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Five Years of Acoustic Music

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Wow! Time flies. Our recent show at Maple Ski Ridge marked five years as an acoustic duo for Michael and I. I can't imagine having a better musical partner than Mr. Eck, and I am grateful to all the other musicians who have shared the stage with us in our half decade. A recent check showed that we have played over 280 different American songs. I'm sure we'll hit 300 this year!

Thanks for listening,
Tom

New CD, New Venue

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

April 9th brings Lost Radio Rounders to a venue we haven't visited before (Hudson River Coffee House) with a new CD. "The Sunny Side" is a collection of songs popularized by the Original Carter Family. This live CD features our special guest Kyle Miller. Check out Kyle's music by visiting http://www.myspace.com/kylemillerblues .

Lost Radio Web Stuff

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Lost Radio Rounders recently appeared on Crumbs Cafe, a music and interview show on WEXT radio. If you missed us on 97.7, don't worry, you can find the show at http://crumbs.net/radio/crumbsCafe.swf?episode=episodes/cafeBumper112 . It's episode 112. Check it out when you can!

LRR's in HD

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

In 2010 Lost Radio Rounders videos began appearing, first on YouTube, and then on this website. Our latest videos are now on YouTube in HD! We started out our HD career with "Go Tell Aunt Rhody", an old Appalachian folk song.

Check out "Rhody", and then search "Lost Radio Rounders" on YouTube and watch any of over 30 posted videos!

Four Years? Already?

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Micheal Eck and I have had many musical collaberations since the early 1980's. Some involved recording, some involved performing live, and a few involved both. Our current endeavor (as an acoutisic duo) is now four years old, and we feel as though we are just getting started.

Thanks to all the venues and organizations that have booked us, and all of you who have listened and enjoyed our musical offerings. As they say in presidential elections:

"Four more years, four more years!"

-Tom

Playing music at a store?

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

From time to time Michael and I play at a place called the Jonesville Store. This is a head scratcher for folks who have not been there, but what is now a restaurant/deli/entertainment venue was once an old country store.

It is a cool, historic place to get a great meal (or just a great desert) on a Friday or Saturady evening when they feature live acoustic music from 6:30 to 9. Solo, duos and trios are the order of the day at Jonesville, and it's a perfect fit for us with the historic American music we present.

Come see us there; you'll enjoy great food, drink, and music with no cover charge.

Deja vu all over again!

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Once again writer Michael Eck and photographer Tom Lindsay have teamed up for an article in Fretboard Journal (you may recall their Pete Seeger piece from fall 2009). This one is about Woodstock guitar builder Joe Veillette who has crafted instruments for Eddie Van Halen, Neal Schon of Journey, John Sebastian, Tina Weymouth of the Talking Heads and many, many others.

You can find the magazine online at www.fretboardjournal.com and at select bookstores and music retailers. Look for the Winter 2010 issue.

Musical friends

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

You’ve got to have friends…who are musicians.

Michael and I have just finished a three month run of shows that saw us partnering with some really cool musical friends. They included:

Ryan Dunham, vocalist and harmonica ace of Red Haired Strangers;

Jim Gaudet (vocals, guitar) and Bob Ristau (bass, harmony vocals) of Jim Gaudet & the Railroad Boys;

Kim Kilby, vocalist and guitarist with the Tern Rounders;

Albie, guitarist and lead singer for the Black Fuel;

Sam Zucchini, drummer for the Zucchini Brothers;

George Ward, folklorist and folk musician;

Sarah Pedinotti, singer and harmonica player for Railbird;

Ben Davis, Railbird banjo man and vocalist;

Mother Judge, singer, songwriter and open mic host;

…and Kyle Miller, talented young acoustic bluesman.

It was all quite wonderful!

Nothing Exceeds Like Excess

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

At our recent Cafe Lena concert, Michael and I decided to play...uh, let's say a "few" instruments. I played six and twelve string guitars, and my McNally Grand strumstick. Michael played guitar, dobro, mandolin, tenor guitar, uke and jaw harp. Which only begs the question: why would we have left my autoharp and his banjo at home?

Department Of Useless Information

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Hour by hour, minute by minute, and second by second, millions of humans (and a few thousand monkeys) are typing on computer keyboards attempting to fill the internet with the useless information that makes this modern world go round.

Until recently, Michael and I haven’t been doing our fair share in this endeavor, but we have just posted the actual set lists for many of our shows on this website. No one needs this information, but if want to find it go to the bottom of our “Calendar” page and click “show past dates”…or you could do something productive instead.

-Tom