VTi1 Vermont One
Info for song: VTi1 Vermont One
Andy: acoustic guitar and vocals Recorded on 10 December 2007 in the BGH in Brownsville, VT with the mobile mangobananas recording rig.
Info for album: uncoil
In December 2007, Andy was house-sitting and pet-sitting in Vermont and spent time alone in the studio every night for two weeks. Most nights started with one burst of total improv, then work on a totally new structured song that often sprung out of the improv.
These are the improv recordings, usually done by hitting record then picking up a guitar for the first time all day after a long day at work. Any lyrics on these songs were improvised and sung on the spot.
Andy plays all instruments and sings. Recorded and produced by Andy with Logic Pro 7 on an Apple PowerBook G4.
The album snowcats and sundogs contains all the structured songs from this session. The playlist Vermont BGH Session lists all the songs from both albums chronologically.
These are the improv recordings, usually done by hitting record then picking up a guitar for the first time all day after a long day at work. Any lyrics on these songs were improvised and sung on the spot.
Andy plays all instruments and sings. Recorded and produced by Andy with Logic Pro 7 on an Apple PowerBook G4.
The album snowcats and sundogs contains all the structured songs from this session. The playlist Vermont BGH Session lists all the songs from both albums chronologically.
Album recording info:
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| song | recording info | favorite / pick of the week |
|---|---|---|
| VTi1 Vermont One | Andy: acoustic guitar and vocals Recorded on 10 December 2007 in the BGH in Brownsville, VT with the mobile mangobananas recording rig. | |
| VTi2 stars and bars | Andy: acoustic guitar and vocals Recorded on 12 December 2007 in the BGH in Brownsville, VT with the mobile mangobananas recording rig. | |
| VTi3 | Andy: acoustic guitar and vocals Recorded on 13 December 2007 in the BGH in Brownsville, VT with the mobile mangobananas recording rig. | |
| VTi4 | Andy: acoustic guitar and vocals Recorded on 14 December 2007 in the BGH in Brownsville, VT with the mobile mangobananas recording rig. | |
| VTi5 | Andy: acoustic guitar and vocals Recorded on 15 December 2007 in the BGH in Brownsville, VT with the mobile mangobananas recording rig. | |
| VTi6 4BLC | Andy: acoustic guitar and vocals Recorded on 16 December 2007 in the BGH in Brownsville, VT with the mobile mangobananas recording rig. | |
| VTi7 mile long piano | Andy: drums, bass, rhodes, piano in Logic 7 Recorded on 16 December 2007 in the BGH in Brownsville, VT with the mobile mangobananas recording rig. | |
| VTi8 give take have | Andy: acoustic guitar and vocals Recorded on 17 December 2007 in the BGH in Brownsville, VT with the mobile mangobananas recording rig. | |
| VTi9 where | Andy: acoustic guitar and vocals Recorded on 17 December 2007 in the BGH in Brownsville, VT with the mobile mangobananas recording rig. | |
| VTi10 digging out | Andy: piano (EXS24 sampler played with 61-key MIDI keyboard) Recorded on 17 December 2007 in the BGH in Brownsville, VT with the mobile mangobananas recording rig. | |
| VTi11 steel jam mix 1 | Andy: acoustic guitar and vocals Recorded on 18 December 2007 in the BGH in Brownsville, VT with the mobile mangobananas recording rig. | |
| VTi11 steel jam mix 2 drums | Andy: acoustic guitar and vocals Recorded on 18 December 2007 in the BGH in Brownsville, VT with the mobile mangobananas recording rig. | |
| VTi12A too much talk | Andy: acoustic guitar and vocals Recorded on 19 December 2007 in the BGH in Brownsville, VT with the mobile mangobananas recording rig. | |
| VTi12B start playing | Andy: acoustic guitar and vocals Recorded on 19 December 2007 in the BGH in Brownsville, VT with the mobile mangobananas recording rig. | |
| VTi12C I fear | Andy: acoustic guitar and vocals Recorded on 19 December 2007 in the BGH in Brownsville, VT with the mobile mangobananas recording rig. | |
| VTi12D stop analysis | Andy: acoustic guitar and vocals Recorded on 19 December 2007 in the BGH in Brownsville, VT with the mobile mangobananas recording rig. | |
| VTi13 uncoil | Andy: Martin Backpacker acoustic guitar and vocals Recorded on 19 December 2007 in the BGH in Brownsville, VT with the mobile mangobananas recording rig. | |
| VTi14 high beams | Andy: bass guitar Recorded on 19 December 2007 in the BGH in Brownsville, VT with the mobile mangobananas recording rig. | |
| VTi15 vodka tonic | Andy: electric guitar (1976 Les Paul Deluxe maple-top direct input plus microphones) and vocals Recorded on 20 December 2007 in the BGH in Brownsville, VT with the mobile mangobananas recording rig. |
Info for artist: The Andy Band
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.
