1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:04,040 We have a wonderful musical guest with us here, Andrea Paquin. I've learned 2 00:00:04,040 --> 00:00:08,080 how to pronounce the the last name correctly. How are you welcome? Thanks? 3 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:11,560 How are you very well? Very well? Looking forward to this. 4 00:00:11,599 --> 00:00:14,599 So you're gonna play a few a few tunes for us, and then we're 5 00:00:14,599 --> 00:00:17,920 gonna we're gonna talk get to know you a little bit. So, um, 6 00:00:18,079 --> 00:00:19,960 this will be uh, this will be fine. Oh, and I 7 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:24,000 will say before we go any further, Hello to Amy Bates, if one 8 00:00:24,039 --> 00:00:27,199 of my radio brethren, if she is listening, which she probably I think 9 00:00:27,239 --> 00:00:29,640 she is, Yeah, I think I think she most likely has I actually 10 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:33,679 shared the uh I shared the Facebook feed to her page so and did good 11 00:00:33,719 --> 00:00:38,719 good good, So she'll definitely she'll definitely see it. Uh so uh yeah, 12 00:00:38,759 --> 00:00:42,039 these are songs that are from your upcoming album? Is that correct? 13 00:00:42,119 --> 00:00:44,560 Yeah, I'm doing it. I'm doing a six song EP and I'm gonna 14 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:48,280 do a few songs off of that project that I actually started the project today. 15 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:50,840 So we can talk about that after if you'd like. Absolutely, Yeah, 16 00:00:51,119 --> 00:00:55,039 very very curious to know more. Alight, my friend, I'll let 17 00:00:55,079 --> 00:00:57,240 you go ahead and introduce the first song. All right, this song is 18 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:10,719 called If you were mine, we could take out time, but I want 19 00:01:10,799 --> 00:01:17,840 you by my side whatever we do. I'm so happy if you would Are 20 00:01:17,879 --> 00:01:29,000 you thinking of? Oh, what are you thinking of? So much that 21 00:01:29,519 --> 00:01:36,200 was left behind? Sometimes on my mind the view of the horizons new, 22 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:42,840 and I don't see an end insight. I don't see an end insight. 23 00:01:47,959 --> 00:01:57,079 Would it be all right to say I think our stars are aligne? I'd 24 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:09,400 be at sure I take if you were mine. I know you've been down 25 00:02:09,479 --> 00:02:15,400 and out for you. Open up your eyes and see that blue sky, 26 00:02:15,759 --> 00:02:23,159 and it will be all that you ever need. It will be all you 27 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:32,080 never need. There is nothing I wouldn't do to see that you with you. 28 00:02:32,879 --> 00:02:38,840 I know I've been there too. But there's a whole living inside of 29 00:02:38,879 --> 00:02:49,319 me. There is a hope right here inside of me. Would it be 30 00:02:49,919 --> 00:03:00,319 hard to say I think our stars are aligne? I'd be a true oh 31 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:13,159 mate? If you were mine, I'd be a true oh mate. If 32 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:23,240 you were mine? There is a feeling I am longing for. So hold 33 00:03:23,439 --> 00:03:35,039 me close, sitting beside me now, shoulder to shoulder, just you and 34 00:03:35,639 --> 00:04:04,120 me, just you, oh, just healing me. Would it be hard 35 00:04:04,439 --> 00:04:17,240 to say A thinker stars orline. I'd be a true mate. If you 36 00:04:17,319 --> 00:04:32,319 were mine, I'd be a true mate. If you were mind, I'd 37 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:49,360 be a true mate if you mind. Oh my god, I love your 38 00:04:49,439 --> 00:04:54,920 voice. Thank you, I really do. Absolutely were you gonna say, 39 00:04:54,959 --> 00:04:58,040 Mikey, looks you were about to say something. Yeah, that that describes 40 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:03,959 my got voice up right now. There you go. Yep, you're getting 41 00:05:03,959 --> 00:05:06,480 a lot of love in the chat room to Jenny is in there of course 42 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:12,519 and uh n h women folk Yeah group on Facebook. Yeah, ye, 43 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:16,639 my ladies, they say bravo. Anne Roy is in there and says she's 44 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:21,560 awesome, and also h Terry Waite, oh yeah, nice, says hello. 45 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:25,399 Yeah that was my friends in Connecticut. Yeah, oh, very good, 46 00:05:25,639 --> 00:05:29,519 very good. Um well yeah, let's keep going. What are you? 47 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:34,279 What are you gonna play next? About a song I'm gonna do And 48 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:40,319 this is a song I'm gonna do a song all recovery. Okay, this 49 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:42,720 is also going to be on the new the new EP. Very good, 50 00:05:42,800 --> 00:06:17,879 very good, All right. I lost at see spoking home to bee my 51 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:39,839 feet, I'm in eyes no hell to steer. My blue sail was never 52 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:57,279 really clear and it forces me to a badest ship. No lens in view. 53 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:12,839 The eye enforces and me to a bagesship nolans in you. These starts 54 00:07:12,879 --> 00:07:26,240 are killing me. Oh and the recovery. These starts are killing me. 55 00:07:28,079 --> 00:07:59,000 Oh and the recovery from this their vote. I flee ending of my enemys, 56 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:20,360 I see I like to stay. Oh the swells my longing four the 57 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:35,840 side of sir, and it leads me to and I'm not sure how I 58 00:08:35,919 --> 00:08:46,519 swear I've been there before. Yeah, in leads meet you, and I'm 59 00:08:46,639 --> 00:08:56,279 not sure how I swear I've been there before. He starts a killing me. 60 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:11,120 Oh, I need recovery. It's not killing me. Oh and the 61 00:09:13,600 --> 00:10:05,720 recovery ah ah, seem love it, love it. That is awesome. 62 00:10:05,879 --> 00:10:11,000 That is awesome. And Roy in the chat room says she exudes emotions. 63 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:16,240 Definitely, Melanie Liberty, our friend from the great state of Vermont. She 64 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:20,679 says, she loves you, and uh, that was fantastic. Um Miriam 65 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:24,120 Banish says, great voice, thank you. Yeah, you're getting a lot 66 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:28,600 of love in there. Definitely. Definitely you want to play one more and 67 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:31,000 then we'll and then we'll talk. Sure, I'll do one more, all 68 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:35,720 right, excellent If you're just joining us Andrea Paquin is with us in studio, 69 00:10:37,000 --> 00:11:07,080 So I'm gonna do a song called this is Us. Okay, there's 70 00:11:07,159 --> 00:11:16,960 a hole in the wall behind the picture frame that I took down. Like 71 00:11:18,039 --> 00:11:24,840 the gaps in our history, we are been ignored for far too long, 72 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:33,480 and these dozens of hangings made us look so happy. But we were just 73 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:50,600 covering it up, covering Eater, covering Eater, covering it up, covering 74 00:11:50,840 --> 00:12:00,840 Eter. We're so settled in our ways, we don't know what to say 75 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:13,679 anymore. It's funny coming to me what I felt to see every day waking 76 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:22,480 up routine of the mondane we often ignore, and it fell into our laughs. 77 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:33,600 We never woke up, No, we never woke up. Yeah, 78 00:12:33,639 --> 00:12:48,559 we never woke up. We never woke up. Now, witch blindding, 79 00:12:50,639 --> 00:13:11,559 How did I not see that that is us and nents blinding? How did 80 00:13:11,639 --> 00:13:50,960 I not see that that's set us. There's a hole in the wall behind 81 00:13:50,120 --> 00:14:03,039 the picture frame that I took down, Like gaps in our history, we 82 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:13,559 often ignored for far too long, and these dozens of hangings made us look 83 00:14:13,639 --> 00:14:24,360 so happy. But we were just covering it up, covering Eter, covering 84 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:46,759 Eter, covering it up, covering eterna. It's blinding. How did I 85 00:14:46,080 --> 00:15:28,360 not see he its its it's us na omits find not see this wonderful. 86 00:15:28,519 --> 00:15:33,120 Andrea Paquin is here in studio with us. That was fantastic. H n 87 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:35,039 H. Women folk in the chat room says, what a great way to 88 00:15:35,080 --> 00:15:39,799 start at the weekend. Thank you, Andrea, thank you. And Jean 89 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:43,720 Foudgate Oh yeah, I don't know if I'm saying that correctly. Uh. 90 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:46,799 She gave a big smiley face. Awesome, So you're getting a lot of 91 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:50,720 love in there. Jan Curtain Derosia. Oh nice, sounds great. Andrea, 92 00:15:50,919 --> 00:15:54,240 thank you, and uh, we have a call. This might be 93 00:15:54,559 --> 00:15:56,720 might be a fan calling in. Maddie. It's scary. Hey Gary, 94 00:15:58,159 --> 00:16:02,879 what's up? What a beautiful voice, what a powerful voice? Yeah, 95 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:11,399 thank you? Or just and those songs are fantastic. I'm just sitting here 96 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:17,559 and wow, they're they're meaningful. Thank you. I got meanings what she's 97 00:16:17,600 --> 00:16:22,159 singing, there's there's meanings and they kind of hit they kind of hit home 98 00:16:22,159 --> 00:16:29,240 a little so good. Well that's what music should do. Absolutely. Yeah, 99 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:33,639 she's amazing. She's amazing. Just that just that powerfulness and her guitar 100 00:16:33,799 --> 00:16:41,000 playing is fantastic. Yeah, thank you, very very good. I'm I'm 101 00:16:41,039 --> 00:16:47,559 in love, love love with her voice. It's beautiful. But yeah, 102 00:16:47,759 --> 00:16:53,879 I always loved Jenny, but yeah, we know its fantastic. But yeah, 103 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:59,679 what another what another great what another great musician they had on yep, 104 00:17:00,039 --> 00:17:03,480 and yeah it starts to week on, it starts to weekend up right, 105 00:17:03,279 --> 00:17:07,799 really cool. Absolutely, I just add my I just had to add my 106 00:17:07,880 --> 00:17:12,799 two cents because you know, being a musician and just she's really great. 107 00:17:14,039 --> 00:17:17,920 She's really really great. So I'll let you go untill listen to more. 108 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:21,519 Love you Maddie, all right, Gary, love you Jenny, And what 109 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:25,799 a lovely day. Thank you, thank you for the love, and thank 110 00:17:25,839 --> 00:17:27,759 you for a wonderful day, Maddie. And thank you, thank you so 111 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:32,559 much for her She's great. Lobe bye, all right bye Gary, thank 112 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:34,039 you for the call. Appreciate it. All right. That was our friend 113 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:37,759 Gary. And h We're gonna take a quick break. I'm actually gonna play 114 00:17:37,759 --> 00:17:42,599 a studio track here of Andrea's boxer. This is another one of my favorites. 115 00:17:42,759 --> 00:17:45,759 Uh. That is on the website. It's a nice website, by 116 00:17:45,799 --> 00:17:49,680 the way, Andrea Paquin dot com. I'm a website nerd. So I 117 00:17:49,839 --> 00:17:56,400 notice a nice websites. So no, Andrea Paquin is here with us in 118 00:17:56,640 --> 00:18:37,680 studio. Don't go away. There is plenty more to come. The day 119 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:47,480 is long, in the rain is holding out like a tire the boxer in 120 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:59,599 the ring. I want to throw a punch, buddy, due to my 121 00:19:00,279 --> 00:19:11,480 chat all this sun. No, for sure, I am swearing up and 122 00:19:11,799 --> 00:19:26,319 I have lostened up to take this jigantic fall. I didn't one two three, 123 00:19:27,759 --> 00:19:45,319 I stapping out one to feel. The day is long, and the 124 00:19:45,839 --> 00:20:00,599 sun it's finally calming out. It's hotter than exterday. Let you down back 125 00:20:02,279 --> 00:20:17,119 now, that ain't no surprise twenty one at all. But I bit myself 126 00:20:17,519 --> 00:20:29,559 back and keep on moving on. And this is where I say, but 127 00:20:29,839 --> 00:20:48,640 in one to three, I'm stipping out one to three, one two three, 128 00:20:49,200 --> 00:21:37,920 I'm standing out one you free. The day is long and the rain 129 00:21:38,319 --> 00:21:55,519 is holding out like a tire boxer in the ring. And on the couch. 130 00:21:55,839 --> 00:21:59,400 She just played a few wonderful songs for us. Andrea Paquin is here. 131 00:21:59,599 --> 00:22:02,279 Well manage it, Hi, how are you good? Good? It 132 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:04,559 is uh wow? Thank you again for playing for us. That was fantastic. 133 00:22:04,759 --> 00:22:07,039 Thanks for having me, and you're getting a lot of love in the 134 00:22:07,079 --> 00:22:11,279 Facebook live chat and um, now you mentioned those are gonna be on an 135 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:14,359 upcoming album that you're recording. Now, yes, yeah, Actually today was 136 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:17,680 the first day that I went into the studio. It's the Greenhouse Studio in 137 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:22,279 Guildford, Okay, And so I recorded uh my master guitar tracks and some 138 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:26,200 scratch vocals for the production piece. And then I'll be finishing up the actual 139 00:22:26,279 --> 00:22:29,480 production in Portland, Maine at a different studio. Oh okay. Now why 140 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:36,480 I'm always uh kind of a geek for knowing about recording and how why musicians 141 00:22:36,519 --> 00:22:40,079 approach it the way they do, So why why at different studios doing different 142 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:42,480 parts of it. There's gonna be some more musicians in the Portland area that 143 00:22:42,519 --> 00:22:45,200 are going to be able to join in. We're gonna listen to you earlier 144 00:22:45,279 --> 00:22:48,720 on the break that I'm gonna have some pedal steel yeah on the record, 145 00:22:48,799 --> 00:22:52,839 and I'm going to have this like little old country feel to it. So 146 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:56,160 yeah, and the Portland area is a lot of musicians that are accessible in 147 00:22:56,279 --> 00:22:57,480 that actual studio, they have a lot of connections. So we're gonna just 148 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:00,599 wrap it up there, I think, and I'm going to du allment my 149 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,400 master vocal tracks in Portland, Maine. What what's the studio in Portland. 150 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:07,640 I think it's just the studio in Maine. The studio in Portland. Oh 151 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:10,839 that's what it's called. I'm pretty sure that's what it's called. Oh wow, 152 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:12,599 yeah, I think so, don't quote me up. I'm not sure 153 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:15,480 yet. That's cool. That's cool. Great music scene in Portland. Oh, 154 00:23:15,519 --> 00:23:18,039 it's awesome. Yeah. I always always been a lot of very talented 155 00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:22,240 musicians there, so, so that's gonna be uh yeah, you're also telling 156 00:23:22,279 --> 00:23:23,640 me during the break too, So it's gonna be kind of a different vibe 157 00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:27,599 than, um, than your previous work. It'll be it'll be a little 158 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:32,480 similar, but it's gonna be more of that alternative country feel, kind of 159 00:23:32,519 --> 00:23:34,680 like a like a like a Jayhawks type sound. Oh cool. Yeah, 160 00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:38,359 so definitely, like, you know, just kind of incorporating some new instruments 161 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:41,640 just to just to change it up a little bit. And um, I'm 162 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:45,920 with I work with New Hampshire Music Collective. They are a booking agency throughout 163 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:49,039 New Hampshire and so he they do a lot of my booking and they actually 164 00:23:49,039 --> 00:23:52,559 connected me with this studio. So oh, very good. Yeah, I 165 00:23:52,559 --> 00:23:56,160 worked out really well. Why the why the change in approach as far as 166 00:23:56,799 --> 00:24:00,839 the music, and I don't know, I just I just feel it. 167 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:02,759 I just felt the different. You know, I'm listening to a lot of 168 00:24:02,839 --> 00:24:06,319 different artists lately, and uh, I've just been kind of been influenced with 169 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:08,640 that sound. Yeah. Yeah, and you actually so you were telling me 170 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:12,079 earlier. So you live in Connecticut, but you come up here to record 171 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:15,519 and play shows. Yeah? So, I mean I do play in Cannecget 172 00:24:15,559 --> 00:24:18,680 sometimes and I play in Maine. I do most of my shows in New 173 00:24:18,759 --> 00:24:22,440 Hampshire through New Hampshire Music Collective. Okay, which is which is a very 174 00:24:22,519 --> 00:24:27,039 large booking agency in New Hampshire. Okay, and you're you're from here originally, 175 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:30,680 I'm from Manchester, New Hampshire origin. Woh yeah, you grew up 176 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:33,480 here? Oh yeah, I was a Central High school. I went to 177 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:36,960 Oh I'll be doing okay, Okay, what you did you graduate? I 178 00:24:37,039 --> 00:24:42,359 graduated in ninety seven? Oh, okay. Do you know do you know 179 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:47,039 Peter White? I know because he kind of because he grew up See. 180 00:24:47,039 --> 00:24:48,240 I grew up in Conquered I didn't grow up in match, but Peter grew 181 00:24:48,319 --> 00:24:52,279 up here and he seems to kind of know everybody. So um, yeah, 182 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:56,759 so you so you so you grew up here, you went to high 183 00:24:56,759 --> 00:25:00,480 school here, and then, um, what what I took you to? 184 00:25:00,559 --> 00:25:04,599 Connecticut? Uh? Well, you know, Connecticut was I moved in. 185 00:25:04,880 --> 00:25:08,319 I moved to Connecticut in two thousand and six, okay, and then I 186 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:12,680 ended up performing full time and I was touring the Northeast. Connecticut was central 187 00:25:12,799 --> 00:25:15,400 to everything, you know, like you know, Boston, New York, 188 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:18,359 RhoD Ireland, mass everything was within two hours for the most part. So 189 00:25:18,799 --> 00:25:22,599 that was a real great way to tour that the Northeast. You know, 190 00:25:22,799 --> 00:25:23,880 that makes sense. Yeah. So I did that for a few years, 191 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:27,279 you know, full time. Um, and then you know, the booking 192 00:25:27,319 --> 00:25:30,680 and the managing myself got pretty exhausting. I didn't have a lot of help, 193 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:33,599 so so I decided to back off a little bit. And then I 194 00:25:33,799 --> 00:25:37,599 just got a job in the field where I have my degree in human services, 195 00:25:37,759 --> 00:25:40,759 and so I've been doing that. But I still do that now, 196 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:45,559 but now music is back again at almost full time. Yeah, I perform. 197 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:48,039 I perform every weekend. Okay, okay, good good, Um, 198 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:53,359 And how did you connect with New Hampshire booking? Collective, New Hampshire Music, 199 00:25:53,519 --> 00:25:56,400 New Hampshire Music. Yeah yeah, New Hampshire Music Collective. Yeah. 200 00:25:56,480 --> 00:26:02,319 So somebody had mentioned to John MacArthur, who um is one of the owners 201 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:06,720 for that agency, and then he reached out to me, and then I 202 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:10,319 reach back out to him, and then we connected and we have a great 203 00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:14,039 relationship now. Yeah, excellent, excellent. You know, honestly, he's 204 00:26:14,079 --> 00:26:17,480 made my career what it is right now. Without him, I wouldn't be 205 00:26:17,839 --> 00:26:19,480 playing as much. So oh, no kidding, Yeah, they're they're phenomenal 206 00:26:19,559 --> 00:26:23,240 people. Yeah. So are you literally up here every weekend or just about 207 00:26:23,359 --> 00:26:27,200 no kidding, yeah, just about just about. So I'll do Thursday, 208 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:32,799 Friday Saturday shows or Friday Saturday Sunday. Yeah, and I'm playing three two 209 00:26:32,839 --> 00:26:34,920 to three nights a week. Okay, yeah, okay, very good. 210 00:26:36,079 --> 00:26:38,200 Yeah that's pretty cool. Now do you have any kind of an eta yet 211 00:26:38,319 --> 00:26:42,240 on when the new album will be done? July? Early July? Okay, 212 00:26:42,319 --> 00:26:45,680 Yeah, I'm gonna put I'm gonna be posting my CD release states on 213 00:26:45,839 --> 00:26:49,359 my website and my social media. Yeah yeah, so I'll be letting everybody 214 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:52,759 know when that's going to happen. Oh, very good. Do you know 215 00:26:52,839 --> 00:26:55,559 how many songs are going to be on six songs? Okay, so it's 216 00:26:55,599 --> 00:26:59,880 just it's just an EPP. Yeah yeah, um yeah, what what goes 217 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:03,480 into the decision to to do? Because and this is something I ask everybody. 218 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:06,599 I'm always curious about this. You know, obviously we live in a 219 00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:10,039 time where, um, you've got a lot of different options because of the 220 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:11,079 Internet. You know, you could do an EP, you could put out 221 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:15,119 an album, you could just put out singles, right. Um. I've 222 00:27:15,240 --> 00:27:18,799 met in the last few years especially, I've met a lot of artists who 223 00:27:18,559 --> 00:27:22,720 they do the thing where they're just putting out singles, but eventually they're going 224 00:27:22,799 --> 00:27:26,119 to take those singles and put them into an EP or put them into an 225 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:29,480 album. That's the plan. Is that the plan? Yeah? Yeah, 226 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:32,240 okay. I actually was talking to John about that today and we're talking about 227 00:27:32,640 --> 00:27:34,880 pushing the singles and then and then having the EP come together. Yeah. 228 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:38,880 Yeah. Yeah. It's funny because you know, when I was growing up, 229 00:27:38,920 --> 00:27:42,880 it was, you know, artists would put out an album and then 230 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:48,160 go on tour and then eventually they put out so different but yeah, yeah, 231 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:49,599 it's like night and day different, is it? Oh? Yeah? 232 00:27:49,839 --> 00:27:52,240 Is it hard to make those those I mean, on the one hand, 233 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:56,400 it's nice to have all these options, right, But at the same time, 234 00:27:56,160 --> 00:28:00,519 um, is it is it difficult for you to make those choices as 235 00:28:00,559 --> 00:28:02,960 far as well, do I do an EP? Do I? Do you 236 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:04,440 know how many? How many songs am I going to record for this project? 237 00:28:04,759 --> 00:28:07,680 Well? I mean, so you know, I had plenty of songs 238 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:08,880 to pick from I could have recorded. I want to. I want I 239 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:11,400 want to at some point re record some of the older stuff that I recorded. 240 00:28:11,599 --> 00:28:15,440 Yeah, but these were six new songs or five new songs that I 241 00:28:15,519 --> 00:28:17,680 had that I had written, So I just wanted to get the five new 242 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:21,000 ones out. Yeah. And I'm also covering John Denver's Country Roads on the 243 00:28:21,039 --> 00:28:22,400 new EP. Oh kidding, Yeah, Yeah, I've been playing that one 244 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:26,880 forever and I just I finally I wanted to get it recorded. Yeah. 245 00:28:26,119 --> 00:28:30,480 Yeah. Do you um, when you play out, do you do mostly 246 00:28:30,559 --> 00:28:33,920 originals? Do you mix in some covers? So there's like, you know, 247 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:36,759 original venues and there's cover venues, right, Yeah, So I mean 248 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:38,839 like listening rooms like I'm gonna I'm gonna give a shout out to the teetotal 249 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:44,400 or and conquered. Uh, that's a listening room. So when I play 250 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:48,960 Teetotal or it's ninety five percent originals. But I play places like um around 251 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:52,039 you know, if I play places like Foster's Tavern, yeah, or if 252 00:28:52,039 --> 00:28:53,960 I play over here at the Foundry, like, I'll do mostly covers and 253 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:56,480 I'll throw in a few originals here and there, just because that's that's the 254 00:28:56,599 --> 00:29:00,440 kind of scene, you know. Yeah, But listening room events, I 255 00:29:00,519 --> 00:29:03,440 will do all my originals. Yeah. So when you say it's a list, 256 00:29:03,519 --> 00:29:07,000 it's a listening room. So it's people are there to actually hear the 257 00:29:07,119 --> 00:29:10,519 music, right, Yeah, they're there to listen and have it be a 258 00:29:10,640 --> 00:29:14,480 non speaking event where they're they're focusing on the music. Like let's say it's 259 00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:17,359 like a concert hall kind of thing. Yeah yeah, okay, yeah, 260 00:29:17,440 --> 00:29:19,119 whereas at a bar it's uh yeah, it's like it's like, yeah, 261 00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:22,759 you play covers and you get a reaction to people, and then they start 262 00:29:22,839 --> 00:29:25,200 listening in then you get a rapport and so then I throw on a few 263 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:27,279 originals at that point. Yeah. Yeah. Do you do any um, 264 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:33,079 do you do any covers that are kind of obscure. I've met some artists 265 00:29:33,119 --> 00:29:37,079 who you know, they'll they'll do a few covers that are are fairly you 266 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:38,640 know, they might be from well known artists, but maybe they're deep tracks 267 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:42,960 or whatever, and and sometimes um, sometimes the audience doesn't necessarily know that 268 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:45,440 they're covers. Yeah, I know, I definitely do some songs like that. 269 00:29:47,359 --> 00:29:51,160 I'm not quite sure Tom Petty all or nothing. Um, okay, 270 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:52,240 I'm not sure if you know that song, but I do that one. 271 00:29:52,559 --> 00:29:56,720 I'm trying to. I probably know it, so I'm sure I have a 272 00:29:56,799 --> 00:29:59,480 catalog somewhere in my brain. Yeah, it's a great it's a great song. 273 00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:00,119 So I I do a lot of Tom Petty, I do a lot 274 00:30:00,160 --> 00:30:03,759 of Credence. I do some pretty Carlisle, I do Tracy Chapman, I 275 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:08,799 do uh Paul Simon, Simony Garfunkle, I mean I cover, I do 276 00:30:10,079 --> 00:30:14,160 Ed Sharon. I mean big plethora of of songs I do here. Yeah, 277 00:30:14,279 --> 00:30:15,640 so from boy back from the sixties, all the WAYE toil currents is 278 00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:18,359 the songs that I cover. Do you have any idea how many songs you 279 00:30:18,400 --> 00:30:22,359 know? Could you put a number on it? I have about almost five 280 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:26,599 hours of music I could play. Yeah, it's a lot of music. 281 00:30:26,839 --> 00:30:30,880 Wow. Do you ever do you ever? Do you ever go back and 282 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:33,839 re learn something you might have might have forgotten. Yeah, I'll go back 283 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:37,160 and look. But you know, so I'm old school. You know. 284 00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:38,559 All these artists are out with their tablets and like, yeah, you know, 285 00:30:38,680 --> 00:30:41,160 I just I still have the old book. Yeah. I have my 286 00:30:41,599 --> 00:30:45,160 old book on my stand and I flipped through and you know it's about this 287 00:30:45,279 --> 00:30:48,119 big yeah. Yeah. But they're like, you're probably kind of my friends. 288 00:30:48,119 --> 00:30:48,400 I want to get a talble it. I was like, I don't 289 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:51,920 know, because I just I'm used to this this you know, this book 290 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:53,640 because it's full. It's my cover songs. I can't remember I five five 291 00:30:53,759 --> 00:30:57,839 hours of cover songs right right, of course. But yeah, that's my 292 00:30:57,920 --> 00:31:03,160 lifeline right there. Yeah. Are there any other artists that you play a 293 00:31:03,279 --> 00:31:07,079 lot of shows with? You know, sometimes people sort of it happens almost 294 00:31:07,079 --> 00:31:10,240 by accident, people sort of team up and end up just on the same 295 00:31:10,319 --> 00:31:12,680 bill a lot. Well, speaking of that, not really, but I 296 00:31:12,799 --> 00:31:17,880 am with the New Hampshire women Folk Singers. Um there's four of us actually, 297 00:31:18,119 --> 00:31:21,599 okay, and uh, there's gonna be a big festival in September September 298 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:29,640 sixteenth up a way up north Sugar Shot Campground, and there's the creator of 299 00:31:29,799 --> 00:31:33,720 the festival kind of found the three of us to join in with her, 300 00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:40,039 and it's just a really amazing, amazing group. You have to if people 301 00:31:40,160 --> 00:31:42,319 are interested in hearing this folk group, which I would highly suggest and recommend, 302 00:31:42,559 --> 00:31:45,799 It's New Hampshire Women Folk. Okay, Yeah, it's just amazing. 303 00:31:47,079 --> 00:31:49,119 It's going to be a really great event. It's it's focusing on music and 304 00:31:49,599 --> 00:31:55,200 for it's focusing on women's music. Yeah, and um, bringing in artists 305 00:31:55,279 --> 00:31:59,359 who you know, are independent, who don't have a name yet for themselves. 306 00:31:59,519 --> 00:32:02,559 Yeah, featuring these people who are very talented who deserve the stage. 307 00:32:04,559 --> 00:32:07,119 Is this an annual event? This is the first year? Oh, this 308 00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:09,680 is the first one. It's pretty amazing so far. Yeah. Yeah. 309 00:32:10,559 --> 00:32:15,039 So Erica Cushing, Um, she's she's the creator. Okay. Yeah, 310 00:32:15,079 --> 00:32:19,359 she's a wonderful folk artist as well singer songwriter. She's great. Okay. 311 00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:23,920 Is she the headliner at the uh not the headliner, but she's pretty much 312 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:28,000 created the whole thing, gotcha? Yeah? Yeah, Oh that's cool. 313 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:32,599 It's very cool. Yeah, um, yeah, it's um. It's nice 314 00:32:32,599 --> 00:32:37,079 to see too. Just a lot of live music happening in general, because 315 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:40,720 obviously with COVID. Uh, you know, everything really shut down for a 316 00:32:40,799 --> 00:32:45,640 while there. I mean, what is did that because you had mentioned too 317 00:32:45,759 --> 00:32:47,720 that you know, you would kind of you would really slow down with the 318 00:32:47,839 --> 00:32:52,000 music career for a while. Um, did that play any kind of a 319 00:32:52,119 --> 00:32:54,400 role in that, sort of just having that you know that the pandemic foisted 320 00:32:54,559 --> 00:32:58,119 upon you. Yeah, at some point it did. So I had I 321 00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:00,599 have my son, he's eight years old. So when I had Noel, 322 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:02,319 I was playing a little bit. But then I just kind of really maybe 323 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:06,559 four times a year, I was playing yea very low key okay. And 324 00:33:06,640 --> 00:33:08,480 then over the past year is when I started getting back into it. But 325 00:33:08,559 --> 00:33:14,079 the pandemic I didn't play out at all hardly. But I am a program 326 00:33:14,640 --> 00:33:19,960 director for a nonprofit agency in Connecticut and I we serviced people disabilities. Yeah, 327 00:33:20,079 --> 00:33:24,400 so I oversee programs where people live there. So during that year of 328 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:29,759 the initial pandemic year, they weren't able to leave their houses, they weren't 329 00:33:29,799 --> 00:33:32,240 able to see family, they were like literally secluded in their home. So 330 00:33:32,599 --> 00:33:37,160 what I did was I created a Thursday night live music event called Together at 331 00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:42,279 Home. Yeah, so I would go online every Thursday at six o'clock and 332 00:33:42,519 --> 00:33:45,799 all the group homes would join in and they would be able to see live 333 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:47,359 a live music. I did that for an entire year every Thursday. Oh 334 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:51,640 no kidding, Yeah, that was pretty awesome. Oh that's cool. Um. 335 00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:54,400 Were you able to tell how many while I was? Yeah, so, 336 00:33:54,599 --> 00:33:58,000 well it started it's because it was zoom, because you could see all 337 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:00,480 the zoom people entering in. So yeah, I started off like five or 338 00:34:00,519 --> 00:34:04,400 six people, and then it turned out to be about thirty people. Thirty 339 00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:08,119 thirty individuals but several locations. So yeah, it was a pretty It was 340 00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:13,440 great for them because they were able to have a community during pandemic. Yeah, 341 00:34:13,639 --> 00:34:17,519 yeah, um it did. Uh did you write any Have you written 342 00:34:17,559 --> 00:34:22,679 any songs about about that that period? No? Not really, um, 343 00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:28,519 because I was working in the group home and yeah no, I really really 344 00:34:28,599 --> 00:34:31,320 didn't because it didn't it wasn't that different for me because we went to work 345 00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:34,480 and I couldn't not go to work, So yeah, yeah, my lifestyle 346 00:34:34,519 --> 00:34:37,840 didn't really change exactly. Yeah, no, that makes sense. That makes 347 00:34:37,880 --> 00:34:42,079 sense. Um. Do you so you're you're up here every weekend playing? 348 00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:45,239 Are there also? What's some music scene like in Connecticut? Are you able 349 00:34:45,320 --> 00:34:49,599 to or do you even have time to engage in the music scene much there 350 00:34:49,599 --> 00:34:52,400 because you're you're up here quite a bit. Yeah, it's just different. 351 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:54,000 It's it's weird, it's it's a it's a different kind of scene. Like 352 00:34:54,079 --> 00:34:58,760 New Hampshire loves music. Yeah, I feel like New Hampshire is just like 353 00:34:59,039 --> 00:35:02,119 music driven on the weekends, like local music is really you know, big 354 00:35:02,280 --> 00:35:07,039 here. Yeah. I think it's okay in Connecticut. Yeah, it's a 355 00:35:07,719 --> 00:35:10,679 it's a it's just a whole different it's a whole different way to approach music 356 00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:14,920 in Connecticut. I think booking myself has been difficult there really. Yeah, 357 00:35:15,079 --> 00:35:21,800 it's really weird. Yeah, there is there just a lack of do you 358 00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:24,639 think there there's a lack of appreciation for local music. They're just not Yeah, 359 00:35:24,679 --> 00:35:28,320 it's different, it's different. Yeah, I would say I would I 360 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:30,119 wouldn't know if I would say that, but it's definitely a different feel. 361 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:32,639 Yeah, yeah, it's not the same. When I come here, it's 362 00:35:32,679 --> 00:35:37,000 like amazing. Yeah. Yeah, do you do you ever? Do you 363 00:35:37,119 --> 00:35:40,039 do shows in Boston or so? I used to play in a band called 364 00:35:40,079 --> 00:35:45,559 The Everyday Visuals and I was their bass player. I remember the Everyday Visuals. 365 00:35:45,639 --> 00:35:47,280 Yeah, I was. I was the bass player for about ten years. 366 00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:51,519 Yeah, and then we played a lot in Boston and a lot around 367 00:35:51,599 --> 00:35:53,719 here. But yeah, so I haven't been to Boston in a while. 368 00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:57,920 But with Hampshire Music Collective, the goal is to get more in Mask. 369 00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:01,039 So okay, yeah, so ten years you were in that band, ten 370 00:36:01,119 --> 00:36:05,360 years all through high school, college and a little bit after college, no 371 00:36:05,519 --> 00:36:09,360 kidding, Okay, what when when you left that? I mean was the 372 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:13,760 band ending or did you know even they kept going? No, you know, 373 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:16,480 I just wanted to pursue my solo career. Yeah, I mean I 374 00:36:16,599 --> 00:36:20,960 love the music. I mean it was like four part harmony, three part 375 00:36:20,960 --> 00:36:24,039 harmony, awesome band. I mean we were like a independent rock band, 376 00:36:24,079 --> 00:36:28,039 you know, very very very awesome music. Yeah. Yeah, but I 377 00:36:28,199 --> 00:36:30,760 just um parted ways. And you know, all of my projects that you 378 00:36:30,880 --> 00:36:35,239 hear were was were engineered by some of the guys in the band. Oh 379 00:36:35,320 --> 00:36:37,800 no kidding. Yeah, so everything everything that's recorded was done by the guys. 380 00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:42,320 Yeah. Yeah. Do they still Does that band still exist in some 381 00:36:42,480 --> 00:36:47,039 former Yeah a little bit so. Um lead singer Christopher Pappas he does his 382 00:36:47,119 --> 00:36:52,039 own thing. Um, Kyle Frederickson was the guitar player, engineer type guy. 383 00:36:52,079 --> 00:36:53,519 He's doing his own thing. And then Joe Cider is the drummer, 384 00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:58,119 is actually now the drummer for the New Pornographers. Oh okay, no kidding. 385 00:36:58,159 --> 00:37:00,880 Yeah, that's pretty good. That's pretty cool. Good for him for 386 00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:02,599 him, is right. Yeah. And then and there torn all the time, 387 00:37:02,800 --> 00:37:07,719 Yeah, selling out places and yeah yeah that's the Oh wow, he's 388 00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:12,239 I mean, all those guys in the band, I mean amazing musicians. 389 00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:15,239 I mean Chris was the main song writer who wrote all the songs and uh 390 00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:19,440 yeah, just very talented guys. Is everything that you're doing now, is 391 00:37:19,519 --> 00:37:22,239 that all? Is that all you in terms of the writing, Yeah, 392 00:37:22,639 --> 00:37:25,159 yeah, it's all me. Yeah. Do you ever um, have you 393 00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:29,280 ever considered collaborating with anyone or do you want to keep your solo stuff? 394 00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:31,360 No? Well, you know, Erica I mentioned before her and I've been 395 00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:35,719 talking about doing some co writes. Yeah. Um, it's really important, 396 00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:39,639 I think to co write because it opens you up to different ways of songwriting. 397 00:37:39,719 --> 00:37:42,960 Sure, you know, because you're kind of boxing in your own way, 398 00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:45,559 and then if you cart somebody it's like, oh I never thought of 399 00:37:45,599 --> 00:37:47,599 that, and then you start, you know, start opening up your writing 400 00:37:47,639 --> 00:37:51,960 style. Um, and you mentioned you played bass and everyday visuals. What 401 00:37:52,239 --> 00:37:55,239 what was your your first instrument was bass? You started on bass and yeah, 402 00:37:55,239 --> 00:37:59,480 I had a four spring Washburn okay, Yeah, and then I then 403 00:37:59,519 --> 00:38:02,280 I upg to a five string Ernie ball oh, which is a music man, 404 00:38:02,360 --> 00:38:07,000 which is an amazing bass. It's a solid rock bass. Yeah. 405 00:38:07,039 --> 00:38:08,360 And then I then I got my tailor, my tailor acoustic. See, 406 00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:12,360 I'm a bass player, So as soon as somebody mentions more than four strings, 407 00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:14,800 I'm like super impressed. I'm like, used to play a five strings. 408 00:38:14,880 --> 00:38:16,079 Oh man, it's the best. That loby is that the lowby on 409 00:38:16,159 --> 00:38:20,400 that on, that bass can make so many different sounds. And I'm sure, 410 00:38:20,679 --> 00:38:22,760 I'm sure it's awesome. I can't. I've never I've never attempted it. 411 00:38:23,079 --> 00:38:28,480 See, I started on bass because um, and bass players hate when 412 00:38:28,480 --> 00:38:30,880 I when I say this, but it's just the truth. So when I 413 00:38:31,039 --> 00:38:35,559 was a kid, I took guitar lessons and unfortunately I was one of those 414 00:38:35,639 --> 00:38:37,519 lazy kids who, Um, if I wasn't good at it right away, 415 00:38:37,559 --> 00:38:42,199 I would get bored with it. So because you know, okay, I 416 00:38:42,480 --> 00:38:45,960 you know I could continue to learn these scales and chords. But I really 417 00:38:45,039 --> 00:38:49,039 like that video game and I'm good at that. So it was that kind 418 00:38:49,039 --> 00:38:51,840 of thing, you know, I would I, I mean, I took 419 00:38:51,920 --> 00:38:55,320 lessons, and but I I plateaued because I just I didn't have the discipline 420 00:38:55,800 --> 00:39:00,559 I wish I had. But anyway, so then in high school I picked 421 00:39:00,639 --> 00:39:04,239 up a bass, you know, just fooling around with some friends. Musically, 422 00:39:04,599 --> 00:39:07,119 I picked up a bass, and I seem to have a feel for 423 00:39:07,280 --> 00:39:09,639 it, but I also was keenly aware. I remember that this is the 424 00:39:09,719 --> 00:39:14,519 part that bass players hate when I say this, But I remember thinking, 425 00:39:15,440 --> 00:39:19,159 two less strings, and I don't have to know any chords. I think 426 00:39:19,199 --> 00:39:22,519 I found my instrument. And then I went on to play bass and a 427 00:39:22,559 --> 00:39:25,960 bunch of bands. But that's cool. Yeah, yeah, so so I 428 00:39:27,079 --> 00:39:29,000 and I, you know, so I can play guitar a little bit, 429 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:30,119 you know, this power chord, like I could be in a punk band 430 00:39:30,159 --> 00:39:32,679 if I want to write, probably, but that's about the best I could 431 00:39:32,719 --> 00:39:36,719 do. But but so you started on bass and then you went to guitar, 432 00:39:37,039 --> 00:39:38,760 Yeah, yep. And then I usually play all the bass tracks on 433 00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:42,480 my records usually, Okay, this one, I don't know if I'm going 434 00:39:42,559 --> 00:39:45,039 to or not. I haven't played in several years, so i'm a little 435 00:39:45,280 --> 00:39:49,920 I'm a little dusty. So um and that guitar you have sounds fantastic. 436 00:39:50,079 --> 00:39:52,000 It's got a very rich, full sound. Yeah, it's my tailor. 437 00:39:52,039 --> 00:39:55,480 It's it's it's only a three fourteen or three fifteen, um, and it's 438 00:39:55,880 --> 00:40:00,559 I bought it. That's This guitar is twenty years old, Noki. Yeah, 439 00:40:00,679 --> 00:40:06,159 wow, Yeah, it has the original Um has the original Fishman pick 440 00:40:06,239 --> 00:40:07,679 up. Yeah, in the in the Taylor because the new tailers have a 441 00:40:07,719 --> 00:40:12,719 new a new model okay, and people just love this old model much better. 442 00:40:12,920 --> 00:40:15,360 Oh wow. Yeah, and that sounds amazing, Yeah it does. 443 00:40:15,760 --> 00:40:17,159 Is that the only guitar you use? Yeah, for the most part. 444 00:40:17,239 --> 00:40:22,079 Yeah, I don't blame you, no, really, it sounds it sounds 445 00:40:22,159 --> 00:40:23,440 really good. It is a good one. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. 446 00:40:23,559 --> 00:40:27,280 And it's warmed up over the years, you know, the wood ages and 447 00:40:27,360 --> 00:40:30,519 you get that deeper tone because because Taylors tend to have a higher end sound 448 00:40:30,599 --> 00:40:32,480 to them. Okay, but you know, when you play Taylor for twenty 449 00:40:32,559 --> 00:40:36,559 years, it's it's a lot warmer because Taylors are very bright. I've heard 450 00:40:36,599 --> 00:40:39,880 people say that. Yeah, yeah, yeah, Martins are Warmer, Guilds 451 00:40:39,880 --> 00:40:45,119 are warmer, Taylors are bright. Yeah, yeah, that's interesting. Yeah. 452 00:40:45,239 --> 00:40:46,719 So I assume that's that's the guitar you use on all the all the 453 00:40:47,119 --> 00:40:51,639 oh yeah in the studio. Yeah yeah, oh very nice, Yeah, 454 00:40:51,719 --> 00:40:53,599 very nice. It's pretty sweet. Yeah, that's my pal, you know. 455 00:40:53,880 --> 00:40:59,639 Yeah. Um, do you have I know, I asked you how 456 00:40:59,679 --> 00:41:01,679 many songs you know, do you have any idea how many songs you've written? 457 00:41:02,920 --> 00:41:08,559 Um? God, probably like I'll be eighty hundred. Yeah, yeah, 458 00:41:08,559 --> 00:41:12,840 I would say maybe like a hundred. Um. Do you still play 459 00:41:13,199 --> 00:41:16,119 any anything that you know if you think back to early when you started writing 460 00:41:16,159 --> 00:41:20,360 songs, do you still play anything that goes there's one there's one song, 461 00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:22,280 so the very first one of the very first songs I wrote. I still 462 00:41:22,320 --> 00:41:25,039 do that one, no kidding, yeah, oh yoh yeah, that's a 463 00:41:27,199 --> 00:41:29,320 yeah, that's the only one really that I do. That's really old. 464 00:41:29,480 --> 00:41:32,199 Oh that's cool. Has it changed over the years or do you stay faithful 465 00:41:32,239 --> 00:41:36,800 with the original, faithful to the original arrangement? Yeah, that's cool. 466 00:41:36,960 --> 00:41:39,840 Yeah, yeah, that's awesome. That's awesome. Um, and when did 467 00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:45,559 so the studio material that we've been featuring on the show. Obviously, you 468 00:41:45,599 --> 00:41:47,440 know you've got the new one that's coming out, and you said probably July, 469 00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:52,599 yes, early July. Um. When so the songs that are on 470 00:41:52,639 --> 00:41:54,400 your website currently that we've been playing, when did those come out? Those 471 00:41:54,440 --> 00:42:00,719 are twenty fifteen? I think fourteen, twenty fourteen or twenty fifteen. Yeah, 472 00:42:00,719 --> 00:42:01,800 it's it's still been a while since I've done anything. Yeah, yeah, 473 00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:04,360 and that's what that's what I mean. So I was kind of I 474 00:42:04,480 --> 00:42:06,480 kind of laid low, but now that I'm back in it, I'm like, 475 00:42:06,480 --> 00:42:07,920 well, I gotta get something new out there, right right, no 476 00:42:08,119 --> 00:42:13,039 doubt. Um, that song reach Up, do you do you play that 477 00:42:13,159 --> 00:42:15,239 live? Yes? Yeah, oh yeah yeah, plan to play Boxer right, 478 00:42:15,280 --> 00:42:17,719 I do a lot off that record still yeah, oh yeah yeah No, 479 00:42:17,920 --> 00:42:22,360 that's uh, that's really good stuff. Absolutely. Um. And what's 480 00:42:22,519 --> 00:42:28,719 uh, what's kind of the the future trajectory? So you've got the new 481 00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:32,079 album should be done in July, and then, um, you have plans 482 00:42:32,280 --> 00:42:36,159 because you you know, you said, you know, things were kind of 483 00:42:36,159 --> 00:42:37,840 low key for a while and then started really ramping back up. So do 484 00:42:37,960 --> 00:42:40,920 you plan to just just keep going, just keep touring? Yeah, I 485 00:42:42,039 --> 00:42:45,320 really would love to do this full time and be able to leave my human 486 00:42:45,360 --> 00:42:47,360 service job. Yeah, if you know, once and for all and then 487 00:42:47,480 --> 00:42:50,760 uh perform music, you know, four nights a week and have that be 488 00:42:50,840 --> 00:42:53,719 full time and yep, um yeah, I mean with New Hampson Music Collective, 489 00:42:53,760 --> 00:42:57,440 they're definitely helping me with that. Yeah, it sounds like you're on 490 00:42:57,519 --> 00:42:59,920 your way. Yeah. Yeah, they're They're great, They've been amazing. 491 00:43:00,280 --> 00:43:04,000 Yeah. Do they have is are they a big Do they have a lot 492 00:43:04,039 --> 00:43:06,119 of fun? They have a lot of artists. Yeah, yeah, they 493 00:43:06,159 --> 00:43:07,280 have a lot of artists. I'll have to look them up. I'm curious. 494 00:43:07,599 --> 00:43:09,599 I feel like I've heard of them, but I'm sure you have. 495 00:43:09,719 --> 00:43:14,599 I mean, because they're they they book many venues in the state. Okay, 496 00:43:14,800 --> 00:43:16,400 yeah, okay, they've been around a long time, I assumed, 497 00:43:16,679 --> 00:43:19,559 Yeah, for a little while. Yeah, I don't think very long, 498 00:43:19,639 --> 00:43:22,119 but long enough for they have a really they have a lot of venues. 499 00:43:22,320 --> 00:43:25,719 Yeah, yeah, oh that's cool. Yeah. You do you ever open 500 00:43:25,800 --> 00:43:30,599 for anybody, any national acts that come through or I've opened up for several 501 00:43:30,760 --> 00:43:34,559 in the in when I was playing a while back. Yeah, I opened 502 00:43:34,639 --> 00:43:37,320 up for Blissed Union of souls. Oh yeah, yeah, I opened up 503 00:43:37,320 --> 00:43:43,039 for Howie Day back in the day. Yeah, I opened up for a 504 00:43:43,159 --> 00:43:46,280 couple independent like independent singer song it was like Melissa Ferrek, Yeah, Garrison 505 00:43:46,360 --> 00:43:51,159 Star, Edie Carey. Um. Yeah, that's that's what I've done so 506 00:43:51,280 --> 00:43:54,360 far. And hopefully John over at a Hampshire was a collective is going to 507 00:43:54,400 --> 00:44:00,079 hopefully start getting me into those roles. Do you have a dream headline or 508 00:44:00,119 --> 00:44:01,599 you'd like to open for? Yes, the Indigo Girls, no kidding, 509 00:44:01,679 --> 00:44:05,440 for years I've wanted to do that. They m. Yeah, they used 510 00:44:05,480 --> 00:44:07,559 to come. I don't know if they still do. They still come around 511 00:44:07,559 --> 00:44:10,159 a lot. They used to go to uh Meadowbrook every summer. Yeah, 512 00:44:10,400 --> 00:44:14,000 they're also with the Flying Monkey now every every year. Oh no kidding, 513 00:44:14,000 --> 00:44:16,360 at least once or twice a year. Yeah. Oh so that's so. 514 00:44:16,519 --> 00:44:21,960 That's good, that's geographically, that's uh. I'd say that that Tipsy Odds 515 00:44:22,000 --> 00:44:23,920 in your favor. Yeah, I hope that would be awesome. Yeah, 516 00:44:23,960 --> 00:44:28,039 that would be great. It seems like they've been around forever, around to 517 00:44:28,079 --> 00:44:34,119 the eighties. Wow, Yeah, what's their so they m. What I 518 00:44:34,400 --> 00:44:39,719 appreciate about artists like that is they're they're an example of someone who's been able 519 00:44:39,760 --> 00:44:45,960 to build such a career and a following, a loyal following, with very 520 00:44:46,039 --> 00:44:51,480 little support from radio, you know, And and that is true. I 521 00:44:51,559 --> 00:44:54,719 mean I think there I think there might be one or two songs that yeah, 522 00:44:54,719 --> 00:44:58,039 and I'm sure you know, it depends on the format you're listening to, 523 00:44:58,159 --> 00:45:02,000 but as far as like mainstream radio really is there is there one song 524 00:45:02,079 --> 00:45:06,239 that was kind of big that I've closer or fine, Oh yes, yes, 525 00:45:06,360 --> 00:45:07,400 yes, that one. Yeah, that one was on the radio a 526 00:45:07,480 --> 00:45:10,079 lot. Yeah, that one was kind of a hit. Yeah, yeah, 527 00:45:10,400 --> 00:45:14,079 But but they've never had a big presence on radio, and that just 528 00:45:14,199 --> 00:45:19,519 always impresses me. Um completely different genre obviously, and not someone that I 529 00:45:20,000 --> 00:45:23,000 enjoy their their work personally, but just another example that I happen to be 530 00:45:23,079 --> 00:45:27,480 discussing on the show the other day with somebody insane clown posse. Yeah, 531 00:45:27,800 --> 00:45:31,719 I don't like them, but you know, they've got this this empire that 532 00:45:31,800 --> 00:45:37,920 they've built with no support from radio, like at all. Ever, It's 533 00:45:38,199 --> 00:45:42,199 that's impressive. It is impressive. In the same thing with Annie de Franco. 534 00:45:42,920 --> 00:45:45,639 Oh, I love her. She is like very self made. I've 535 00:45:45,719 --> 00:45:47,880 met her. Yeah, oh, she's she's amazing. She is amazing. 536 00:45:49,119 --> 00:45:52,719 Um. I think the last time I saw her was in Providence, Um 537 00:45:53,400 --> 00:45:55,039 it was it was quite a while ago. I haven't seen her in a 538 00:45:55,119 --> 00:45:58,840 long time. But yeah, but yeah, you're right, she's another example. 539 00:45:59,079 --> 00:46:02,159 Yeah, someone who really you know, she uh started I remember she 540 00:46:02,480 --> 00:46:07,440 started her own label. She probably still has it. Oh yeah, definitely 541 00:46:07,519 --> 00:46:10,599 Righteous Babe Records here, yes, yes, and uh yeah really just uh, 542 00:46:10,679 --> 00:46:15,280 I remember when she was first starting to really get traction because at the 543 00:46:15,360 --> 00:46:21,000 time I was working obviously you remember Strawberries Tapes and I was working at the 544 00:46:21,039 --> 00:46:23,639 One and Conquered and uh, that was where I first really became aware of 545 00:46:23,719 --> 00:46:30,159 her. And um, people started coming in looking for looking for her stuff, 546 00:46:30,199 --> 00:46:34,599 and at first we didn't have it because nobody, it was like nobody 547 00:46:34,719 --> 00:46:37,719 that worked for the company was aware of her. But somebody was aware of 548 00:46:37,800 --> 00:46:39,719 her because we kept having people coming in, you know, asking for Annie 549 00:46:39,800 --> 00:46:44,559 de Franco. So finally we started getting her music in. But uh, 550 00:46:44,960 --> 00:46:49,599 but yeah, you're you're right. She's another example of because honestly, off 551 00:46:49,599 --> 00:46:52,000 the top of my head, I can't think of a big radio hit. 552 00:46:52,119 --> 00:46:57,559 I'm sure there's something I'm forgetting I think possibly. Okay, yeah, but 553 00:46:58,159 --> 00:47:00,840 but again someone who's never had a big press. It's on radio, but 554 00:47:00,960 --> 00:47:04,800 who's very successful. Oh my gosh, you knew this. She sells out 555 00:47:04,840 --> 00:47:07,599 in a day. Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah. Um. 556 00:47:07,960 --> 00:47:09,840 I always respected that about the Grateful Dead too. Again, I'm not not 557 00:47:09,920 --> 00:47:14,280 a big fan. Take them, relieve them. But you know, they 558 00:47:14,639 --> 00:47:16,320 other than a touch of gray, they didn't really have No, you're right. 559 00:47:16,800 --> 00:47:19,920 I mean I think that had one. Other had had a few, 560 00:47:20,519 --> 00:47:24,199 but nothing never dominant. But Ripple Ripple was pretty big. Yeah, but 561 00:47:24,360 --> 00:47:28,559 they could you know, sell out anywhere in the world really, Oh yeah, 562 00:47:28,800 --> 00:47:31,400 absolutely, And when Jerry Garcia was still alive. So and uh, 563 00:47:31,519 --> 00:47:35,760 what should people know Andrea as far as well your web, You've got your 564 00:47:35,760 --> 00:47:38,480 website Andrea Paquin dot com. Did you build that yourself? Yeah, that's 565 00:47:38,519 --> 00:47:42,639 just a dragon drop from a squarespace. Yeah, it's like I said, 566 00:47:42,679 --> 00:47:45,000 I'm a website nerd. It's a good site. It's not bad. Yeah, 567 00:47:45,039 --> 00:47:46,599 it's clear, it's it's you know, it's it's easy to it's easy 568 00:47:46,599 --> 00:47:49,880 to maintain, season managed. And I'm gonna use the bands in town. 569 00:47:50,199 --> 00:47:52,800 Yeah, keep my my tour listed on there. Yeah, yeah, No, 570 00:47:52,880 --> 00:47:54,400 I like the layout, and I know, thank you, I'm geeking 571 00:47:54,440 --> 00:47:58,000 out on your website. No, I appreciate it, but I I like 572 00:47:58,079 --> 00:48:01,639 the layout. It is very clean, easy to navigate, but but modern 573 00:48:02,119 --> 00:48:06,039 looking. That's that's what that's what really matters. You know, it's got 574 00:48:06,119 --> 00:48:07,880 to look. And you can also go to my link tree, so it's 575 00:48:07,920 --> 00:48:10,920 oh yeah, it's it's link tree dot com, forward slash Andrew Pequin and 576 00:48:12,000 --> 00:48:14,719 my Instagram, Facebook, you know, my tip jarm, my newsletter. 577 00:48:15,119 --> 00:48:17,880 Everything's there. Excellent, excellent, So all the lengths of the social media 578 00:48:19,079 --> 00:48:22,960 and all of that fantastic. Oh and uh, how do you for for 579 00:48:22,079 --> 00:48:27,039 the spelling impaired, how do you spell Pequin? It's p a q u 580 00:48:27,239 --> 00:48:30,880 I N very good. I'm sure I'm sure everyone can figure out Andrea, 581 00:48:30,079 --> 00:48:35,360 but you never know with e Andrew, with an E an d r e 582 00:48:35,480 --> 00:48:36,079 A. There you go.