Andy - acoustic guitar [DGDGBbD], voice

Recorded Nov 24, 2014.

©2014 by Andy Wyatt

An alternate version of this song was the Pick of the Week on 2016.09.28. Here's the story:
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This is a quiet album of acoustic guitar and voice recorded between November 2014 and February 2015. Most tracks were improvised on the spot, but some are songs Andy was working on, like "what's that mountain doing?", "sunsets", and "6/4 romp". There's also a nod to Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time", and a half-remembered bit of the old Andy Band song "electric city". They were recorded in the playroom at mangobananas studio in West Windsor, VT, with the beautiful view out over Mount Ascutney. Andy plays there during the colder months because the basement and barn studio spaces aren't heated. Recorded with two mics through an M-Audio FastTrack Pro USB interface into a MacBook Pro (17-inch, early 2009). Some reverb added. Andy plays his beloved 2006 Taylor 310 acoustic guitar, and is tuned to open G, open Gm, or drop-D for most of the songs (see recording info for each song).
Album recording info:
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songrecording infofavorite / pick of the week
openerAndy - acoustic guitar [DGDGBD] Recorded Nov 22, 2014. ©2014 by Andy Wyatt
what's that mountain doing?Andy - acoustic guitar [DGDGBD], voice Recorded Nov 22, 2014. ©2014 by Andy Wyatt♥︎ 2018.02.01
sunsetsAndy - acoustic guitar [DGDGBD], voice Recorded Nov 22, 2014. ©2014 by Andy Wyatt
6/4 rompAndy - acoustic guitar [DADGBE], voice Recorded Nov 22, 2014. ©2014 by Andy Wyatt
for PMD 50Andy - acoustic guitar [DADGBE] Recorded Nov 23, 2014. ©2014 by Andy Wyatt
for WEC24Andy - acoustic guitar [standard], voice Recorded Nov 23, 2014. ©2014 by Andy Wyatt
time after time jamAndy - acoustic guitar [DGDGBD] Recorded Nov 24, 2014. ©2014 by Andy Wyatt
electric city jamAndy - acoustic guitar [DGDGBbD], voice Recorded Nov 24, 2014. ©2014 by Andy Wyatt2016.09.28
obtuseAndy - acoustic guitar [DGDGBbD] Recorded Nov 24, 2014. ©2014 by Andy Wyatt
electric mountainAndy - acoustic guitar [DGDGBbD] Recorded Nov 25, 2014. ©2014 by Andy Wyatt
late December stillnessAndy - acoustic guitar [DGDGBbD] Recorded Dec 29, 2014. ©2014 by Andy Wyatt
back to major noodlingAndy - acoustic guitar [DGDGBD] Recorded Dec 29, 2014. ©2014 by Andy Wyatt
playroom ramblerAndy - acoustic guitar [DGDGBD] Recorded Feb 16, 2015. ©2015 by Andy Wyatt
eclectic acoustics
Members: 
Andy Wyatt - vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, mandolin, ukulele, studio.
Guest musicians have included co-conspirators from other projects/bands including: Jon Morse, Tim Odell, Pete Downes, Ayman Mobarak, Paul Tuckey, Tommy Whittle, Pete Bosanko, and Eric Krivitzky

Years of Activity:
1978-present

Overview:
There are cassette tapes by "The Andy Band" dating back to 1979, when Andy was 14 years old, and he is still an avid recording musician. Sometimes The Andy Band is all about "hit record and go" improvisation, other times it's all about one-man-band multi-tracking in the studio. Since 2010, Andy has been playing some of these songs live near his new home in Vermont at open mics. He relishes the thrill of improvising with an audience, as well as singing three-part harmonies and playing bass with players there. But he also loves building up a song with layers and layers of Andys, singing and playing everything.