Rehersals, Tickets, Etc. . .

We seem to be missing one person every time we jam, but it's not such a bad way to see what everyone brings to the group. Two night ago we worked though 5 new songs, and a bunch of old ones -- I think we're getting close to being at least vaguely familiar with the set, probably just about on pace for the show in a month.

Tim's printing up the tickets, so soon you'll be able to book your seat for the big show. You'll be able to get tickets from The Dorian School of Music, out on Bath just past Days Road, or if you're downtown, from me (free delivery!). More details of more places to get tickets when such things have been better arranged.

Maesel says, "you can't have 2 songs in a row in the same key, the same tempo, or the same genre."

I'll do my best to comply.

New Song Posted!

Hey y'all. I've spent way too much time online today, working on building a "web presence" or whatever the term that Adam uses is.

You can stream the first single from the new record, a Folk/Country version of the oldie City Lights over at our new myspace page. I think this song really embodies the sound we were going for on this record. So, take a listen, drop a comment.

The mail yesterday brought 100 1" buttons with Barn Flyz logos on them, which is kind of exciting. It's the first ever Barn Flyz merch made professionally. I'll try and get a picture of the buttons up soon.

Take care,

Jay.

Songs for my Seaweed Girl

Peja and I are listening to the new record.

It is finished!

The new website is well on the way, I emailed Adam mp3's from some of the new tracks so you can stream them when the website comes online (I think we're shooting for the end of the month).

With the launch of the new website will come your first chance to order Barn Flyz music online. The new album, Songs for my Seaweed Girl, along with the last retailish record Free Soup for the Revolution, will be ready to be boxed and shipped and opened and played and enjoyed!

I'm playing a warm-up to the big March 24th show on Friday the 4th (I think) at the big building at Portsmouth Harbour. I'll be in the courtyard of the Lung Associations Gardening show from 11:30 until 12:30. . . Alright, kind of a strange gig, but I think it'd be a fun way to play for people I'd probably never otherwise reach. So, if you like bulbs and soil -- come to the festival and say hi. I'm really trying to have the cd pressed and ready for then, but it's going to be tight. At worst I'll have some buttons or something.

Take care,

Jay.

Can't swing your arms without hitting a bass player. . .

So I was at the Boiler Room climbing gym the other night, really pissed-off because my bass player had just quit, and I turned to one of Sienna's co-workers (the trailhead kids nearly all dig climbing) and asked him, mostly as a way to start bitching about my situation,

"Derek, man, you don't play the bass, do you?"

And he answered, because there is a god,

"Actually, yes."

So, everything is fine. Derek came out to our practice on Wednesday, and was well prepared and caught on quick, and tolerated Tim's inexplicable repeated singing of Bon Jovi's "Lay Your Hands on Me". . .

Jay and the Barn Catz

At Dorian, across the waiting room from the drum room, 50 years of music experiance teaches kids how to play guitar. Maesel and I are opposites in almost every way, but I have a great time talking to him about music and teaching, and life in general.

The other day we were talking about my band, and he asked the name, I told him, and he thought for a second and said, "it should be Jay and the Barn Cats -- think of the imagery that comes with that!"

I still don't know what he meant, but it's really not such a bad name.

Great jam on Wednesday, Grady did such a good job on the accordian, I'm going to have to bribe/blackmail him to come back and play the show. There are rumours of a bit of a line-up shake-up, but everything should be fine. Don't worry. I'm not worried. Don't look so worried. Everything is fine. I'm in talks with a guy. It'll be fine. Stop worrying!

Jay.