The Fireflies: from London to Portsmouth (again!)
Harry and Luca, from London, England, formerly known as The Pilgrims-now the Fireflies, were back at MPM Studio for their third time a few weeks ago. As usual it was…
Ellen Carlson – E.C. and the Moonshiners- Hillbilly Jazz!
It's been a privilege and a delight to be making music during the past year with the illustrious NH fiddler Ellen Carlson. She's an expert country player, well-versed in old-timey, New…
With Ken Perlman @ Summit School Winter Folk Fest
Melodic clawhammer banjo wizard Ken Perlman and I were happy to be a part of Montpelier Vermont's Summit School Winter Folk Fest, along with Dirk Powell, Riley Baugus, the amazing Swedish…
Bob & Jen Strom ’round the bend
I met Bob & Jen Strom at The Landing in Manchester-by-the-Sea MA where they regularly host a song and tune session on alternate Sundays, along with singer Michael O'Leary.…
Tony Giblin’s CD Launch – A Promise Kept
Last night at Rory O'Connor's Pub in Georgetown, a good number of musical friends gathered to help Tony Giblin launch A Promise Kept. Tony kindly let me…
Summer re-cap: Natalie McMaster, Joan Osborne, Joe Deleault and more…
Finally getting around to a chronicle of some of this summer's activities, one of which was my adventure into the musical world of Manchester NH's composer/songwriter/pianist extraordinaire Joe Deleault. NH…
The Nashville Years: singers and players
A lot of interesting artists and musicians recorded at my studio in Nashville during its twenty years of operation, giving me ample opportunities to make a lot of mistakes and…
Nashville Travelogue, continued.
Just back from two trips to Nashville in two weeks. First, a couple of days of producing (and playing acoustic guitar on) song demos for New Yorker Dave Stewart, a…
Pilgrims from London
The new year got off to a great musical start when a group of lads from London called 'Pilgrims' made their first trip to Portsmouth to record the first half…
MPM Studio’s You Tube Channel
Link to MPM Studio's You Tube channel In 1976 I was playing with a Boston-based Country/Swing band called the Rockabilly Shufflers, doing venues like The Hillbilly Ranch, Kevin's, The Blue…
With Randy Miller @ Blue in Portland
Blue, the Portland music venue which has a much-appreciated Irish music night on Wednesdays, extended an invitation to New England's fiddler extraordinaire Randy Miller and me for an 'encore' performance…
Makem and Spain Brothers New Christmas Song/Video
A lively night at MPM Studio! Mick and Liam Spain festooned the Live Room with Christmas lights. Rory Makem brought a little portable Christmas tree, and with his banjo…
New World Festival in Randolph VT
Ken Perlman and I are still aglow following a wonderful day of music last Sunday in Randolph VT. The Chandler Theater is as good a venue as can be from…
New Randy Miller Fiddle CD
When I was leaving Nashville for my move to New England, my good friend and colleague Old Time/Irish fiddler David Coe told me to make sure to meet Randy Miller,…
Mill Pond Music Makes Mix Magazine!
Mix Magazine is THE music recording trade journal, and it's quite an honor to be featured in June 2011's edition as one of the year's 20 hottest new studios. Hollywood,…
The Studio Build-Out is Complete!
The Live Room: It's an absolute pleasure to make music in the acoustically pristine live room, with the relaxing view of the Mill Pond preserved. The clarity of the sound…