(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek 2010 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Guitar-ReynoldHarmonica-Clint HooverBass-Matt SenjemPercussion-Michael BissonnetteRecorded by Stymie Seamans This is a song written for my wife. Probably one of the best sets of “harmonic changes” I have came up with (so far). This recording is a favorite because it originally was done for a project which was all recorded “live […]
(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 1997 Zino-Rephi Music BMI) In the late 1990’s, I came up with this idea and went to great lengths to record this song by bringing in so many instrumentalists to play their part. I really thought this song would make some sort of deep impression and while the Minneapolis Star Tribune gave
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(Written and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 1993 re-released and mastered 2012)Reynold-lots of guitars, bass, knee slap horse hooves, wooden “train flute”, whoops and hollers, tambourineRecording engineer-Stymie Seamans This song originally came out in 1993 and I re-released it on the “Last Summer” album in 2012. On all of the more successful “solo” recordings, my friend Stymie Seamans was
(Traditional) This is the first song I ever learned on guitar though I first learned it to be played entirely in the first position with open string notes included. I was ten years old then and have been working on a “definitive” solo version ever since. Though more commonly played in D minor my version is in E minor because
(Composed and performed by Reynold D. Philipsek 2016 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI)Recorded by Stymie Seamans The opening of the video will explain how I got “inspired” to create this piece. But speaking about “inspiration”… I listen quite frequently (while I jog each morning) to podcasts that focus a lot on the craft of songwriting. A common thing I hear from
(Composed and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright 1989 and 2022 Zino-Rephi Music BMI)All vocals and instruments by ReynoldExcept for drums by Mo EngelRecorded by Stymie Seamans This song first appeared on my 1989 album, “The Peter Pan Principle.” That disc is a pretty rare find these days, though I see it on eBay on occasion (and still have 50
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