My new album, Stripey Cat, is now available for purchase!
Download a digital copy of Stripey Cat through the iTunes or Amazon Music store, or at my Bandcamp site (CD available there as well):
https://jeffnorman.bandcamp.com/releases
Download a digital copy of Stripey Cat through the iTunes or Amazon Music store, or at my Bandcamp site (CD available there as well):
https://jeffnorman.bandcamp.com/releases
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I recorded this album on several late nights in 2018 with my friends Molly McBride (fiddle) and Chris Scales (guitar). Brianna Sherman created the amazing album artwork (featured above).
The album includes 4 original fiddle tunes:
Track 1 - Stripey Cat
Track 5 - Ducks & Drakes
Track 13 - Cheese & Crackers
Track 14 - This Way
The rest of the tunes are traditional. A few are played solo, while others are duets, and the rest feature the whole trio. I play my Buckeye (here) on most of the tracks, while tracks 2 & 7 feature the "Pisgah-esque" banjo I built in a workshop, named "El Hefe" (here), which I converted to a low-bass 6 string banjo a while back (here, here, & here). Track 10 features me on my fretless Buckbee (sound file here), overdubbed with "old time ukulele" (here).
Due to time constraints, we basically got 3 or 4 live takes per track. While you can certainly find a few flubs in my playing, the whole thing has a great "live" vibe and I'm really proud of how it came out! I was also lucky to have such talented musicians at my side to help me sound better. Also, in addition to playing great rhythm guitar, Chris Scales, a professor in Ethnomusicology and Recording Technology at Michigan State, co-produced, mixed, and mastered the album as well. Update - I've added some detailed "liner notes" about the album in a blogpost (here).
The album includes 4 original fiddle tunes:
Track 1 - Stripey Cat
Track 5 - Ducks & Drakes
Track 13 - Cheese & Crackers
Track 14 - This Way
The rest of the tunes are traditional. A few are played solo, while others are duets, and the rest feature the whole trio. I play my Buckeye (here) on most of the tracks, while tracks 2 & 7 feature the "Pisgah-esque" banjo I built in a workshop, named "El Hefe" (here), which I converted to a low-bass 6 string banjo a while back (here, here, & here). Track 10 features me on my fretless Buckbee (sound file here), overdubbed with "old time ukulele" (here).
Due to time constraints, we basically got 3 or 4 live takes per track. While you can certainly find a few flubs in my playing, the whole thing has a great "live" vibe and I'm really proud of how it came out! I was also lucky to have such talented musicians at my side to help me sound better. Also, in addition to playing great rhythm guitar, Chris Scales, a professor in Ethnomusicology and Recording Technology at Michigan State, co-produced, mixed, and mastered the album as well. Update - I've added some detailed "liner notes" about the album in a blogpost (here).