Trouble – Roger Harvey
“Where’s the time go, all our lives Out the window, with the blue sky….” Listen to the new song for The Acoustic Guitar Project’s 2014 Pittsburgh Project, Trouble by Roger Harvey.
Legacy – Chad Christopher
“This is what happens when you listen to a lot of Bowie when reading Orson Scott Card. The legacy continues…” Listen to the new song for The Acoustic Guitar Project’s 2014 Portland Project, Legacy by Chad Christopher.
Don’t Look Down – Annette Wasilik
“I received the guitar on a Sunday night. Monday morning (with strong coffee nearby) I unzipped the case, took it out and began noodling. It smelled of fresh pine and varnish-so good! The cats sniffed at it too. I thought an open C tuning might be fun but it wasn’t. When back to regular old […]
Tossed Salad – Dana Cooke
“My father died on May 1. I’m not the kind to write emotionally direct songs, especially about anything significant. But this seemed like a way in.” Listen to the new song for The Acoustic Guitar Project’s 2014 Syracuse Project, Tossed Salad by Dana Cooke. Photo Credit: Jack O. Bocchino
Fault Lines – Harris Face
“This song is what happened to be on my mind this week when I was given the guitar. It’s based on a conversation I recently had with a friend. How do you admit your mistakes, and even your flaws, without hurting your self-image and feeling horrible about yourself? How do you acknowledge others’ mistakes without […]
Vladimir – David Potts-Dupre
“The song is about my father’s time in a conscientious objector camp in Oregon during World War II. The camp became the CO Fine Arts Camp and drew artists from different camps around the country. A book was released this year about the camp, ‘Here on the Edge’ by Steve McQuiddy. The author believes these […]
Pájaro Menor – Andrés Salguero
“I wanted to write a song about the guitar. I used the name of the brand, Minor Bird, as a starting point. It was a great metaphor because the guitar was flying from hand to hand. In the song I also explore the meaning of music and the guitar as an instrument in my life. […]
Get Wise – Ashley Cox
“After having gotten to know the guitar and playing around with keys/capo placement.. there was a feeling that inspired me to sing and write… “Beautiful warrior in dresses and swords…” and the rest fell into place. It was late on Friday night, one pretty drink of Jameson (when the carrot juice was no longer cutting […]
Shipwrecked – LEA
“The week the song was written I was letting the moment decide what I would write. So, it had just finished raining. The title and the melody came first, “It’s not raining anymore.” (Incidentally, it is about to rain again now as I type this) I sat with that phrase for a while and wondered […]