2020-12-17
Solar Wind
It's a song... lend it your ear.

In the guise of Gort Braggern I mashed together this cluster of melodies. Mosltly in 5/4 time, it closes out in 9/4...I tried to make it danceable, or at least head-bobbable.  
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Synthesizer, Music, Rock,
2020-12-17
Le Moucheron
It's a song... lend it your ear.

This is a song that causes me to wonder... I wonder why François Couperin would name this tune "The Gnat?" (or "The Midge" if you prefer) Could it me that gnats had a significance in 1717 that I am as yet unaware? Perhaps it was a popular dance of the time.
I'm trying to picture the scene... A courtesan in a powdered wig hitting on a woman in a wig of even greater stature... "Hey baby... Lets do the Gnat, Whatcha say?"
 
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Music, Couperin, Baroque, Harpsichord,
2020-12-10
La Bersan by Françouis Couperin
It's a song... lend it your ear.

Here we go again... another of Couperin's harpsichord pieces. Imagine yourself strolling down the corridors of Versailles wearing a gigantic powdered wig. Lovely huh? if it were 1717 This tune might be playing in the background. (but on a harpsichord).  
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Harpsichord, Piano,
2020-11-29
Yes, Summer is Over
Well Golly, if one thing is for certain up in these hills it is that, at some point, the weather is going to turn chilly. At least the snow doesn't burn. And every thing looks different with snow around... It gives one the opportunity to take pictures of all of the same things and have them look fresh.   ...Read more
2020-11-19
Les Barricades Mystérieuses
It's a song... lend it your ear.

The Mysterious Barricades... What might François Couperin have been referring to when he titled this one? Somehow I don't think he was referring to those metal things that appear along the sidewalk the night before there is a parade. It is a rather addictive little tune...  
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Piano, Harpsichord,
2020-11-12
Les Bergeries
It's a song... lend it your ear.

Next up is a piece written by written by François Couperin... It was originally written for the Harpsichord & published in 1717. Yes, this is not quite Modern. but is is a lively interpretation of it. I sometimes feel that these old harpsichord tunes have an over-abundance of trills, flourishes and whatnot, but... there wasn't amplification in those days, and harpsichords really don't have the same presence & sustain that a piano does, and they didn't have pianos yet either. But they did have trills & flourishes and lots of silence to fill.
 
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2020-11-06
Chiltepin
It's a song... lend it your ear.

This is a lively little tune in 12/8... except for the bridge... it jumps around a bit there... almost latin sounding. I named it after a favorite chili pepper. the Chiltepin, also known as a bird's eye pepper. That's how I was first introduced to them. A friend gave me a tiny bottle of them, calling them birdeye... yes this was before the internet, & I had my eyes out or them for decades, because they were so good. Finally I saw some that looked right in a store but they were called "Chiltepin" so I wasn't sure sure until I tested them..  
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2020-10-20
Low Tide at Soberanes Point, CA
Environmental Recording

Once again I found myself at the ocean with nothing better to do than subject my microphones to hostile conditions. I had been driving up and down along the coast south of Monterey looking for the right spot. I was looking for a protected cove-type location. One without a mile-long expanse of sand and giant waves from the deep ocean to come crashing in.
 
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Ocean, Low Tide, Wave, Water, Recording,
2020-10-11
Wandering Around the Hills Nearby
I've been spending a little time wandering about the local hills seeing what they have to offer... on days when the air is clear enough... Which lately has been more often than not, couldn't say that a few weeks ago, and really, there isn't much I can say about the wildfires that hasn't been said better already. I've only been inconvenienced by the smoke & fires... others have had it infinitely worse.   ...Read more
2020-10-02
Nightbirds on the Noyo River
Environmental Recording

I was out on a late night walk. Late June in Fort Bragg has some nearly summer nights and this was one of them. Shirt sleeve weather – if your sleeves happen to be long and you bring along a covering for later. Rambling through town in my random fashion, I came across a logging road that came up along the Noyo River... A mile in, the road crossed the river. Standing in the middle of the bridge on that silent night I could hear the Nightbirds. Down where the river meets the sea there is a horn that blows caution to approaching vessels and I could hear how it echoed up along the river as it passed me by.  
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Wave, Birdsongs, Night Birds, Bird Calls, Water, Night, Solitude,
2020-10-01
Mimsy
It's a song... lend it your ear.

Do you ever have projects like that? They are sitting over on a shelf and you're thinking: "Oh, I gotta finish that one day..." Then one day arrives and you go over & look at it and realize it has been finished the whole time. It just needs a little dusting and some paint touchup.

This is one of those. I think I may have been conflicted with the tempo, I thought it might be too slow... But speeding it up would mess with the second statement... it's short, to be sure but now I have space on my shelf.  
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Music
    Gerluz
        The Day We Met
        Porphero's Watch Chain
        Les Langueurs Tendres
        more...
    Gort Braggern
        Prickly Pear
        Solar Wind
        Singularity
        more...
    Sonic Landscapes
        Volcanic Sounds of the Yellowstone Caldera
        Low Tide at Soberanes Point,
        Nightbirds on the Noyo River
        more...
    Nouveau Guinea Ensemble
        Idyll
        The Tiny Jalopy
        The Bunnies Parade
        more...
Photography
      Beckwourth Complex Fire
      One Last Snow
      Let's Try a Little Winter
      more...
Travel
      Bits of VA
      Wiggling the Adirondacks
      Washington
      more...
Misc
      Mister Frank
      The Ice Follies
      House Remodel (series)
          The Remodel Begins
          Tear 'em Up
          Putting Things Back
          more..
      And Then Aug & Sep
      more...

Recent Posts
Solar Wind
Dec 17, 2020
In the guise of Gort Braggern I mashed together this cluster of melodies. Mosltly in 5/4 time, it closes out in 9/4...I tried to make it danceable, or at least head-bobbable.
Le Moucheron
Dec 17, 2020
I wonder why François Couperin would name this tune "The Gnat?" (or "The Midge" if you prefer) Could it me that gnats had a significance in 1717 that I am as yet unaware?
La Bersan by Françouis Couperin
Dec 10, 2020
Here we go again... another of Couperin's harpsichord pieces
Yes, Summer is Over
Nov 29, 2020
Well Golly, if one thing is for certain up in these hills it is that , at some point, the weather is going to turn chilly. At least the snow doesn't burn. And every thing looks different with snow around... It gives one the opportunity to take pictures of all of the same things and have them look fresh.
Les Barricades Mystérieuses
Nov 19, 2020
The Mysterious Barricades... What might François Couperin have been referring to when he titled this one?
Les Bergeries
Nov 12, 2020
A piece written by written by François Couperin for the Harpsichord & published in 1717.
Chiltepin
Nov 06, 2020
A cute little tine in 12/8... except for the bridge... it jumps around a bit there... almost latin sounding. I named it after a favorite chili pepper. the Chiltepin, also known as a bird's eye pepper.
Low Tide at Soberanes Point, CA
Oct 20, 2020
Once again I found myself at the ocean with nothing better to do than subject my microphones to hostile conditions. I had been driving up and down along the coast south of Monterey looking for the right spot. I was looking for a protected cove-type location. One without a mile-long expanse of sand and giant waves from the deep ocean to come crashing in.
Wandering Around the Hills Nearby
Oct 11, 2020
Been spending a little time wandering about the local hills seeing what they have to offer... on days when the air is clear enough... Which lately has been more often than not, couldn't say that a few weeks ago, and really, there isn't much I can say about the wildfires that hasn't been said better already. I've only been inconvenienced by the smoke & fires... others have had it infinitely worse.
Nightbirds on the Noyo River
Oct 02, 2020
Way in the background, you can hear the distant roar of the surf. This location was about a mile and a half from the open sea and high tide was about an hour earlier.
Mimsy
Oct 01, 2020
Do you ever have projects like that? They are sitting over on a shelf and you're thinking: "Oh, I gotta finish that one day..." Then one day arrives and you go over & look at it and realize it has been finished the whole time. It just needs a little dusting and some paint touchup.
Untitled-40
Sep 17, 2020
Sometimes, when writing a song the title arrives first. Coffee Time Rag is an example. Other times you work out a musical idea and a title comes along during the process......
A Bit Above Sea Level
Aug 04, 2020
I decided the ocean air was too thick so I headed up to the Sierras. Walking around a little bit. You might think that camera gear might become lighter the closer you get to outer space, but that ain't so. I am beginning to suspect that the weight of camera gear increases in direct ratio to the number of miles one carries it multiplied by altitude.
A Bit by the Coast
Jul 01, 2020
Buzzed down from Redding to Monterey... This is not the train I rode in on, but you can find it parked along highway 273 in Redding.
Cherry Blossom Sunrise
Jun 25, 2020
The Tiny Jalopy
Jun 11, 2020
Coffee Time Rag
Jun 11, 2020
My Latin Bouquet
May 01, 2020
Lazy Day Waltz
Apr 23, 2020
Ocean Waves at Molera Point
Apr 03, 2020
Mid-Coast Meandering
Mar 27, 2020
Running Down The Coast
Mar 19, 2020
Frog Hollow
Mar 17, 2020
Northern California Drive Abouts
Dec 29, 2019
A Little Here a Little There
Nov 05, 2019
Oh My Ears and Whiskers!
Oct 18, 2019
Mister Choo Choo
Sep 18, 2019
Random Phoughts
Sep 05, 2019
Singularity
Aug 09, 2019
More of the bendy bits
Nov 05, 2018
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