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Periodical acoustic podcast: “Careless Whisper” by George Michael/Seether

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Again, this time of year with the holidays, I really only had time to record one song this week, even though I keep saying I plan to do two!

I actually recorded this podcast as well as next week’s two days ago.

At any rate, the song for this week is “Careless Whisper” by George Michael/Seether.  My version is much closer to that of Seether, and, frankly, I don’t really do it justice, but I’m singing it in Town Crier, so I thought I’d offer the preview.

podcast.0011-Seether-Careless Whisper

As usual: me on my acoustic, in my studio, no editing, recorded on Sony ICD-SX700, blah, blah, blah …

No Town Crier practice recordings this week …

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Since we’ve now gotten reference recordings of all of our sets, we decided this week just to work on powering through sets.  We’re gearing up our fine tuning to get ready for our New Year’s gig, and we’re hoping to play a few gigs in early December as well (will post more details when it’s available).

We did, however, finally get a band photo, so I’ve posted that to the website (http://jeremytharp.com/towncrier/).

Also, all reference recordings for all 4 sets are now available at http://listapp.ciesurplus.com/jeremy_temp/

Enjoy!

Periodical acoustic podcast: Live’s “Lightning Crashes” and New from me: “The Thirst”

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I’ve recently decided to up the ante on my podcasts by recording two songs: an original of mine and a cover.

This week for the cover I chose Live’s “Lightning Crashes” because we are playing it as the last song in set 4 in Town Crier.  I can’t say I do the song justice, but I think it is OK.

The other song will excite my avid followers — a sneak peak at my upcoming album “The Threshold of Omniscience.”  That’s right — I have enjoyed my recording so much that I felt it was a good choice for the original.

And, as usual, this is just me on my acoustic, in my studio, recorded on my Sony ICD-SX700 digital voice recorder, no modifications other than trimming at the beginning and end.

Files:

podcast.0008.Live-Lightning Crashes
podcast.0009.Jeremy Tharp-The Thirst

Recordings from Town Crier 11-03-09 band practice now available

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Last week’s recordings have been replaced by this week’s.

Download the songs here: http://listapp.ciesurplus.com/jeremy_temp/

Remember, these will get deleted after we practice next week.

This week we worked exclusively on set 4 as we really hadn’t touched on those songs much, so there are multiple takes of a few songs.

Set 4:

  • Foreverman (Eric Clapton)
  • I’m On My Way (The Proclaimers)
  • Remedy (Seether)
  • Heartbreaker (Grand Funk Railroad)
  • Can’t You See (Marshall Tucker Band)
  • I Know [Which Way] (Town Crier)
  • Past The Point Of Rescue (Hal Ketchum)
  • Kansas City (Wilbert Harrison)
  • Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)
  • Lightning Crashes (Live)

Recordings from Town Crier 10-27-09 band practice now available

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Last week’s recordings have been replaced by this week’s.

Download the songs here: http://listapp.ciesurplus.com/jeremy_temp/

Remember, these will get deleted after we practice next week.

This week we practiced sets 3 and 4, and they are as follows (the original artist is in parentheses):

Set 3:

  • The Man (Town Crier)
  • Why Me (Delbert McClinton)
  • Smokin’ Gun (Robert Cray Band)
  • I’ll Be (Edwin McCain)
  • Ride Captain Ride (The Blues Image)
  • Higher (Creed)
  • Homesick (The Atlanta Rhythm Section)
  • One (U2)
  • Bad Boy (Beatles)

Set 4:

  • Foreverman (Eric Clapton)
  • I’m On My Way (The Proclaimers)
  • Remedy (Seether)
  • Heartbreaker (Grand Funk Railroad)
  • Can’t You See (Marshall Tucker Band)
  • I Know [Which Way] (Town Crier)
  • Past The Point Of Rescue (Hal Ketchum)
  • Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)

We just started set 4, so there are two tracks still not recorded (track #8 “Kansas City” (Wilbert Harrison) and track #10 “Lightning Crashes” (Live).  Set 4 is very rough … so don’t judge!  😀

Periodical acoustic podcast: Mr. Jones by Counting Crows and Bedroom Of The Sun by me on acoustic

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I was unable to record last week’s podcast, so I did two this week: Mr. Jones by the Counting Crows, and Bedroom of the Sun — an original of mine.  We (Town Crier) are playing Mr. Jones in one of our sets, and Phil Taylor suggested that I recorded Bedroom of the Sun.  Turns out, I think it’s the first recording I’ve made of Bedroom of the Sun since I first wrote it — it was a great trip back to my history, and I think it turned out fabulously.

I am recovering from a cold this week, so the vocals are even less perfect than usual, but I think they still have a great vibe.

Files: podcast.0005.Counting Crows-Mr. Jones podcast.0006.Jeremy Tharp-Bedroom Of The Sun

As usual, this is just me on my acoustic, in my studio, recorded on my Sony ICD-SX700 digital voice recorder, no modifications other than trimming at the beginning and end.

Recordings from Town Crier 10-20-09 band practice now available

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Last week’s recordings have been replaced by this week’s.

Download the songs here: http://listapp.ciesurplus.com/jeremy_temp/

Remember, these will get deleted after we practice next week.

This week we practiced sets 2 and 3, and they are as follows (the original artist is in parentheses):

Set 2:

  • Texas Flood (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
  • Something To Hold Onto (Jeff Healy Band)
  • Whiskey Rock And Roller (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
  • Rain (Town Crier)
  • Careless Whisper (George Michael, Seether)
  • Don’t Tear Me Up (Mick Jagger)
  • All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix)
  • Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
  • Help Me Up (Eric Clapton)
  • Born To Be Wild (Steppenwolf)

Set 3:

  • The Man (Town Crier)
  • Why Me (Delbert McClinton)
  • Smokin’ Gun (Robert Cray Band)
  • I’ll Be (Edwin McCain)
  • Ride Captain Ride (The Blues Image)
  • Higher (Creed)
  • Homesick (The Atlanta Rhythm Section)
  • One (U2)
  • Bad Boy (Beatles)

(These are even less polished than usual … mostly because I was sick, but there is definitely some good stuff in here!)

Recordings from Town Crier 10-13-09 band practice now available

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Last week’s recordings have been replaced by this week’s.

Download the songs here: http://listapp.ciesurplus.com/jeremy_temp/

Remember, these will get deleted after we practice next week.

This week we recorded two sets, and they are as follows (the original artist is in parentheses):

Set 1:

  • Boney Maronie (The Who)
  • Running Down A Dream (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers)
  • Unsigned Letter (Garth Brooks as Chris Gaines)
  • Have You Ever Seen The Rain (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
  • Hot Number (Fabulous Thunderbirds)
  • Angel Eyes (Jeff Healy Band)
  • What If I Came Knockin (John Mellencamp)
  • Just Got Paid (ZZ Top)
  • Mr. Jones (Counting Crows)

Set 2:

  • Texas Flood (Stevie Ray Vaughan)
  • Something To Hold Onto (Jeff Healy Band)
  • Whiskey Rock And Roller (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
  • Rain (Town Crier)
  • Careless Whisper (George Michael, Seether)
  • Don’t Tear Me Up (Mick Jagger)
  • All Along The Watchtower (Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix)
  • Fortunate Son (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
  • Help Me Up (Eric Clapton)
  • Born To Be Wild (Steppenwolf)

(Remember, of course, that these are practice recordings — works in progress!)

Periodical acoustic podcast: Dixieland by Steve Earle on acoustic

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I realized a few hours ago that Friday I will not be able to do my podcast as usual, so I’m doing it on Wednesday this week.  Another song we (Town Crier, my band) plan to play in one of our sets is Dixieland by Steve Earle, which is a great song about patriotism and just a fantastic story song, so that is what I chose for this week’s song.

File:  podcast.0004.Steve Earle-Dixieland

As usual, this is just me on my acoustic, in my studio, recorded on my Sony ICD-SX700 digital voice recorder, no modifications other than trimming at the beginning and end.

Recordings from Town Crier 10-6-09 band practice now available

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I’ve decided to try recording my band (Town Crier) each week at practice and publishing MP3s.

These will be temporary — once I get a new batch each week, I’ll remove the old ones.

At any rate, this week’s recordings are currently up at http://listapp.ciesurplus.com/jeremy_temp/ and include:

  • Boni Maroni
  • Running Down A Dream
  • Unsigned Letter
  • Have You Ever Seen The Rain
  • Hot Number
  • Angel Eyes
  • What If I Came Knockin
  • Just Got Paid
  • Mr. Jones
  • Foreverman

Keep in mind of course that they’re practice recordings — there are mistakes, and there is no editing.  It’s just a live recording.  The whole idea is just to have new music to listen to.  Enjoy!