Here are some tracks from the original CD released in 2003, slightly remastered. Appearing on the CD are Bryon Hamer (woodwinds), Mark Sloniker (keys), Jesse Lucas (fretless bass), Kevin Karrick (guitars), Mark Raynes (drums). All songs composed by Kevin Karrick.
Wine & Reverb (2024)
My vocal partner, Susan Sandel, and I put this demo together this year. Hope you enjoy it. We perform at wineries, private gatherings, and local clubs.
A Talk With John Stowell on Approaches to Chord Melody Playing
John and I have been acquainted for a number of years, as I first saw him in Portland around 1999. I later attended one of his workshops in Denver, while I was living in the area. I think that was around 2010. Since coming back to the Portland, OR area in 2013, we’ve kept in touch from time to time. In this case, John invited me to record a discussion of us trading ideas about solo guitar, specifically mixing chords and melody to make things interesting. The full video is available on Mike’s Master Classes. This is the teaser on youtube.
Covid 19 Suite
During the initial shutdown in Spring of 2020, I had a little time to express my feelings about all that was going on. Here’s my take on it in musical form.
Nylon Project II
Here’s a sequel to the original Nylon Project playlist.
Romance
Some very romantic tunes.
Acoustic Christmas
Recordings of some holiday favorites a while back. Now with a bonus jazz guitar track of The Christmas Song.
Tele In The Studio
In 2014, I happened to be playing an R&B gig in a club. Matt Greco, a local sound engineer, was in the audience there and came up afterwards to ask me if I would like to play some guitar on a country music project. I said, “Sure.” This is part of the session that followed, with me playing Matt’s Telecaster.
The Nylon Project
I have always played some level of solo guitar, but as solo guitar became more the rule than the exception (2010-ish), I purchased a Taylor nylon string guitar. With that, I recorded a selection of tunes to demo for playing weddings, restaurants, and such, and called it The Nylon Project. It worked! And it was the beginning of a long relationship with nylon string guitar.
Bright Size Life – Solo Guitar Version
This solo version of Bright Size Life, by Pat Metheny, is one of my most played videos on youtube. Pat’s clever tunes are always interesting to work on and always a pleasure to revisit.