other Journals, Guests
Merrie Amsterberg and Peter Linton
Merrie's New Record available at Q Division
(Merrie Amsterberg's New Record)
Merrie Amsterberg and Peter Linton played with us on our Table Top 1 2 album. When they arrived at the studio and started plugging in amplifiers and tape delays for a version of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, we didn't quite know what it would sound like. It turned out to be one of the most intricate, lush, and beatiful tracks on the record. To this day, when I tell people we recorded that all in one take and completely live, they can't believe it.
With this show, none of us were sure how it would go, as Merrie has relatively quiet voice, Peter has an electric guitar, and they picked some pretty mellow songs. From the first note of Ode to Billie Joe, it felt right and the audience just got it right there and stayed with us the whole set. It was certainly the most deliberate of all our guest sets. Thanks mostly to Billy, nothing ever felt rushed. We took our time and it felt great.
We played two tunes off Merrie's new record, Lakes of Ponchatrain and Down in the Valley. This Will Never be My Year was off her record "Season of Rain". As a tribute to Buck Owens, we did Streets of Bakersfield and Act Naturally. Many Ooohs and Ahhs from the boys on I Fall to Pieces (Patsy Cline/Howard/Cochran) and Train Leaves Hear This Morning (Eagles/Gene Clark). We also did a jangly version of Ring of Fire.
•Ry
Merrie Amsterberg and Peter Linton played with us on our Table Top 1 2 album. When they arrived at the studio and started plugging in amplifiers and tape delays for a version of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, we didn't quite know what it would sound like. It turned out to be one of the most intricate, lush, and beatiful tracks on the record. To this day, when I tell people we recorded that all in one take and completely live, they can't believe it.
With this show, none of us were sure how it would go, as Merrie has relatively quiet voice, Peter has an electric guitar, and they picked some pretty mellow songs. From the first note of Ode to Billie Joe, it felt right and the audience just got it right there and stayed with us the whole set. It was certainly the most deliberate of all our guest sets. Thanks mostly to Billy, nothing ever felt rushed. We took our time and it felt great.
We played two tunes off Merrie's new record, Lakes of Ponchatrain and Down in the Valley. This Will Never be My Year was off her record "Season of Rain". As a tribute to Buck Owens, we did Streets of Bakersfield and Act Naturally. Many Ooohs and Ahhs from the boys on I Fall to Pieces (Patsy Cline/Howard/Cochran) and Train Leaves Hear This Morning (Eagles/Gene Clark). We also did a jangly version of Ring of Fire.
•Ry
