Darol gets to recording... a lot! part 2

Wed, 11/22/2017 - 6:15pm
Written by DarolAnger

Mr Sun, Darol's band of youthful string virtuosos, spent a November week in a remote cabin in the Maine Woods recording their 3rd release in 2018.

This recording will remedy a veritable logjam of new material that the band constantly insists on creating. Featured on the recording will be one rarely-heard epic composition of Darols, "A Real Dragon", which has seldom been played live in the 20 years it's been written. In addition there are two brand-new Darol compositions on this release. Also there will be ambitious and startlingly beautiful new tunes and songs from guitarist Grant Gordy and mandolinist Joe K.Walsh, and a couple of much-loved tunes from the repertoires of Charles Mingus ( Better Get It In Your Soul) and Ray Charles (Just A Little Lovin').  One of Darol's tunes is a fiddling tribute to Bluegrass giant Kenny Baker, called "Breakers' Bakedown", which will be shared and taught here on the Artistworks site.

 

 

 

Happy New Year!

Thu, 11/13/2014 - 2:56pm
Written by DarolAnger

It's done: 2nd Annual Keepin'-It-In-The-Fam Holiday Show. In photo: Alex and Tatiana Hargreaves, Darol, Mila Phelps-Friedl, Ethan Jodziewicz

Lots of fun and good music in the Pacific Northwest with the amazing Xmas Fam Band! thanks to all who showed up at the shows! ... See you in Florida, Sunday, January 18 with Mr Sun at the Baygrass Bluegrass Festival at Founders Park in Islamorada, FL... and first weekend of February at the Big Sky Big Grass festival near Bozeman, Montana.