Our Original Music CDs
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SUMMER STATE OF MIND
Featuring: Doyle Grisham and Amy Lee from Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band Judy Hyman from The Horseflies and Natalie Merchant Band. Like their previous two CDs, Summer State of Mind blends elements of Cajun, country, folk, rock and reggae styles, exploring the types of fusions that have brought such great success to Jimmy Buffett, Alan Jackson, and Kenny Chesney. The band has hooked up with some musical friends who jumped in to lend a hand on the new CD. Summer State of Mind features Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefers Band alumni Doyle Grisham on pedal steel guitar and Amy Lee on saxophone. Also joining in on the fun is Judy Hyman, who found time to play her fiddle on the CD in between tours with Natalie Merchant and leading her own newgrass band The Horseflies.
No matter what the weather outside the window might be, this CD will always put you in a
Summer State of Mind!SUMMER STATE OF MIND is available for digital download at DigStation HERE
TEQUILA INSPIRATION
Tequila-inspired sun-driven fun. 9 great songs about the crazy life we lead. An acoustic/electric blend of country, Cajun, reggae, pop, and trop-rock.and exciting blend of tropical, Cajun and country styles. With Mariane "Miyanna" Nielsen on saxophone and vocalist Hannah Freidenberg, the groups songs have a wider range than ever before. Multi-instrumentalist Guy Wallis adds mandolin, to this collection, while still keeping up with the blues harp and keyboards. Percussionist Brandon Marger continues to create smoking groove lines underneath it all. These songs are a collection of real-life happenings, stories that everyone can relate to. From the title track, "Tequila Inspiration", about doing crazy things under the influence of said alcoholic beverage, to the comical " Cabana Cowboy", a tale about a lost soul who finds his place in life renting out beach chairs and chasing tourist girls from a fake Tiki-hut on a beach in Key West. "Drive Me Back To Drinkin" is an insiders look at a marriage gone right, and the pain the grooms drinking buddies feel at the "loss" of their excuse to go on a binge. "El Camino Real" closes the CD with a look a Steves favorite spot to go and think. Its the name of a highway that runs along the mountains of the California coastline, and is spotted with old missions and grand views of the Pacific Ocean below.
TEQUILA INSPIRATION is available at Apple iTunes HERE....
BY THE SEA
Our first collection of original music. Showcasing what has become our signature live sound, an energetic blend of rock, country, reggae, and trop-rock flavors which is hard to label, but easy to enjoy. Former "Radio Margaritaville" guest DJ John Cody's "Endless Summer" program, on internet radio station "Live 365 Permanent Vacation Radio" , uses the track "What Life's About" for the theme song to his show, and airs different cuts every month. The track "Boat Around The World" has been used in a film by producer Scott Kittredge, and most recently in the upcoming movie "Indiana James and the Lost Shaker of Salt".
BY THE SEA is available at CDBaby and at all of our shows.