues Festival. One time, at the biscuit, Delta Legends got to open for Charlotte Taylor and Gypsy Rain so sharing a stage is a feather in my cap.
Here they are now, Charlotte Taylor and Gypsy Rain, singing a jazz and blues standard that George Gershwin wrote for his opera, Porgy and Bess, “Summertime”.
I had known Charlotte Taylor for years, promoting her music on Delta Boogie, but the first time I met her in person was at the Red Goose Deli in Paragould, Arkansas, on April 20, 2009.
She sang great and the band played great. Really friendly people fun to party with. I was fortunate to get good recordings that night that I love playing on Something Blue. Since then we have become good friends, working together on several shows and hanging in Helena at the King Biscuit Blues Festival. One time, at the biscuit, Delta Legends got to open for Charlotte Taylor and Gypsy Rain so sharing a stage is a feather in my cap.
Here they are now, Charlotte Taylor and Gypsy Rain, singing a jazz and blues standard that George Gershwin wrote for his opera, Porgy and Bess, “Summertime”.
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Paul Motian, Joe Lee, Yamile Burich, and Kenny Garrett. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
Joe Lee – Swings On
deltaboogie.com/alleyrecords/
Paul Motian – Lost Dream
www.npr.org/artists/15401669/paul-motian
Kenny Garrett – Seeds From The Underground
www.kennygarrett.com/
Yamile Burich – Random
yamileburich.bandcamp.com/
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Paul Motian, Abacus
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
Joe Lee – Swings On
deltaboogie.com/alleyrecords/
Paul Motian – Lost Dream
www.npr.org/artists/15401669/paul-motian
Kenny Garrett – Seeds From The Underground
www.kennygarrett.com/
Yamile Burich – Random
yamileburich.bandcamp.com/
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Paul Motian, Abacus
Candles by Larry Heyl
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Hairy Larry's twitch stream is at
https://www.twitch.tv/hairylarryland
This version of "Candles" was excerpted from the stream recorded on July 1, 2021. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Tuesday and Thursday at 3:00 PM and Sunday at 10:00 AM Central.
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Hairy Larry's twitch stream is at
https://www.twitch.tv/hairylarryland
This version of "Candles" was excerpted from the stream recorded on July 1, 2021. Hairy Larry's current schedule is Tuesday and Thursday at 3:00 PM and Sunday at 10:00 AM Central.
Tonight! On Inspired Unreality. We will be chatting about games, or playing games, or maybe chatting about books, science fiction and fantasy literature. What we've read and what we like. Books. Games. Chat.
Inspired Unreality is held every Monday night at 9:00 Central in the gamerplus chatrooms at Tenkar's Tavern on Discord. If you've never been there's an invite here.
https://gamerplus.org/index
Inspired Unreality is held every Monday night at 9:00 Central in the gamerplus chatrooms at Tenkar's Tavern on Discord. If you've never been there's an invite here.
https://gamerplus.org/index
Thanks Marty. This week on From the Archives of Something Blue we’re hearing some great jazz from a Jonesboro jazz master.
First I helped Joe Lee digitize some of hs Alley hits for his “Sounds Of The Sixties” CD. We developed a good working arrangement so he invited me to work with him on another CD. This would be a jazz CD featuring songs he had recorded at Alley and also a live performance of “What’s New”.
As we collected the material from his master tapes I realized we were doing something important. These Joe Lee arrangements and performances archive an era of swing jazz that’s an important part of music history.
I didn’t make the recordings but Vivian and I worked hard to assure that the best possible quality went on the CD, both the music and the cover art. Joe was appreciative and he gave me coproducer credits on the album. We went on from there to coproduce another album I did record, “Boppin’ At The Forest”, but that’s a story for another From The Archives episode.
Here he is now, Joe Lee, singing a jazz standard released on his “Swings On” album, “Sweet Lorraine”.
First I helped Joe Lee digitize some of hs Alley hits for his “Sounds Of The Sixties” CD. We developed a good working arrangement so he invited me to work with him on another CD. This would be a jazz CD featuring songs he had recorded at Alley and also a live performance of “What’s New”.
As we collected the material from his master tapes I realized we were doing something important. These Joe Lee arrangements and performances archive an era of swing jazz that’s an important part of music history.
I didn’t make the recordings but Vivian and I worked hard to assure that the best possible quality went on the CD, both the music and the cover art. Joe was appreciative and he gave me coproducer credits on the album. We went on from there to coproduce another album I did record, “Boppin’ At The Forest”, but that’s a story for another From The Archives episode.
Here he is now, Joe Lee, singing a jazz standard released on his “Swings On” album, “Sweet Lorraine”.
This is Hairy Larry inviting you to enjoy Something Blue every Saturday night at ten. This week we’re featuring Sweet Angel, Black Angel, David Gale, and Roosevelt Collier. For more about the show visit the Something Blue website at sbblues.com.
Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
Roosevelt Collier Live at Brooklyn Bowl on 2016-05-09
archive.org/details/thenewstew2016-05-09.cmc621.sbd.matrix.flac24
Sweet Angel – Arkansas Roots Festival April 8, 2017
sweetangel.org/
David Gale
David Gale serves up “Corner Store Blues” as part of his new album, Down in Smoke
Black Angel
https://soundcloud.com/blackangelband
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Don’t miss Something Blue, Saturday night at 10:00 PM CST, at kasu.org.
Roosevelt Collier Live at Brooklyn Bowl on 2016-05-09
archive.org/details/thenewstew2016-05-09.cmc621.sbd.matrix.flac24
Sweet Angel – Arkansas Roots Festival April 8, 2017
sweetangel.org/
David Gale
David Gale serves up “Corner Store Blues” as part of his new album, Down in Smoke
Black Angel
https://soundcloud.com/blackangelband
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Chill jazz piano from HairyLarryLand featuring Hairy Larry and Bebop Beatniks.
Eventually by Larry Heyl
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Hairy Larry's twitch stream is at
https://www.twitch.tv/hairylarryland
This version of "Eventually" was excerpted from the stream recorded on June 20, 2021.
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Hairy Larry's twitch stream is at
https://www.twitch.tv/hairylarryland
This version of "Eventually" was excerpted from the stream recorded on June 20, 2021.