W hen a musical group goes into relative hiding while working on new material, the process is called "woodshedding" because in the old days, the largest outbuilding behind the house (besides the barn, which was usually full of animals) was the woodshed. Many musical groups used to practice and work up and write new material in this small dark place, away from other people, so the name stuck. Even though not many groups actually practice in a wood shed anymore, the name for the process is still in full force.
Recently, we added a new member in the band—T.J. Defriez, drummer, percussionists, harmonica, saxophone. He slid right in and has become the glue that holds most of our arrangements together. Just like a person, a song lives much better with a heartbeat and T.J. fills the bill perfectly. As an
added bonus, he uses a very small electronically-based kit that allows him to play even out most humble (space-wise) gigs with ease. His setup is smaller than some of our guitar setups. It's really amazing to hear that full-kit sound coming from that tiny corner of the stage! We can fit all five pieces on a stage that is ment for no more than about three players.
Anyway, when new material is being worked in, things can get a bit dicey, so, rather force this untogetherness on the unwary listener, we have been working hard to bring some new life (and new songs) to the mix, especially when we play live, we have been spending time in our own "woodshed" (studio) to work on new stuff.
Please check our gig listing (we have more shows setup between now and New Year) and come out to say hello and welcome our newest member, T.J.! As always, we are really glad to see you, face to face, when we can and we thank you for your continued support! |
