The selections (not in any order) are 5 of the 6 songs recorded in Nashville in the Pineyfest Demo Derby::
ABOUT LOVE (Marge McKinnis)
DISTRACTION (Diane Ewing)
ALABAMA BLUES (Diane Ewing)
SO FAR (Marge McKinnis)
DEAD THINGS IN THE SHOWER (with Bobbie Gallup)
Plus a set of “definitive recordings” consisting of 2 collabs:
BORN AGAIN BARBIE (with Scott Rose)
GLOBAL WARMING SANDWICH (with Gem Watson)
And a passel of songs of mine that were performed and recorded with other people:
CAT WITH THE STRAT (by The Collaborators)
SHE AIN’T STARVIN’ HERSELF (by The Collaborators)
THE SIX-LEGGED POLKA (by Gem Watson)
OIL IN THE CORNFIELD (by Vic Bonner and Vikki Flawith)
For the collabs, it will be necessary to (1) file copyrights jointly with the co-author, (2) create a publishing company, (3) assign publishing rights to my company. On the recording end, somebody like Substudio will need to tweak them so the levels all match, and convert the *.mp3 files to *.wav or something similar that’s suitable for CD. By the time we’re done, there will probably be more money invested in this effort than in the album of original material.
Title? How about “The Cat with the Strat and Other Collaborations”?
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About a 5x7 partitioned-off space in the garage, with heat and ventilation and room for me, a couple of instruments, and the Infrastructure. Finished in January 2007.
This was designed by my daughter, who has threatened to sue the pants off me when she becomes a lawyer if I don't give her credit. Accordingly, photo (c)2001 Kimberly Koops-Wrabek.
SANTA'S FALLEN AND HE CAN'T GET UP" (11 SONGS) was recorded at Listen Studios (La Grande, OR), with Anna Snook (fiddle), Matt Snook (banjo & dobro), Sharon Porter (standup bass). Selling for $10 plus shipping. The cover art (by me) is cute, but apparently can't be displayed on this site.
THE GARAGE STUDIO
About a 5x7 partitioned-off space in the garage, with heat and ventilation and room for me, a couple of instruments, and the Infrastructure. Finished in January 2007.
The Promotional Photo
This was designed by my daughter, who has threatened to sue the pants off me when she becomes a lawyer if I don't give her credit. Accordingly, photo (c)2001 Kimberly Koops-Wrabek.
JOE'S LINKS
THE LATEST SONGS
"21 Steamer Drive" and "When They Die, I Put Them in the Cookies." www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songinfo.cfm?bandID=183557&songID=6811364 and www.soundclick.com/bands.page_songinfo.cfm?bandID=183557&songID=6812389 respectively.
ONGOING PROJECTS
TUGGA PA
The Swedish country-music song. Lyrics by Leif Alderman--and I don't know what they mean; I just have a recording of the words spoken. My job is to set them to music (country music, of course), without having any idea of what the words mean. A reverse of what the Swedish rock band ABBA did with English lyrics.
The Swedish country-music song. Lyrics by Leif Alderman--and I don't know what they mean; I just have a recording of the words spoken. My job is to set them to music (country music, of course), without having any idea of what the words mean. A reverse of what the Swedish rock band ABBA did with English lyrics.
Most Recent CD
SANTA'S FALLEN AND HE CAN'T GET UP" (11 SONGS) was recorded at Listen Studios (La Grande, OR), with Anna Snook (fiddle), Matt Snook (banjo & dobro), Sharon Porter (standup bass). Selling for $10 plus shipping. The cover art (by me) is cute, but apparently can't be displayed on this site.
ABOUT JOE...
Joe Wrabek has been writing songs for 34 years, and playing guitar for somewhat longer; the number and quality of the songs has increased in recent years, along with the notoriety. Joe is a city manager by trade--a "gig" that has lasted 13 years, and which he claims has been the inspiration for a lot of his material. His country-music, blues and bluegrass songs have been performed at the "Moograss" Bluegrass Festival in Tillamook, OR, the Oregon State Fair, and other (smaller) venues. The current CD, "Santa's Fallen and He Can't Get Up," is his second. He regularly plays with the group "Asleep at the Switch" every Friday night in Garibaldi, Oregon. Joe lives in Garibaldi with wife, daughter, three cats, and a dog. He is 57.
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