Sorry I haven't been posting, we have been on the road and super busy. Last night we went out to eat for my birthday. We went to Steuben's in Denver, which is an awesome mix of soul food, home cooking, comfort food and crazy vintage cocktail recipes. We had a flaming rum punch instead of a birthday cake, check it out! I also had a sazerac, which is a great rye whiskey cocktail as well as deviled eggs, hush puppies, biscuits, mashed potatoes and gravy and fried chicken!
A gin gimlet, a Myamoe ukulele and an old Pendleton shirt!
Friday, July 9, 2010
Here is a concert scale Beansprout on its way to New Zealand. Maple and ebony, blue wash stain, hand rubbed poly finish. Gotoh planetary tuners, aquila strings, renaissance head.
Shady Grove Picnic Series at Four Mile Historic Park Performance Date: 7/7/2010, 6:30 pm
The Quiet American is Aaron Keim on ukulele, guitar, banjo and voice; Katie Glassman on fiddle; Niel McCormick on bass and Nicole Keim on ukulele, washboard, and voice. With a bend on playing Americana, trad jazz and jug band music, The Quiet American will butress their already compelling style with members of the Boulder Acoustic Society for this Picnic Series concert.
Deeply rooted in old time, folk and traditional Americana music, The Mile Markers are a dynamic, high-energy duo from Denver, Colorado. Formed in 2001 by Julie Stratton (guitar/vocals) and Bevin Foley (fiddle/vocals), their original songs, and unique arrangements of old time standards offer a new twist on the traditional folk sound.
myspace.com/aaronckeim | themilemarkersband.com
Tickets at the door only: $10/$7 members; $2 for children 12 & under. Bicyclists get in for member pricing throughout the 2010 season! No glass or pets, please.
This year I have had the good fortune to perform on three records put out by good friends. Here is some info about each one.
The first is Chris McGarry: Friends for ten years, he moved to CO three years ago and got a job teaching music in Nicole's school district and at Swallow Hill. His song writing is very poetic folk/country and the record sounds great. I played banjo, lap steel, guitar and bass on this record and I am pleased with it. You can buy it here. We recorded at Swallow Hill with Brian and it was mixed by Aaron Youngberg. The album release concert was at the Meadowlark in Denver. When we were rehearsing for it, I realized that it was the first band I had ever played in that had 3 guitars, bass and drums! (its a really great sound, somebody should start a band with the combo...) Here is a video of that gig with the horn section added. Notice me trying to play trumpet after three PBRs.
Next is Victoria Vox, a singer/songwriter/ukulele player from Baltimore by way of Green Bay. We have been bumping into each other for 5 or 6 years on the road and collaborating for the last two. (we have some shows this summer together!) Her record was recorded half in New York and half at John Macy sound studios in Denver. It sounds poppy and energetic but still folky and hip. I played guitar, lap steel, horn, banjo, bass, etc...and had a great time working with her producer Mike. You can buy it here. Here we are playing one of her songs in Eugene, OR.
And next is my home slice Danielle Ate The Sandwich. Danielle is a big deal because of her legendary Youtube page. She also plays the uke and she writes really thoughtful beautiful songs that are also quite funny. We recorded at John Macy sound studios and I played lap steel, banjo, horn, etc... Her cd release shows are next week in Denver. Here is a video of Danielle and I singing a Miley Cyrus song:
This vid has over 100,000 hits, which makes me famous, fyi.