Tag: neil young

  • What Are Your Favorite “Mysterious” Songs, and Why?

    What Are Your Favorite “Mysterious” Songs, and Why?

    On Episode 19 of our podcast, “Themes and Variation,” we chat with singer and trumpeter Rhys Tivey about songs with a veil of mystery…oooh!

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  • Is There Such a Thing as a “Single Instrument Virtue”?

    + Welcome to Soundfly! We help curious musicians meet their goals with creative online courses. Whatever you want to learn, whenever you need to learn it. Subscribe now to start learning on the ’Fly. A few weeks ago, I was on tour with Chris Forsyth & the Solar Motel Band in support of the band Heron Oblivion. When I learned that…

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  • Song Kitchen: “Old Man” by Neil Young

    Song Kitchen: “Old Man” by Neil Young

    If you ever find yourself with a surplus of money and an itch to buy a massive ranch, boy have I got a story for you. Such were the circumstances in which Neil Young found himself in 1970, flush with cash from the recent success of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. As destiny would have it,…

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Ryan Lott: Designing Sample-Based Instruments