RAYLAND BAXTER "OLIVIA"

As I mentioned in the last post, last week we were in Nashville getting the final shots for a concept video we're working on for Jacob Jones, and while there, we took time out to do a series of one-off's with Rayland Baxter. We met at Groove Records and the offices of Electric Western Records and set up shop on the front porch for this rendition of his original tune "Olivia". Ever the showman, Rayland brought along some friends, introduced to us as the "Kingston Springs Boys Choir". In fact, James Guidry, Ian Ferguson, Matt DeMaio, Alex Geddes make up Nashville rockers, The Kingston Springs. Boys Choir or not, they certainly added another dimension to Rayland's track. After doing some homework on the guys, I'm still left wondering where the hell those harmonies are coming from.

Rayland Baxter "Olivia" from Possum Den Productions on Vimeo.

Jacob Jones "Always On The Run"

We spent some time in Nashville over Thanksgiving finishing up a shoot for Jacob's new album due out the first of the year.  I dug this up from our October 2010 shoot in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Its another live track Jacob performed with Justin Smith and John Foti on this rendition of his original tune "Always On The Run".  On deck we have some new stuff from Rayland Baxter, also shot down in Nashville, that I'll be cutting loose later this week. 

JACOB JONES "Always On The Run" from Possum Den Productions on Vimeo.

JOHN FOTI "Everything'll Come Around"

This live performance is the last track from our September reshoot with John Foti. The footage from our original shoot was lost due to a failed hard drive. While unfortunate, the new footage turned out better with the reshoot. This track "Everything Will Come Around" is an older tune, not on any of John's albums. It was written when John was living in Lyndhurst, New Jersey on the Passaic River around 2004. We shot at Grand Army Plaza at the tip of Prospect Park out in Brooklyn. Thats the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch, Brooklyn’s version of the Arc de Triomphe in the background.

Thanks to Tim Bobareno and Dave Zulauf for helping with the production.

JOHN FOTI "Everything'll Come Around" from Possum Den Productions on Vimeo.

Stuckey & Murray new CD: A real discussion.

The following conversation took place in a real office the other day. Click on the album cover to the right and download  Stuckey & Murray Sing the Songs of Stuckey & Murray on iTunes. 

TWAIN "ASHVILLE FARM REMEDY"

This was the show opener from Twain's November show at Union Hall in Brooklyn.  This track was hard to nail down, as its a new one not on any of their three records.  Mat finally got back to me with the title today. More from this show on the way.

TWAIN "Ashville Farm Remedy" from Possum Den Productions on Vimeo.

Yeti Quartet "Let's Dance"

This is the first release from our October 2010 shoot with The Yeti Quartet. Filmed in New York City on October 15th in at a midtown practice studio, this is Dana Lyn's arrangement of the David Bowie staple "Let's Dance". We were turned onto the quartet by Justin "the giant fiddler" Smith who, in addition to playing with Yeti, split's time as a Broadway orchestral musician and with our good friends The Defibulator's. After shooting this rehearsal performance, I've started pleading for another shoot in a more public space. We'll keep you posted on that, but for now, hope you enjoy this track.


YETI QUARTET "Let's Dance" from Possum Den Productions on Vimeo.

TWAIN "I'll Be Fooled Again"

We were turned on to Twain and Mat Davidson on a previous shoot for The Spirit Family Reunion. You didn't have to look far to see Mat is a pretty busy splitting time in three bands.  The Low Anthem who has a November tour lined up with Emmylou Harris, playing fiddle for Spirit Family Reunion, and also being the front man for his own trio, Twain.  Mat's vocals are quite simply haunting and I'm not real sure where to begin with the music.  I suppose their own definition of, melodramatic pop songs with western swing and surf influences about covers it.  You can find their first two discs for free download HERE, but the newest one Love Is All Around is the real gem.  I'll keep an ear to the ground and let you know when its available for purchase or download.  For now, I hope you enjoy this rendition of "I'll Be Fooled Again".

Twain "I'll Be Fooled Again" from Possum Den Productions on Vimeo.

JULIA HALTIGAN "If yOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT"

Some great stuff in the queue from Twain's show tonight at Union Hall, but for now, here's Julia's encore track from her October 26th set at Le Poisson Rouge.  Thanks to Timbobareno and Adam Marinelli for pitching in on the shoot

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Julia Haltigan & The Hooligans

Is it weird for a song writer to let some guy she barely knows decide how the name of a song should be spelled? 

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JACOB JONES "GOOD TIMIN IN WAYNETOWN"

We're very pleased to be cutting this one loose to correspond with Jacob's new EP  Volume One he's posted for free download. You can download Volume One HERE.

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