Recordings from Longtayle Studios

SpringTide on the Tump This CD is a collection my own performances on hammer dulcimer, 6 and 12 string guitars, whistle and other instruments.   The collection has both original compositions and public domain tunes.  Some of the content is familiar.  Some of it is rarely heard tunes.   Follow the link to hear seven, long audio clips from the recording.    Spring Tide on the Tump will be available by J uly 1, 2009.  Black Rox Chip Blackwell and I are preparing about eighty Celtic tunes for the studio.  We'll shrink the population down to about a hour's worth of the best and hit the record button in late August. Instrumentation includes hammer dulcimer, tenor banjo, fiddle, whistle, guitar,  bass and hand percussion.  Follow the link to hear four audio clips of some of our work up sessions. Our CD will be released in plenty of time for you to buy dozens of copies as Christmas presents Tradition Bearer Diana Wagner recorded her latest CD, Tradition Bearer at Longtyale Studios.  She has a marvelous voice and delivers her songs with extraordinary feeling.  You can't help but be moved by her performances Live on Chincoteague The Chincoteague Cultural Alliance (CCA) presents six acoustic concerts each year.  Most of these are recorded by Longtayle Studios.  In the fall of 2008 CCA plans on releasing LIVE ON CHINCOTEAGUE! , a CD of many of the performers who have performed during CCA's acoustic music series.  The program will be a wide range of music from blues to traditional folk, to Celtic to singer-songwriter. Listen to audio samples and see the list of performers. Music To Read By Twelve musicans donated twenty-four tracks of performance to raise money for the addition to the Chincoteauge Island Library.  Styles range from Celtic to bluegrass,  blues to new age,Mozart to jazz.  It's an hour long celebration of great music. 100% of the sales price goes to fund the not-for-profit Chincoteague Island Library.  The performances, engineering, art work, graphic design and manufacutring costs were all donated to the project.  To read more about the project, go here. To hear audio clips AND BUY tracks or the entire CD go here.