Cachorros Piquantes by Squeezebox Dogs
Our little CD is done. I've started burning copies and printing the artwork and assembling the finished CDs. If anyone is interested in a copy, please email me at misteranchovyATexcite.com. CDs are only 10 Canadianos each.
Cachorros Piquantes is a CD of instrumental squeezebox music from seven countries - Portugal, Colombia, Mexico, Louisiana, Scandinavia, Bahamas and Newfoundland. John Filici and I recorded it gradually over much of 2007 and into 2008. I play button accordions and some percussion; John plays piano accordions, guitar, keyboards and recorder. I picked the songs. John worked out the orchestration.
I learned along the way that as soon as you commit something to a recording, you instantly know you can perform it better than that any day of the week. Isn't that the way? I think there are some pretty good tracks, though, and it is representative of the music I enjoy playing. Here's a sample, a Portuguese dance number called Vira de Santa Marta. Curiously, there are two Viras de Santa Marta. I play both of them, but we just recorded the one. Santa Marta is near Porto in the north of Portugal.
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I do want an album - I suppose the US dollar is different everyday and about 1/2 of the Canadian dollar? Let me know when its ready to send and how you want the money - a check or what - and I will look up the current rate...
Hi Gardenia. The US and Canadian dollars have been very close to par for some time now. When the US dollar drops down to half of our dollar, though, I'm headed south to do a little shopping. Send me an email with your address and I'll send you a CD. I think from US the best thing is an international money order, or if you have them there, an international postal money order. I think checks are problematic cross-border. One of these days, I'll set up my PayPal account to receive, since a lot of people have PayPal these days. cheers and thanks for your interest.
Wow nice toy! Congrats on the new baby (cd)!!!
Wonderful! Will mail in our order.
Muppie
Groovy baby...I know exactly what you mean about the recorded music and then how you feel you can play way better. A strange chemistry this life and making stuff huh?
Congrats on your amazing project and getting it done!!! Looking forward to hearing it...I'll e-mail you shortly...
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