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Discography
Below are albums I've played on or produced.
Storming Heaven - Avalon Rising - 2004 - on sale now, from
Flowinglass Music!
Progressive
Celtic and Medieval rock.
- Co-producer,
bass, vocal, mandocello
To Touch The Stars - various artists - 2004 - on sale now,
from Prometheus
Music! I
play on 10 of the 17 tracks. This compilation of songs by various
artists ranges from folky rock to country to rock and ska, and
celebrates the history and future of space travel.
- Electric
guitar, electric sitar, vocal, guitar synthesizer. I also
wrote most of the press releases and promotional material
for this album.
Sophia Speaks - The Veil - 2002 - on
sale now! This
is my personal favorite of all the albums on this page, and my
best musical work to date. With 7 songs written by Margarita Kovats,
Deirdre McCarthy and myself, it will take you on a deeply mystical
psychedelic journey. Not everyone's cup of tea - some people don't
like the spoken word, some are put off by the mystical content
of the title track.
- Co-producer,
co-composer, acoustic and electric guitars, vocals, mandocello,
electric sitar, bass, percussion, guitar synthesizer, mandola,
banjo.
Remencier -
Laurie Chastain.
This mostly-acoustic album ranges from Laurie's original visionary
folk songs to her fine Celtic fiddling to my personal favorite
track, Galanica, a 12th century Judeo-Spanish love
ballad which morphs into a very cool taxim. I had the opportunity
to work with the wonderful guitarist John Havard on this
CD. Available
at Amoeba Music,
2455 Telegraph Ave. at Haste, in Berkeley, California. 510 549-1125
- it's in the Celtic section.
- Acoustic
guitar, mandocello, vocal.
Rainshadow - Kyle
Thayer - 1993. Now reissued on CD!
Contact
Kyle by email to
purchase, or write to: Watershed Productions, 200 Gate Five Road,
Suite 212, Sausalito, CA 94965. Kyle and I spent months working
up some very nice arrangements for his original octave mandolin
compositions plus a nice group of American and Irish traditional
instrumentals. This is one of those CDs that's great for cleaning
house or driving.
- Co-producer,
acoustic guitar, percussion.
Keepers of the Flame - Phoenyx
- 1990 - Phoenyx
existed from 1989 to 1993. KOTF is a fantasy-oriented folk-rock
album that wears its Jethro Tull and Fairport Convention influences
on its sleeve, featuring songs by Heather Alexander, Cat
Taylor, and myself, Mark Ungar. This album is out of
print, but if you really must have one, contact me and, as a friend,
I'll be happy to burn you a free promotional copy, sans cover
art, booklet, etc.
Why am I doing this? A lot of people like this album; so much
so, in fact, that they're willing to pay up to $600 for a copy
on eBay, a phenomenon that kind of pisses me off when I think
that a) none of the musicians receive any of the compensation
they deserve when this happens, and b) former member John Land
is actually still owed money on the loan he put up to help produce
the thing back in 1990. So please, don't pay some scalper, or
illegally download our album from the internet. I'd rather see
no one making money off of this than someone unfairly profiting
from it.
Are there plans to reissue Keepers of the Flame?
Over the last five years, Prometheus
Music has twice made generous offers to produce the
reissue of KOTF and act as a legally neutral third
party in any negotiations. These offers appear all the more generous
in light of the fact that there would probably be little, if any,
profit from a venture that might at best sell a couple of thousand
copies. All of the band members except Heather have given their
permission to have KOTF reissued. There was no
disagreement on terms or specifics of any agreement - Heather
has simply refused to enter into discussion or negotiation of
any kind.
Speaking for myself, I don't have any special terms or conditions
to lay on the project. The album was a labor of love for all of
us involved, something we spent thousands of hours in creating.
It came out pretty well, and has a certain unique spirit to it,
though I daresay each of us has done better work since then. Since
there is evidently some demand for it, I don't see the harm in
printing a run. If we all make a few dollars from it, fine, but
let's face it folks - we're not the rolling stones, and no one's
going to be buying any mansions with royalties from the reissued
KOTF. No, the reason to reissue it is for the fans
- there are some people out there to whom it is very special.
By this time, filesharing has almost made the whole issue moot,
since people can get MP3s of the album if they want them. But
it's nice to have something to hold in your hands, isn't it?
- I acted
as co-producer and composer, and played electric guitar, mandola,
bass, and vocals.
- What
are the Former Members of Phoenyx doing now?
- Check
up on Heather's current doings at Heatherlands.com.
- Mark
Ungar? You're on my site now, you silly!
- John
Land
has become a singer-songwriter extraordinaire.
- Visit
Cat Taylor's Fiddler's
Fancy.com
for
an update.
- Larry
the O, after
a long stint with LucasArts, now works for Meyer
Sound and plays with his own blues and soul band.
Rare Live Phoenyx track found!
Phoenyx performing Heather Alexander's Black
Unicorn recorded live at Decatur Street in San
Francisco in May of 1990. On it, I take a 1,064-bar guitar solo
- whew, ma'am - that's a mouthful! Enjoy.
M4a
version (iTunes)
MP3
version
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A Following Wind - Glenn
Morgan - 1994 Click
to order. If
you've ever been to San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf or the California
Renaissance Faires, you've heard hammered dulcimer master Glenn
Morgan. His albums feature a veritable Celtic orchestra of exceptional
local musicians, with top-drawer production. If you like the driving,
tinkly sound of the hammered dulcimer, these two CDs are for you.
Apparently they make the fish bite better.
- Acoustic
guitar, octave mandolin
Borders No More - Glenn
Morgan - 1995 Click
to order.
- Acoustic
guitar, octave mandolin
Divine Temptation - a Journey of Sacred Songs - Akasa - 2000.
To order, contact Akasa at OneSound@earthlink.com,
or write
to: P.O. Box 342, Lagunitas, CA 94938. Akasa is a wonderful woman
who, having raised her children and sent them off into the world,
suddenly found herself touched with divine inspiration and ecstacy.
Never having written songs before, this album is the result of
her musical channelling of the divine spirit. I play on 6 tracks.
If you like Yoko Ono, you'll love this sincere, ecstatic CD.
Roundworm
- various
artists - 1999 Click
to order. Fair
Warning: this is a Filk album. Filk is defined as the folk-music
of science-fiction fans. Most real music lovers don't like it.
It features parody versions of popular filk songs.
- Electric
guitar and bass, banjo
My Favorite Sings -
Kathy Mar - 1999. Fair
Warning: this is a Filk album. Filk is defined as the folk-music
of science-fiction fans. Most real music lovers don't like it.
This CD features adequate vocals by the featured artist on a variety
of folky filk selections. Engineer Kristoph Klover did a fine
job turning a sow's ear into a silk purse, occasionally lifting
the ensemble instrumentals to near that of a low-grade Pentangle.
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Monday,
March 10th:
Silo @ Central Perk - 7:30-ish
10086 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530 (corner
of Central & San Pablo) (631) 553-3841
http://www.centralperkcoffee.net/.
Friday,
March 14th, 7 - 9 pm: Axis of Blues acoustic duo @ Eclectix.
Eclectix presents in the gallery - "Altarations":
Art Altars, Boxes & Related Images. Eclectix is located
at 7523 Fairmount Avenue.El Cerrito, CA 94530
Saturday,
March 15th, 9:30pm:
Avalon Rising @ Schelly's Bar
15001 Farnsworth St., San Leandro, CA 94579
(510) 351-1222
This is our big St. Paddy's Day Weekend Party, so get green
and be seen!
Monday,
March 17th - 5:30 – 7:30 pm:
St. Paddy's Day! Homeland Security Alert Level Emerald!!
Silo @ AJ’s Sports Pub & Grill
4633 Clayton Road, Concord, CA 94521
925-459-0574 http://www.ajsportspub.com/
At the site of the former Mr. Pickwick's.
Now featuring Peruvian food!
Saturday,
March 22nd, 2 pm or so:
Avalon Rising @ The San Francisco Celtic Festival
Oakland Veteran's Hall, 200 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA (650)
326-6265
SanFranciscoCelticFestival/l
Thursday,
March 27th, half-past-7-ish:
Axis of Blues @ Central Perk
10086 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530
(corner of Central & San Pablo)
(631) 553-3841 http://www.centralperkcoffee.net/.
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