Josephine County- Celtic/American fusion
Those who know me and my eclectic and far-ranging musical tastes know that there's usually one bridge I rarely cross: the fusion of idioms and styles. All of that conservatism…
Liz and Dan Faiella
These are two of the finest young New England Celtic musicians I know, and it's been an absolute delight to work with them on what was essentially a 'live in…
Latest Nashville sessions
March 16-19 found me in Nashville, producing and playing acoustic guitar on three days of recording. Song demos with various songwriters using my trusty team of Nashville A-list musicians, including…
Catching up, May 2017
Here's a problem with a blog-type website: I get so busy making music with all the wonderful people who come through my studio doors that I have no time to…
John Carew: Boston’s Celtic Folk troubador
John is one of the first musicians I met when I started exploring the idea of moving back to New England from Nashville. I think it was in 2005, just…
Fodhla- Fine Irish music trio
I've known Nicole Rabata for 5 years and had many a lovely Irish tune session in her company. She's a fine flute payer and true pro, and I'm very grateful that…
Fall update
Lots happening this past summer into fall: new CDs by John Carew, Skip Gorman, Annie Eastman Young, Gus LaCasse, song demos by Abbi White, Greg Lull, Brandon Harris, Brin Banta,…
Riptide: America’s Contra Dance Band!
Something about the unselfconsciousness of making music purely for dancing has brought out the best in this group of stellar Portland ME based traditional musicians: Alden Robinson, Owen Marshall and Glen…
Eric McDonald & Ryan McKasson- Scottish fiddle and guitar
Eric's brought several projects to the studio in the last few months. This latest, with stellar West Coast Scottish/Cape Breton-style fiddler Ryan McKasson is just sweet. Listen!
Jordan Tirrell-Wysocki Trio: High-Energy Celtic
It's here! Jordan's new trio CD release party packed the legendary Stone Church in Newmarket NH. I got there for the last few songs after a grueling run of St.…
Winter 2015 update
Lots going on this winter at MPM Studio, so much that I'm having trouble keeping the website up to date. Snow is falling- a moment to catch up. Here are…
“…that’s an Irish Lullaby”
The challenge: to produce an instrumental CD without calling attention to the instruments, without distracting the listener from the beauty of the melody, to create an ambience of soothing relaxation…
‘Celtic Tribute’ Series on CMH
"You look like you could play Irish music" said the agent, who had known me for many years, "there's a new Irish Pub opening at the Opryland Hotel, and…
Kieran O’Hare and John Skelton: New Irish flute CD: ‘Two-Tone’
Mill Pond Music Studio was thrilled to host the recording of this new Irish flute duet project by two of the finest practitioners of that art on either side of…
The Press Gang!
I've known these guys since the days when I was still living in Nashville. On my frequent visits to NH, I always scurried up to Lebanon NH to join them…
Meg Devlin Irish
Meg is a highly accomplished singer-songwriter who has fairly recently moved to New Hampshire from Vermont, where she recorded four CDs, received with multiple accolades. Check out her website, where…