Lil Rev's 2016 CD release: Claw & Hammer Liner Notes
Notes On The Making of My New Claw & Hammer CD
The Idea: In the early winter months of 2016, after an nearly unbearable 2015, i decided i'd focus my mind on something positive whilst my daughter and i whiled away the cold, dark winter months that proceded Carol's passing.
To that end, i determined that a new recording project might be just the ticket!
Having endured a treacherous year of illness, depression, and near death myself (stung by a black wasp and went into Anaphylaxis shock), i needed this project to be light, fun and easy.
Given this, I pulled out a list of tunes i'd been compiling over the last couple of years; mostly early country, folk and pre-bluegrass type stuff that i aimed to record with a claw-hammer bent to them.
About My Claw-Hammer Roots:
My love of banjo playing was mostly inspired by backing up my longtime
music pal John Nicholson of Frogwater. John is an incredible player and
over the years i grew to love old time banjo mostly thru b…
The Idea: In the early winter months of 2016, after an nearly unbearable 2015, i decided i'd focus my mind on something positive whilst my daughter and i whiled away the cold, dark winter months that proceded Carol's passing.
To that end, i determined that a new recording project might be just the ticket!
Having endured a treacherous year of illness, depression, and near death myself (stung by a black wasp and went into Anaphylaxis shock), i needed this project to be light, fun and easy.
Given this, I pulled out a list of tunes i'd been compiling over the last couple of years; mostly early country, folk and pre-bluegrass type stuff that i aimed to record with a claw-hammer bent to them.
About My Claw-Hammer Roots:
My love of banjo playing was mostly inspired by backing up my longtime
music pal John Nicholson of Frogwater. John is an incredible player and
over the years i grew to love old time banjo mostly thru b…