BRYAN'S MUSIC STORIES

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He's Sweet I Know 

Speaking of Easter, something I enjoy doing is recording old gospel tunes, and what better night to do that than tonight. Here's He's Sweet I Know, by A. Jackson, hot off the press. For this song I stood in various…

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Great Aunt Bernie's Insight

On this Easter Sunday, I'm giving a quick shout out to my long departed Great Aunt Bernice ("Bernie"). My parents used to drag me out to her and Uncle Johnnie's house on Easter. In classic early teen form I dreaded…

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The Opera Thing, Part 2

It turns out, singing opera requires a lot more than someone believing in you. It requires work. Lots of it. It's work of the grinding type, more like going to the gym than jamming with friends. Opera is a culture…

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No More BandCamp

Deleted the ol' BandCamp account last week. This is all part of a gradual roll-back of my digital presence after feeling stretched uncomfortably thin during the BDB era. BandCamp joins Twitter and ReverbNation in the virtual recycle bin. While my…

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The Walk to Your Potential

A few years ago I decided to really go for it with music, to explore the limits of what I could create and become. When you start a journey like that publicly you muster all the bravery available. You have…

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Ride On, Uncle Jon. 

It's too much pressure to write a eulogy, so this isn't going to be that. But the occasion is the same: Jon Atkins, my wife's uncle, has passed away.  

I met Jon for the first time when he was already…

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Thinking about Toby Keith

There have been some interesting articles about country music star Toby Keith since his recent, unfortunate passing at the young age of 62. Have you ready any? Thought I'd share just a quick post about him this Friday because he's…

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How to Compliment a Musician

When musicians perform but don't have a ton of fans, it's hard for them to understand if their material is any good or not. It's weird. They get out there and do their thing, and they hope that people like…

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The Acoustics of Album 3

After so much time spent with loud electric instruments, the next album will be all acoustic. Here's a picture of most of the instruments recorded so far. It's pretty classy except for the Pepto pink egg shaker. 

While I technically…

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