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Brendan Tonra and his legendary fiddle at MPM Studio!

By Jim October 17, 2013Projects, Session LogNo Comments

[youtube hd]http://youtu.be/84wW9KZDeeI[/youtube] Renowned Boston-based Sligo fiddler plays one of his recent compositions accompanied by the stellar Helen Kisiel on piano. Some of Brendan's compositions have become standard repertoire in traditional Irish…

The Fireflies: from London to Portsmouth (again!)

By Jim February 8, 2013Projects, Session LogNo Comments

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!

By Jim February 1, 2013Jim's CDs and PerformancesNo Comments

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

By Jim January 10, 2013Jim's CDs and PerformancesNo Comments

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…

Tony Giblin’s CD Launch – A Promise Kept

By Jim November 11, 2012ProjectsNo Comments

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…

By Jim September 13, 2012ProjectsNo Comments

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

By Jim April 2, 2012Nashville NotesNo Comments

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…

Mill Pond Music Makes Mix Magazine!

By Jim June 2, 2011UncategorizedNo Comments

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,…