Lend me your ears, my friends. Spare me short a quarter hour, for I have a soundtrack that is born of righteousness.
David Hoffman, a renowned documentarian, interviewed Nettie Mitchell of Fayette, Maine in 1979. The yarn she spun was pure, unadulterated Americana; it was resilient, and far too oftentimes unbearably tragic. An impromptu, warts and all jam between myself (bass) and Tox Nemier (guitar) in 2022 would serve as musical foundation for what was to come.
Ambitious, emotional, and unflinching, this particular piece has remained dear to me. The storytelling, combined with the emotional build of the instrumentation, is rather powerful. And the payoff of both is a kick to the shins.
Power to the Imagination.
Emeline
Music written: Eric Baker / Lee Nemier
Bass Guitar, Effects, Dialogues: Bärkər
Electric Guitar, Effects: Nemier
Conceptualized, Sculpted, Engineered, & Produced: Bärkər
Recorded & Mixed: Cyclops' Lair - Middleburg Heights, OH.
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