Play along with the entire “Music for Poochy Patrol” album with backing tracks made from the original tracks and charts for C, B-flat, E-flat, F, and bass clef instruments.
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10 Years of Lessons at Boomer Music Company
On September 26th, 2014 I climbed this staircase for my first day of teaching above Boomer Music Company.
After 10 years of lessons, I have to say: those are a lot of stairs.
New Release: Music for Poochy Patrol
“Music for Poochy Patrol”, the 3rd installment in my trilogy of instrumental guitar albums, is out today! I play or program every instrument myself, and this time I even had to sing a few tunes.
I started writing, arranging, and tracking an album titled “Music for Poochy Patrol” in early 2019. I planned for it to be a set of original instrumentals featuring some of my favorite musicians. And I was going to use my favorite photo of my dogs Rockett and Charlie (aka Poochy Patrol) on the cover. COVID changed those plans a bit. I instead played or programmed every instrument myself. Then, when Rockett died that November, I decided to instead dedicate the album to him and it became 2021’s “Music to Squeak By”. I still had unrecorded charts, and Charlie needed a cover spot, so 2022 saw “Music for Chasing Squirrels”. This album collects the last of the tunes so it’s finally time to use the original title and cover photo.
Since the start, I’ve watched Poochy Patrol and myself change. Rockett and Charlie made a host of new friends, some of whom are pictured on the back cover. I’ve made new friends as well, playing with a host of new musicians in new venues. So this project, instead of collecting the past, is about the future. There will always be new tunes to play, new places to see, and a host of friends to meet along the way.
Hope to see you along that path soon, and, as always, thanks for listening.
-Vic Dillahay
“After Disobedience”: Remastered and Available Everywhere
The formerly Bandcamp exclusive single “After Disobedience” is exclusive no more! It’s now streaming and available for purchase on almost all digital music services (sorry qobuz listeners). I’ve also added the much prettier new master to the original album on Bandcamp, just to not leave out the hip folks.
Check it out, maybe follow along with the score, and thanks for listening.
Set List: BOLDERBoulder with Eric Ottem Jazz Unit, 5/27/2024
Set 1
- Bye Bye Blackbird
- Work Song
- Sandu
- My Shining Hour
- Killer Joe
- Cute
- The More I See You
- Mr. PC
- Four
- The Night Has A Thousand Eyes
- The Preacher
Set 2
- Samba de Orfeu
- Do Nothing ’til You Hear from Me (Bill Legg on vocals)
- Cantaloupe Island
- Another Place I’ll Never See Again
- Riki Loves Lulu
- On A Clear Day
- Fly Me to the Moon (Bill Legg on vocals)
Set 3
- Nutville
- Autumn Leaves (Guest on Vocals)
- If I Were A Bell
- Sunny
- Recordame
- Autumn Leaves
- Secret Love
- Nica’s Dream
- Gibraltar
“My Father’s Eyes” on mandolin with Forever Man Unplugged
Here’s a bit of an Eric Clapton tune with me sitting in on mandolin. It’s from Forever Man Unplugged’s debut performance at the Louisville Underground:
Analogues of Infinity turns 10
My first Curious Automata release, Analogues of Infinity turns 10 today. It’s free on Bandcamp (and up on all the streaming sites) so give it a listen and try to figure out why the heck this is the most popular track:
Music at Dry Land Distillers, March-May 2024
Fearless leader of the Jazz Unit, trumpeter Eric Ottem, joins me in March. Nico Steffens (KoSnoCo himself!) is with me on baritone sax in April. I’ll play the rare solo gig in May, possibly with a special guest or two.
But that’s not all! Pianist Adam Bodine will be playing jazz and beyond on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. He’s a killer player with a unique sound that you definitely need to hear. And with a dj spinning themed vinyl on 4th Wednesdays your midweek blues are cured, at least through May…