~~NEW CD, { Back to my Roots }now available featuring: THE RAIN " "O'de to St. John's " " Rockbottom " " Less is More " " 2 versions of " Movin On " " The Sun Will Rise " & Five more meaningful songs, telling stories about real life hardships of everyday life. Everything from Flood Victims, Economy Victims, Environmental Stresses, and even a song about writing a song, not to mention a love song or two......
FIRST OFF: I like to thank Lana Nichols for the lovely piano work on Movin On & Ode To St John's and the backing vocals on Less is More...Thanks Lana, your a sweetheart................................................................................................
ALL OTHER VOCALS & INSTRUMENTS PLAYED ON THESE RECORDINGS WERE PERFORMED BY MICHAEL FRUCELLI at the RIVERHILL SESSIONS STUDIOS located in MANDARIN FLORIDA......
Influences
Influences include but are not limited to: Cat Stevens, Gordon Lightfoot, David Gilmour, CSNY, Jim Croce, Harry Chapin, America, Leo Kotkie, Arlo Guthrie, Garcia/Grisman, Led Zepplin, and the list goes on & on !
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FYI> THESE RECORDINGS ARE TOTALLY BEING PERFORMED, THERE IS NO COMPUTER GENERATIONS OR COPY & PASTE METHODS TAKING PLACE, ALSO NO SPONCERING OR BACKING OF A PRETTY FACE BY A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CORPORATION....THEY ARE BEING RECORDED ON A GRASS ROOTS LEVEL IN REAL TIME BY REAL PEOPLE.......
Sounds Like
I LIKE TO THINK I SOUND LIKE ME BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE TELL ME I SOUND LIKE GORDON LIGHTFOOT.....I GUESS THATS NOT TO SHABBY.........
PLAYING ACOUSTIC GUITAR IS A PASSION AND WHEN IT'S OCCASSIONALLY BACKED UP WITH AN ELECTRIC SOLO MAKES IT EVEN MORE SPECIAL.........GOOSE BUMPS !
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THE SAINT JOHN'S RIVER IN NORTH FLORIDA AT SUNSET <> ONE OF THE ONLY RIVERS IN THE WORLD THAT FLOWS NORTH~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~" O'DE TO ST. JOHN'S " ~~~~~~~~~~~ By: Michael Frucelli
BUT BE CAREFUL, BECAUSE THERE ARE GATORS IN THERE.
SO OFTEN WE TAKE FOR GRANITE THE POWER OF THE RAIN~~JUST ASK THE PEOPLE WHO EXPERENCED THE FLOODS FROM IT........
.......................................I WAS PICKIN & GRINNIN IN MY BOAT< ON MY FAVORITE FISHIN HOLE.........WAITING FOR A BITE TO HAPPEN< ON MY FAVORITE FISHIN POLE.........
Started playing guitar at age 8 back in 1965 on a hand me down nylon string that my uncle gave me along with my first lessons which lead me into the 70's when I really got hooked on all the singer song writer/performers that sang about everyday ups & downs of the times, My adventurous spirit then took me into rock & roll playing electric guitars and dabbling in other instruments such as harmonica, percussion/drums,bass guitar,some keys,mandolin etc. Started playing in bands and performed my first time with a band called TIME at a place in Philly called The Sly Fox at age 16 ( that was a rough nite) since then through out the years I've performed with groups up & down the east coast--to name a few, Wizard, Chime, JEM & The Riverside Trio and prior to the trio forming I was in THE RIVERSIDE BAND. In 1990 I opened up three music stores called MICHAEL'S MUSIC and ran them for approx. ten years, and thru the stores I was fortunate enough to meet and jam with a lot of musicians. To name a few: John Denver, Charlie Daniels, Nickolet Larson, Richy Havens, The Blues Travelers, Arlo Guthrie, Cathy Mattea and many more. Needless to say that sparked even a deeper love for music and musicians, dealing with them day in and day out for ten years. I have decided to re-invest my efforts into my roots of the singer / songwriter format where I realized that's where my heart is and what I do best. I've been writing songs just about my whole life and a lot of them were previously recorded on cassett format years ago on a demo level so I wouldn't forget them, hopeing someday I would get the chance to record them professionally, Well I finally broke down and Invested some bucks in a digital studio system, And even though there still not as good as they would be if they were done in a multi-million dollar studio, there a lot better then they were. The material you hear on this site is a collection of songs written over the past few decades that I finally got a chance to put on disc, give a listen and reply on what you think---Thanks, Michael---COPYRIGHT 2009-ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Wishing you Good Health and Much Happiness this Christmas season and throughout the New Year!
Jack Tumidajski
QUADALAJARA - The Utopia That Once Was
(A Living Tribute to those pioneer Paras and Quads who 'rolled the dice' and discovered Freedom and Independence in Guadalajara, Mexico during the '50s, '60s and '70s)
Thank you, Michael. I really enjoy your pics and music! Love you to drop by again and comment on my wacky blogs. You'll get a laugh out of them at least. Regards, Susan
Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time. ~Laura Ingalls Wilder
Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake...
Have a great weekend! Much love Your friend always Uli
Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. Robert Frost
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