All posts by Andrew

Father. Partner. Folk singer. Guitar picker. Vinyl record collector. Comic book reader.

Random Record Pick: Spectacular Demonstration & Sound Effects

This spectacular album is pretty much the only record that was played in my house growing up.

Vinyl record of Spectacular Demonstration & Sound Effects.For more photos, connect to @afrancisb on Instagram.

Random Record Pick is a way to organize and archive an always-growing collection of vinyl records. Each record is randomly picked from a shelf or crate or dusty corner of my house, a photo is taken of the cover, and then the entire record is played all the way through, even if it’s terrible. 

Random Record Pick: Ann Corio presents How to Strip for Your Husband, Music to Make Marriage Merrier (orchestra conducted by Sonny Lester)

Vinyl record of Ann Corio presents How to Strip for Your Husband, Music to Make Marriage Merrier.For more photos, connect to @afrancisb on Instagram.

Random Record Pick is a way to organize and archive an always-growing collection of vinyl records. Each record is randomly picked from a shelf or crate or dusty corner of my house, a photo is taken of the cover, and then the entire record is played all the way through, even if it’s terrible. 

New Song: Duck on a Rock

Well, here’s another new song that’s a make-up for not posting a new song the week of February 18.

This one is partially inspired by my two kids, Gus and Della. And partially inspired by the game Duck on a Rock.

I was thinking about both and so I just jammed them together. And then I added some background noise. I wonder if anyone can guess what all the sounds are?

Random Record Pick: The Pink Panther, Music from the Film Score Composed and Conducted by Henry Mancini

Vinyl record of The Pink Panther, Music from the Film Score Composed and Conducted by Henry Mancini.For more photos, connect to @afrancisb on Instagram.

Random Record Pick is a way to organize and archive an always-growing collection of vinyl records. Each record is randomly picked from a shelf or crate or dusty corner of my house, a photo is taken of the cover, and then the entire record is played all the way through, even if it’s terrible. 

Rewritten Song: You got nothing for me (version 2)

This re-recording of the song I wrote and recorded in 2011 took approximately under 17 minutes. Proving the point that any song can be made into a three-quarter time ballad. Results may vary, but it can be done. And done quickly.

I think this probably actually is better than the original. But you be the judge. Your eye is so much more critical than my eye.

And then it was bedtime.

I’ll put together my new songs starting tomorrow. I have to do four to get caught up. Two are pretty much done and I just need to work them up on the guitar. Another one I’ve been thinking about for a few weeks. I’ve probably over-thought it at this point, but I’m still going to attempt it. Then I have to pull one more out of thin air. I usually like to reach for those type of songs near oak trees.