Hello Friends of Sound,
We’re having fun over here gearing up for our next Live(ish) From SpragueLand show in two weeks. The arranging is done and it’ll be a fun day digital paradise to hear how it actually sounds with real musos playing. I love computers but come on, there’s nothing like a real human strumming away or beating on a drum. We’re always in search of paradiddle bliss…
Hot off the press! I just let a new single song vid loose on YouTube and we’d love you to take it for a ride:
Peter Sprague Plays “Guinnevere” featuring Rebecca Jade
It’s one of the great songs of an era and for me it resonates deeply leading all the way back to junior high school days, hanging on the porch in Del Mar in the early warmth of summer. Crosby, Stills, and Nash, singing about being free and with their spectacular 3 part harmony I believed every word they said.
In learning to play Guinnevere I got a closer look into how they came up with such a unique sonic vibe. The main guitar part is played in a special “tuning” that delivers gorgeous chords that aren’t available in standard tuning. I call them “magic chords” and it happens when most of the strings are not fretted and instead ringing free. Mix that in with a few fretted notes that rub against the other notes in a good way — cluster chords as they’re known, and the whole sum sparkles in the air.
Rebecca is with us on vocals and what a joy to ride along on this song with her and the boys.
Peter Sprague — guitar
Rebecca Jade — vocals
Tripp Sprague — sax and piano
Mack Leighton — bass
Duncan Moore — drums
Check it out!
thanks and see you soon, Peter