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Notes
from the Musical History Aftermath of Michael
Frazier, Oregon Singer Songwriter & Lyricist.
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| Sensing
the bands break up, I began working on my own project of original
songs, titled Homegrown. It seemed fitting for original music from
Oregon. I had continued songwriting during the past few projects and
wanted to try something different, something without any band member
issues. I played anything I could get my hands on, just trying to
stretch myself and enjoy the making of the music. Basically I was
simply outlining some tunes, new and old, that I hadn't gotten around
to in the past few years. The quality of the final work left a lot
to be desired although the learning was worth it and the ideas on
some tunes were invaluable to my growth as a songwriter and acoustic
guitar player. Still, I harbored that nagging feeling that something
was missing - like other musicians. I started to do some solo gigs
to pass the time and continued writing new material. |
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| Acoustic
Carrots 1995, our fifth project in five years. Once again, Tim Lamberson
and I hooked up, both feeling the need for something beyond our singular
efforts. He had also continued writing new tunes and playing with
some other friends. I had a pleasant gig coming up at the Westminster
Church for their annual art fair and asked Tim to add harmony vocals
and percussion. During rehearsal we decided to let the tape roll and
wound up with this "live" project. Tim was a one man band
of percussion. He had a tong box, congas, a tambourine and a xylophone.
He even strapped an egg shaker to his shoe so the tapping of a foot
added accents. It was another fun time for ROOT 24 and another recording
creation from the Root Cellar. |
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| Tim
and I continued to work together, though with less focus than in the
past. The 4 track cassette recordings simply were not good enough
anymore and we wanted that full band sound again and had no other
band members. We brought in Brian Vaughan and Leo Clarksmith for another
round and began rehearsing new material. Dave Spears popped in again
for a short stint as our mix man. Jon Rose moved back from Seattle
and we started bringing him up to date with our newer material. We
played some local events and, unfortunately, peaked quickly. Somehow,
the chemistry wasn't quite right and the inevitable breakdown came
once again. I went back to writing and doing the occasional solo performance.
The next couple of years I mainly spent writing new songs. It looked
as if the days of Carrot Bands was over after more than 12 years.
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| I
still wanted to play and so did Jon Rose. We started doing a duo with
Jon playing keyboards, bass and adding background vocals to my acoustic
guitar and vocal. We played a few times at Boones Treasury, and a
benefit for Gilbert House. I finally met Clair Bruce, an old friend
of David Craven's I had heard about for years. He had just upgraded
his studio to ADAT and offered a great price for some recording time.
Jon and I decided we had some tunes we could put to good use there
and recorded over a dozen in the fall of 1998. You can listen to most
of them HERE |
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| Although
we continued to play at Boones and did a gig at the Riverhouse, Jon
was really up for making a living with his music and was also playing
with Howard Roe and company in Wooden Music. They were working on
a studio project as well. Soon Jon found himself playing with Jerry
Meier in his band JT and the Tourists. After leaving both of those
groups he began working on assembling a band with Digby Morrow. The
Other Guise was born and they started working on a demo project and
the building of a recording studio. He was also working with Angela
Foshaug, assisting her with the planning of her upcoming album Common
Poison. Jon was a very busy guy and our musical time faded in 2000.
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| Tim
Lamberson and I also got together in 1998, mostly for fun, and recorded
a quick shot holiday gift for friends and family. I had a few Christmas
tunes and we added some standards. The project took only a few of
weeks to complete and is certainly no Bing Crosby collection. It was
great fun though, and that is what music was all about, we decided.
After that Tim went back to setting up his own recording system and
working on his songs with other friends and I continued work on the
KNA project and live performances with Jon, as noted above. |
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For
More Musical History Go To
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