Solo Projects
I remember having discussion in my younger days about 'art by committee' in reference to the team
it takes to make a music production. I realize now the importance of all the members of the team:
writer, producer, engineer, studio players, etc. I've always wanted to do a project totally by myself
though - writing, producing, engineering, playing all the instruments, even doing the cover art. I don't
know why I wanted to do this - ego maybe - maybe just to prove to myself (and others) that I could do it.
At any rate, I'm still working on that project but have decided to post one of the results here. It's kind
of a country/jazzy thing. Let me know what you think.
Listen:
The project described above has taken an inordinate amount of time - years already and it's about
3/4 finished. In my defense though, I got sidetracked and did 5 other solo projects. One is a
traditional gospel album called 'Psalm 150' and the cover art and a sample are posted below:

Psalm 150
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The other 4 projects came about almost unintentionally. For the past few years I've been learning to
play mandolin. These projects are a culmination of those efforts to date. Samples are below:
Mandolin
Collection 1
S.Barnes
Mandolin Collection 1
Mostly Old Fiddle Tunes
Mandolin
Collection 2
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Mandolin Collection 2
Old Fiddle Tunes &
some Jethro
Listen: Sam's Bush
MandoBeatles
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MandoBeatles
all Beatles music
Listen: Because
Mando
Christmas
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MandoChristmas
Christmas music
All the completed projects are available for purchase or download - e-mail for details