Tag: opera

New music for the apocalypse

Yes, times are strange and frightening. But in the spirit of the Italians who are persevering through song, I decided to put out another single from the All Ages Record. From Disney’s 1963 classic “The Sword in the Stone,” I present the folk-opera-funk arrangement of “That’s What Makes The World Go ‘Round (To and Fro).” Featuring:

Sean George: lead vocals
Shannon Rose McAuliffe: lead and backing vocals
Jordan Gravely: acoustic guitar
Brian Weiland: hammered dulcimer
Bunny Butler: electric pianos, Hammond organs, organ bass, synthesiser
Vinny Monya: cajon and other percussion, backing vocals
The Hondu Choir: backing vocals

Go wash your hands then take a listen.

All Ages Record takes dose of high art, Tall Leslie makes recorded debut, also please stop sharing that “the bee is declared the most important creature” article

Last week, my old friend and Boston’s hardest-working soprano Shannon Rose McAuliffe JetBlew into Tinseltown to lend her trained larynx to the digital wax of the All Ages Record (still as yet unnamed). Since the rest of the album will be performed by a bunch of “far out” ne’er-do-well rock and rollers on the hep “mod scene,” having a true classical musician on board adds a whole different dimension to the project that I could only otherwise dream of. It’s been a long time since I crapped out a Bach Invention at the West Tisbury Congregational Church. On one track, her voice serves as the counterpoint to that of coquettish crooner and known oaf Sean George, whom I’ve been writing and performing music with since before iPods.* His barrel-chested bellow contrasted with her lilting melisma is just a delight, if I do say. This record will have everything: insistent groove, cerebral weirdness, electric disco, folky-dolky sensibility, operatic moments, tender balladry.

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