Category Archives: Audio

Barry Keane – Recording Lightfoot’s ‘Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’

Posted on January 15, 2022 by scottkfish

SKF NOTE: Excerpt from our January 13, 2022 interview. Barry Keane has been drumming with Gordon Lightfoot on record and onstage for 46 years. Here he shares the story of how the classic song, Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, was … Continue reading →

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Haunted for 52 Years by NRBQ

Posted on October 13, 2021 by scottkfish

SKF NOTE: How some music sticks with me, even when I’ve not heard it in decades, I find curious. Two days ago I bought the digital format of NRBQ’s first album. I owned a vinyl copy of the album when … Continue reading →

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Roy Brooks – Exceptional Drummer

Posted on August 26, 2021 by scottkfish

SKF NOTE: August 2021 is a month where I’m finding and buying lots of good music in different styles. From Max Richter’s Exiles, to Lari White’s New Loves, Lee Morgan’s The Complete Live at the Lighthouse, and my latest buy, … Continue reading →

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Rich, Krupa -‘Evolution’ – Essential Listening (1962)

Posted on July 16, 2021 by scottkfish

SKF NOTE: Thank you to Verve records for making available Burnin’ Beat, a 1962 studio date wih Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa. After finding this album as a vinyl cut-out in the 1970s – it had a significant impact on … Continue reading →

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Bass Drums – Gary Chester Asks, Neil Peart Answers

Posted on July 15, 2021 by scottkfish

SKF NOTE: For years now I’ve had on a hard drive a digitized version of one of my Neil Peart interviews. The sound volume of the initial tape transfer was very low. Consequently I’ve never been able to use it. … Continue reading →

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