Indie pop rock folk singer songwriter multi-instrumentalist featuring electric and acoustic violin fiddle and mandolin.
"We have done so much, for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing."
- Mother Teresa
"Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us."
- Jerry Garcia
1) Jack O' Diamonds (traditional, arr. by PB Ploy) 3:07
2) Straight Line (instrumental version) (pb#39) 4: 42
3) There is No Heart (pb#65) 4:07
4) Why Did You Go (pb#72) 2:54
5) Rocked My Blues Away (pb#45) 3:07
6) Lost for Good (pb#67) 4:00
7) She Has the Best Love (Money Can Buy) (pb#83) 3:20
8) Fair and Tender Ladies (traditional, arr. by PB Ploy) 3:12
9) In a Heartbeat (pb#69) 3:25
10) Midnight Heist (pb#13) 3:42
11) Rewritten (pb#81) 4:40
Howdy. Welcome to my second CD. My dream for years has been to someday have more than a few minutes a day to devote to music before I’m too old to play. Oh well, better luck next life. Meanwhile, I recorded these tunes in the hope that some artist or group with more time, resources and notoriety might hear something they like and record better versions.
Peace and love,
PB Ploy
Acknowledgments
Thank you to those rare brave souls who dare to support struggling artists while they are struggling. Thank you to any DJs who've played my music, particularly Bob Zimmermann and the late great John Wallace of WDYN, also Mike Murray of WITR's "Whole Lotta Shakin'" show.
Thank you to those persons (e.g., Lois Siegel and Mark Chung) who graciously included me on their fiddle or mandolin-related websites, and to James Christopher Monger for the review on the AMG allmusic guide. Special thanks to Jen Schwartz or whoever it was who selected my song for inclusion on MTV's "MADE."
Sincere thanks to Mary Larsen for publishing my poem "Ghost Town" in Fiddler Magazine and to Stacy Phillips for publishing my article "Where Rock Meets Fiddle" in Mel Bay's Fiddle Sessions. Thanks to the folks at Oasis for putting my song on their Rock & Roots radio sampler CD. Thanks to those philanthropists who bought my first CD. Special thanks to Neal Learner for the artistic advice. Extra special thuper duper thanks to Tony Fratta for the moral and promotional support. D.G. S.D.G.
This album, fwiw, is dedicated in memory of my Rose, with love.
credits
released August 19, 2010
Chris Mahan (of “Red Branch ) -- guitar and lead vocal on track 8.
Chris Roberts (of “Froth”) -- guitar on track 10.
John Irvine (of "Red Branch”) -- banjo on track 8.
John Kerr -- string bass on track 8.
PB Ploy --everything else, viz.: vocals, electric and acoustic fiddles and mandolins, bari fiddle, alto sax, synth, MIDI wind synth, percussion, bass (keyboard) guitar etc.
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