I will be playing the 318 Cafe (318 Water Street, Excelsior, MN) on Saturday, August 10 at 8:00 P.M. with violinist Gary Schulte and bass player Jeff Brueske Advance tickets are highly recommended and the ordering info is in link below. Hope to see you then.Stay safe. Be kind.Reyn Get Tickets Here: https://www.exploretock.com/318cafe/event/486044/reynold-philipsek
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(Composed, arranged and orchestrated by Reynold. D. Philipsek 2023 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitars and vocals-ReynoldDrums-Jon NiefeldBass-Luke KramerHorns- Zane SchaeferRecorded by Stymie Seamans From the beginning and recurring 5/4 riff and through all of the other permutations I think the energy of the track is lifted by all of the players but drummer Jon Niefeld is especially noteworthy. It’s amazing how
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(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2020 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recorded by Stymie Seamans I forget the precise year I wrote this song but it was an early summer day when I came across the idea. I do exactly remember how I came up with the musical idea, however. I was out for my daily jog in the wooded
(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2020 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) One day in late March of 2020 I wrote this song quite spontaneously. That does not happen often. I then recorded it on my iPhone in the backroom of our house. I hardly expected the recording to be anything but a demo. An in-the-moment “phone” recording rarely comes
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(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 2011 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recording engineer: Stymie Seamans This is one of many solo guitar pieces I’ve composed through the years. I must have at least 30 of them in my repertoire now. Sometimes I identify songs with specific seasons and this one says “autumn.” Since that season will soon be upon us,
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(Traditional)Performed and arranged by Reynold D.PhilipsekRecording engineer: Stymie SeamansVideo by Rene Erickson Happy July. I chose this recording to send out to bring in a favorite month/time of year. This is literally the first song I ever learned on guitar when I was about ten years old. In fact, the reason I still play the piece in E minor (it