Twas The Night Before Saturday, March 22, 2008 This past holiday season, Jim Crew, Bernie Petteway, and myself (we call ourselves The PCB Trio) released our first self produced CD Called "Twas The Night Before..." (We actually started this project in May of 07. To record, mix, master, create the graphics, and then send it all out for duplication to get back before the Christmas season, you have to start early. And still we didn't get the finished product until after Thanksgiving!) We included a couple of traditional holiday tunes like, "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," "We Wish You A Merry Christmas," and modern pieces like Vince Guaraldi's "Christmas Time Is Here." We treated these tunes in our own style; purposely trying not to sound like the plethora of existing holiday CD's. From a modified second line shuffle on "Jingle Bells," a bluesy rendition of "Silent Night" or an airy and sweeping treatment of "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel." We had a lot of fun doing this, but it does seem odd when you find yourself whistling or humming Christmas tunes in the middle of the summer. Anyhow, it can be purchased from CDBaby (www.cdbaby.com/cd/jcbpeb). and iTunes. Check it out and enjoy. Posted by Ed T Butler at 1:47 PM Permalink Digg this Post Email this Post 0 Comments: Post a Comment << Home Previous Posts