As many of you know I was in the mind of recording an album. Twelve Bridges. We had three things done, and three almost done. And then we had another three or four getting ready to record. We were ready!

And then… I fell from my bicycle . And I didn’t get it done.

But you know me. I have started this album, and I am ready to finish it. So get ready for the next few months. Is going to get done!

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Three days in three gigs. It was a blast! On Friday, I played with McSpillin at the Saline Celtic Festival. And then on Saturday and Sunday, I played with Madigan’s Attic at the Gaelic League and Corktown Music Festival.

Doug Thomson and I ended up doing a open mic at Third Monk. It was actually pretty neat! More pictures will be on order.

Who I am.

Chrissy and I decided to record a song from our homes in tribute to the always awesome DETxDET concert, which was sadly cancelled this year. It’s an annual concert featuring Detroit original bands covering artists who have some connection with Detroit. Six and the Sevens played it four times as The Knack, Edwin Starr, Was (not was), and The Romantics. It was as the Edwin Starr show that I got to know Chrissy–who sang backup with us–and we decided our voices played well together (guessing you can spot both of us).

Not wanting to let the occasion pass without some Detroit music, Chrissy and I decided to cover Love Interruption by Jack White. We regularly do it at our duo shows and thought it would be fun. We each recorded our pieces and posted it on YouTube. We were really happy when a few days later it (and sever other “from quarantine” videos) was featured on CBS Detroit. Here it is–we hope you enjoy.

It’s been weird not being able to make music WITH people these past weeks. It’s the thing I miss most in this strange new world we find ourselves in. So what to do? How about do a song acapella and each record our parts into our phones, Then mix them together and see what happens. This is the result. Enjoy!

Thursday, April 2 I performed my very first solo show via FB Live. It was a little weird and a lot of fun. Here is a link if you’re up for some quarantine fun. Hoping to do another, perhaps on Thursday, April 9.

Set List
Down Under (Men at Work)
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard (Paul Simon)
Summer Morn (Bruce Farrell)
If I Had a Boat (Lyle Lovett)
Black Velvet Band (Irish traditional)
The MTN Song (Rayland Baxter)
Bad Bad Leroy Brown (Jim Croce)
Hey Jealousy (Gin Blossoms)
Shifting Sands (Twelve Bridges/Bruce Farrell)
Should I Stay or Should I Go (The Clash)
Worried Man (Johnny Cash)
Wild Rover (Irish traditional)
Rocket Man (Elton John)
Pink Cadillac (Bruce Springsteen)
Have You Ever Seen the Rain (CCR)
Can You See (Twelve Bridges/Bruce Farrell)
Beautiful World (Colin Hay)
The Boxer (Simon & Garfunkel)

So everything around Covid-19 really ramped up fast. Here in Detroit, we went from telling people to exercise some caution to cancelling events in a flash. It was a bit stunning to see all of my St. Patrick’s gigs (six of them) go away over a 24 hour period.

But I get it. We’re not going to make this virus go away, but there is great wisdom in doing the things we can to slow it’s spread. And all the St. Patrick events on my calendar involved a whole lot of people being packed tightly together for hours at a time. So it was a tough call and it kind of sucks to see the gigs go away, it was absolutely the right call.

So what’s next? I certainly don’t know. I’ll continue to play shows in smaller rooms where the patrons aren’t stacked together–presuming that doesn’t stop too. We’ll get back to normal, but it may take a while. Hoping all of you stay safe and be smart.

Madigan’s Attic was featured on Pam Rossi’s Behind the Mic program. It’s an hour long interview with some live music thrown in. Pam is a real pro and we had a blast. We also performed two songs from my solo CD–Sweet Maria and Summer Morn–along with a Doug Thomson original, Two Days Sunday.

If you haven’t seen Pam’s show, it’s good viewing. More shows here.