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19. That was actually out on vinyl in the 1980s
Tue Feb 7, 2017, 03:09 AM
Feb 2017

Last edited Tue Feb 7, 2017, 06:48 AM - Edit history (1)

If you can find it, I recorded that on an album of international instrumental folk music with some Dutch friends, and we called ourselves the Holland-America Line. We even played a few live concerts in the USA, Holland and Germany. My higher-ups nixed further plans, reminding me that they were paying me to do my day job, not play guitar gigs.

Lazy C Ranch was so named for its tempo and the fact that it was in C tuning. It is on the Holland-America Line album "Maiden Voyage" if you can still find a copy somewhere.

Canyonlands was a modernized version of a tune I first recorded back in 1974. I always wanted to do it with a full band, and five years ago, I finally found the time. Some friends from The Freedom Toast filled in on drums and bass. I did the guitars and synthesizer. One of the guitars used on that recording was also the last one Božo ever built for me. It was the twelve string of this matching pair:

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Here's a close-up to give you an idea of his craft:
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