Asparagus and Glass and the Bruddas Gaddos

I finished recording Asparagus and Glass this week and I can't tell you how happy I am with how it came out. The track is made even stronger due to the fact that the
"Bruddas Gaddos" were able to make a guest appearance on the instrumental mid-section.

To elaborate: the Bruddas Gaddos are 4 Italian Brothers who are busking through the US. I met them in downtown Huntington, VT performing somewhat avant-garde acoustic pieces. Now you must understand busking in downtown Huntington (a town of just over 1000 residents and no true centralized downtown) is about as financially rewarding as biting your nails. They were hungry, friendly and great. I invited them to my home and we were able to hang out for a bit. As we chatted over fresh-baked french bread, VT Cheddar Cheese and local veggies dipped in EV Olive Oil we realized that we were actually related! Distant cousins as a matter of fact.

So, to make a long story short, the Bruddas Gaddos (Marco, Icabod, Kelvin and Efram) wanted to pay me and Tracy back for our hospitality. I taught them Asparagus and Glass and they created a wonderful mid-section for the tune! I'll expand more in future blogs and in the liner notes of my new CD (Beard of Bees), but I love these guys (if you ever see them busking about in your town ask them to join you for some wine and bread and ask Efram to do his Benito Mussolini imitation - it's HYSTERICAL!). I hope someday I'll be able to produce a whole album of their music!

Anyway, that's where I am at right now. Don't forget to preorder my CD (check out my banner below!)

Hope you're well!
Mike