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A site for anyone interested in spending some quality time south of the border
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everything you want or need to know about doing or having a house concert
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DVD's of James Lee Stanley Shows at Charlotte's Web, Rockford, IL 1975 - 2007
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Seminars, webinars, and articles addressing songwriting, as well as a concert series.
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- Rehearsals - Watch Your Volume
- Follow Your Routines on the Road or Pay the Consequences
- Opening Act Etiquette
- How Do You Categorize Yourself?
- When Is the Best Time To Write?
- Are You Listening Enough?
- Ruminations on this New Year's Eve 2011
- Social Media Sites - Which One Do You Choose?
- Some Fun and Useful Observations at the Nick Reynolds Tribute
- Increase Your Live CD Sales
- Opening Act Responsibilities
- Improve Your Odds for Film / TV Song Placement
- Tim OShea Interviews James Lee Stanley About All Wood and Doors
- Another Attempt at an End Run by Corporate Greed
- Life Is A Challenge - Go Placidly
- Critics Weigh In on All Wood and Doors
- Travel Tips - You Are Not Alone!
- Val Haller Weighs In
- Music Conference Tips
- Lyrics and Melody - A Wedding Made in Heaven, or Hell
- Looping Boxes - Preparation and Use
- You Have To Give To Get - Reciprocity
- Getting Someone To Record Your Song
- you've got to be kind, dammit
- EPK's - Do I Need One and Are They Effective
- At the Soundcheck thru to the Curtain
- Media and the Message
- What's An Artist To Do? Follow Your Muse
- Health Regimen Importance and Tips on Maintaining One
- Paul Zollo Reviews Backstage At The Resurrection
- Doing the Work - That IS the Reward
- Doing the Work - That IS the Reward
- Muscle Memory
- Will Durst Weighs In
- 4th of July Ruminations - 2011
- Preparing For an Interview
- A Song Writer's Rant
- All Wood and Doors - Here Come the Reviews
- Mail Order Tips
- Give God the Nod
- Supply the Joy - Rule Number One
- Writing and Playing A Lead On A Track
- Cyber Hell - Take A Break From It
- Happy Birthday Bob
- Tips From Nick Nowell of The Famine
- On Line Music Sites, etc
- John Carter Passes
- Some Insights Into Performing
- ASCAP, BMI, SESAC - Should I Join?
- Flying With A Guitar
- When God Gives You the Stink Eye
- Take A Break, Dammit
- Hostile Audiences - Dealing With Them
- Caren Armstrong Weighs In on the Life of a Song
- Another Backstage at the Resurrection Review and the first All Wood and Doors Review
- Backstage at the Resurrection Review 1 April 2011
- Ten Things To Learn From Japan
- Mail Order Tips
- On Being A Wordsmith
- Create A Space For Your Creativity
- First All Wood and Doors Mini Tour Ends - Ruminations
- All Wood and Doors Tour Day Two
- Tips From The Road - Day One of the All Wood and Doors Tour
- Sense of Entitlement? Lose It, It's a BAD Look
- Good As Your Word?
- Folk Alliance International Music Conference 2011
- Rehearsing A New CD for Performance
- House Guesting - More On the Art of It
- Performance and Meditation - There Is A Link
- Free Tickets - When Do I Ask For Them?
- House Concerts - The Presenters Responsibilities
- Take Nothing For Granted
- Another Cold, Another Show
- Conference Tips Part 1
- Don't Fight the Program -- Dump It!
- As An Artist, Do You Keep Your Opinions To Yourself?
- Before You Make That New Year's Resolution
- Look Both Ways
- More Mixing Tips As I Wrap Up All Wood and Doors
- Mixing Tips for Background Vocals
- John Lennon - You Are Still Missed
- The Fear and Triumph of Building a New Show
- Jeff Beck - Inspiration From A Master
- GPS Hell - Version Two
- GPS Hell - Don't Forget Your Own Brain Works Pretty Well
- Pre-Stage Jitters
- Department of Redundancy Department
- Time For Yourself
- Get Some Distance From Your Projects
- When the Demon Clowns Try To Tear You Down
- Problems With Equipment? Start With the Simple Solutions
- Backstage At The Resurrection - New Solo CD by James Lee Stanley
- Arranging Songs - Some Ideas For the Process
- Back Up Your Work and then Back It Up Again Someplace Else
- When A String Breaks Use An Old String As A Replacement
- Last Day As A House Guest - Tips For Getting Invited Back
- A Hoarse Voice? Don't Panic!
- Approaching A Performance Vs Intrusion On Your Space
- Getting Ready For Three Days of Full Concerts
- Stoner Rock - Interested?
- Expose Yourself to Great Musicians
- Make the Gig Work
- Soloing on Recordings - A Different Approach
- Recording, What's Best -Live or Layered
- 5 Tips To a Better CD by Mark Winkler
- Timothy B Schmit - Expando - A Solo CD
- Folkscene - A Community of Musical Folks
- Practice In the Dark / Be Prepared
- Religious Freedom - A Parable
- Enough B.S. From Beck, et al, Where Are The Protest Songs?
- Kenny Edwards Memorial
- Personal Choice - It's Okay
- Expose Yourself...to Art
- Pitching A Song
- Should I Demo My Songs?
- Guitar Tablature - A Primer
- Belief In Yourself
- Submitting Music to Your Favorite TV Show
- Forbidden Fruit - It Didn't Work For God, Why Would It Work For Us?
- Using What You've Got
- Preparing A Session For Another Musician
- How Important is Pre-Production?
- Mastering Backstage At The Resurrection
- Getting a Crowd In Your Venue
- The Trick To Collaboration
- James Lee Stanley and Cliff Eberhardt Back In The Studio - All Wood and Doors Update
- Take A Break--Trust Me
- More Arranging Tips
- Missed Opportunities - The Night I Almost Sang For Joan Baez
- Everybody Has To Make Money - Not Just You
- Guitar Straps - A Few Tips
- A New Way To Network
- Criticism - When Is It Called For?
- When Do You Prepare For A Gig--How Far In Advance
- Artists, Food For Thought
- Are We Merely Toys of God?
- An Artist's Responsibility
- The Boy Scouts Were Right - Be Prepared
- Mixing - Some Basic Tips
- Recording Bass and Drums
- Take Nothing For Granted
- Dylanfest at Kulak's May 20th, 2010
- Incompetence and Attitude - The Cosmic Connection
- Day Four Cliff Eberhardt and James Lee Stanley All Wood and Doors Recording Project
- Day Three Eberhardt Stanley All Wood and Doors Project
- Day Two of the Eberhardt / Stanley All Wood and Doors CD
- Eberhardt / Stanley Recording - Day One
- Cliff Eberhardt / James Lee Stanley Duet Project Recording Journal
- John Batdorf Weighs in on Releasing and Promoting a New CD
- Cheese It! The Fuzz!
- De plan, Boss, De plan
- Master Limiters - Should You Use Them?
- Fine Tuning Your Work
- Booking - More On Putting A Tour Together
- New Keys For Old Songs - Try It, You'll Like It
- Affirmation - Here's One to Use
- Nastassja Kinski and Me - Naked / Another Opportunity Knocks Tale
- EQ - More On Using It
- Parametric EQ - Simplified Use Of...
- Rage - Handling Your Own
- Rage - Handling Someone Else's
- Support the Art That You Believe IN
- Organization--I'll Do It Tomorrow
- Serve the Song, Part Two
- Neil Young Tribute Night
- Major Labels Shooting Themselves in the Foot
- Rich Warren Weighs In On Sending CD's Vs Digital Downloading
- Serve The Song
- Spontaneous Performance Vs Rehearsed Show
- Don't Fight the Program
- Follow Up After A Conference
- Folk Alliance International, Memphis February 2010
- Folk Alliance February 2010
- Crazy Heart Musings
- The Spotlight - The Power and Responsibility That Comes With It
- The System - Work With It or Against It?
- Credit Where Credit's Due Vs Your Word
- Happy? How Can I BE Happy?
- The Gift To Give To Your Favorite Artist
- Opportunity Knocks - And You Don't Answer
- Tuning Up--As Necessary in Life As In Guitar Playing
- Your Artistic Community
- Who We Are and Where We Are In Life - The Connection
- Booking - When To Do It?
- Patter Between Songs
- Tempo, Time and Groove, They Are One, Grasshopper
- Happy Holidays, Datamusicata Will Be Back January 4th, 2010
- Attitude and the Zen of Doing
- House Concert - Critique of the Presenter
- Social Obligations or A Great Show -- You Choose
- Your Guitar Can Save Your Life
- Who Puts the Bomp in Your Swagbag?
- A Departure
- Follow Your Muse or Be True To Your School
- Commitment to Your Muse
- Textures in Arrangement or the Lack Thereof
- Stage Fright
- Song Entre - What Draws People Into Your Song?
- Practice Today?
- Norton Buffalo Passes
- Melodies - Experimentation With Chord Progressions
- Melodies - And What Restricts Them
- Young Songwriters Biggest Mistake?
- Distance Yourself From Your Work
- Travel Tips - Preparations For Going and Coming
- Getting A Guitar on De Plane, Boss, De Plane!
- A Three Week Hiatus for Datamusicata
- A Road Book--What Is It?
- Anxiety - How Do You Handle It, Part Two
- Anxiety - How Do You Handle It?
- Grooves; What Makes A Good One?
- Preparing For A Showcase
- Writer's Block - How Do You Get Past It?
- Recording - Getting A Good Take
- Songwriter Telesummit August 21st and 22, 1009
- Music Lessons - Should You Take Them, and When?
- Performing - What Went Right? What went Wrong?
- Les Paul and I Play McCabes
- The Perfect Recording - A Quest
- Lyric Writing - A Look At Paul Simon's America
- Three Note Chords on Guitar
- Bass - Developing A Compelling Bass Part
- Recording Tips - Before You Start
- Your CD - Who Did You Record It For?
- Booking Tips
- Chords and Inversions, Further Discussion
- Lead Guitar Using Chord Fingering for Guidance
- Repetition and Practice - Necessary Hurdles
- Songwriting - Melodies and Rhyme schemes
- Criticism - How Do I Handle It and How Do I Use It?
- Lessons - Should I Take Them?
- Tempos - How Do I Choose the Best One?
- A Songwriting Discussion of Titles
- Arranging For Solo Guitar, Continued
- A House Concert Presenter Weighs In
- Back It Up!
- Where Do Melodies Come From?
- The Audience Boos You. What Do You Do?
- Guarantees, Getting Them; Living Up To Them
- House Guest's Ten Most Important Things To Remember
- A Visit to CF Martin in Nazareth, Pennsylvania
- Back Jack and Do It Again
- Rehearsal Preparation--Why It Is Necessary
- Authority and Attitude - How Far Can You Take It?
- Media Lists and Maintaining Contacts With Them
- What Do I Wear On Television?
- The Twelve Pound Ceramic Monkey On My Back
- Imagining Your Chops
- Goofing Off, Is It Bad For You?
- Emergency Nail Replacement
- Follow Up Confirmations -- A Must In Every Situation
- Corky Siegel Weighs In With "Let Your Music Soar"
- Driving Tips When You Are On the Road
- Background Vocals - Session Tips
- Performance Rights Organizations - What About Them?
- When Do You Take Chances On Stage?
- No Post Today
- Raising Money For Your Recording Project
- Reworking Your Bottom Line To Make A Profit At Gigs
- Chord Progressions - And How To Manipulate Them
- A Recording Experiment
- Turn Someone On To Something New
- A Listening Experiment
- Sleeping With Strangers
- What Is The Best Guitar?
- How Do You Start Your Own Label?
- We're All Cogs In the Wheels of the World
- Do You Need A Major Label
- Vocal Tips for Recording and Performing
- What Is The Middle Eight?
- Rand Bishop Weighs In - Advice to Songwriters
- How Do You Get People To Come To Your Gigs? Part Two
- How Do You Get People To Come To Your Gigs?
- Another Songwriting Exercise
- Where Do You Get Feedback?
- Folk Alliance Conference Follow Up for Artists
- The Last Word On Folk Alliance International, Memphis, 2009
- Second Report from the 2009 Folk Alliance International Conference in Memphis, Tennessee
- First Report from the 2009 Folk Alliance International Conference in Memphis, Tennessee
- Take Nothing For Granted, Again With This
- Take Nothing For Granted
- Singing on Your Recordings and Sounding Great
- Follow Up -- A Very Big Deal
- Good Enough?
- Two Secrets To A Great Performance
- Make Your Life A Little Easier
- Bob Ezrin Weighs In On Artistic "Quality"
- Recognizing and Pursuing Your Muse
- What Is A One Sheet and Why Do I Need One?
- My Favorite Question -- And Applying It To Discouragement
- Travel Tips for A Weekend Gig
- An Attempt to Get a Cab into Habana
- Check Your Attitude...At the Door
- Follow That Muse!
- Tom Robbins and I Go To Cuba, Part Two
- Tom Robbins and I Go To Cuba
- Song Writing Exercises - Part Two
- Song Writing Exercises -- What?
- Holidays Are Also A Time to Catch Up
- Sonic Bids Weighs In
- Help, Life is Stealing All My Time
- Showcasing - How Do I Put A Showcase Together
- Why Am I Struggling, While They Are Thriving?
- Sonic Bids - Friend or Foe?
- Microphones - Which One Should I Use?
- Peer Conferences and Post Attendence Depression
- I Wanna Sing; I Wanna Dance; How Do I Do It?
- Music Conferences - What To Do After You Attend One
- Music Conference -- What To Do
- Assembling Composite Takes in the Studio - How Do I Do It?
- Traveling Light--How To Do It
- House Concerts: Who Is Responsible For The Audience?
- Bob Lefsetz Weighs In On Why You Make An Album
- Why Even A Musician Should Vote
- Things to Remember For and At Gig
- Attending Far West Folk Alliance 08
- Ruminations on This Election
- What If I Am Not Good At Making Music?
- On Tour, Can I Ask My Friends to Put Up My Bandmates For the Night?
- What Music Inspired You?
- How Do I Get Discipline?
- How Can I Afford to Tour During the Meltdown?
- What's the Best Way To Record? Ensemble or Layered?
- Star Trek Deep Space Nine and the Roddenberry Underwear - My Story (part two)
- Star Trek Deep Space Nine and the Roddenberry Underwear - My Story (Part 1)
- What Do You Do When the Well Runs Dry?
- What About Editing Songs For Performance?
- Topical Songs, Should I Write Them?
- What Makes An Impactful Press Kit
- Why Rework a Recording You've Already Released?
- What Is Advancing A Concert Date?
- How To Artistically Own Your Songs
- Songwriting Tips From Another Site
- Performing With Stephen Bishop
- Bobby, We Hardly Heard Ye
- Tips for A Successful CD Release Concert
- What Are Some Tips For Planning A CD Release?
- Why Learn Other People's Songs, Part 2
- What Are Other Ways of Selling CD's?
- Why Learn Other People's Songs?
- Where Do You Get Your Inspiration? (the song Every Day)
- What Is Chord Substitution? Part Two
- What Is Chord Substitution?
- Why Re Do A Project That Was Already Released?
- Mastering Demystified From Drew Daniels
- How Does One Get A Relaxed Performance On A Studio Recording, Part 2
- How Does One Get A Relaxed Sound On A Studio Recording?
- How Softly Can You Play Your Guitar?
- Grooming Your Voice For Success
- How to Recognize and Deal With What Is Part of the Process
- Datamusicata down time and Remixing an Old Project
- More About Pricing Yourself by Jamie O'Reilly
- How Do I Price Myself?
- What Is An Anchor Gig?
- How Do You Prep For An Open Mic?
- How Do You Connect With Your Audience?
- Songwriting Part 6 / The Red Pony Song - Final Draft
- Where Do You Get Your Inspiration? Part 3 (Racing the Moon)
- What is the Best Way to Travel When the Gigs are Back to Back?
- Mixing, Tell Me More About It
- How Do You Handle Show Biz Frustration?
- What About Guarantees?
- Why Do I Need An Editor?
- Tips on Traveling and Networking
- If Noone Shows, Do I Still Have To Do The Show?
- Can I Do Three Nights in a Row of Great Shows?
- How Many Nights In A Row Should You Perform?
- Tips for Successful Intimate House Concerts
- How Do I Do a Songwriter Showcase?
- How Do I Host An Open Mic?
- What Can I Do To Make My Show A Success?
- See Live Music Whenever You Can - A Cliff Eberhardt Concert Review
- What About A Manager, Tell Me Everything, Part 2
- What About A Manager? Tell Me Everything, Part 1
- How I Almost Didn't Save Nicolette Larson's LIfe -- Road Safety
- What Is Your Mission?
- How Do I Pack For The Road?
- Kulak's Woodshed Concert May 24, 2008
- The Monterey Pop Festival
- Packing Up Your Gear - The Cord Dilemma
- How Do You Prepare For A Live Recording?
- How Redd Foxx Saved My Life
- Do You Have A Responsibility to Other Artists?
- Bob Lefsetz on Albums and What They Actually Mean
- Should I Hire A Publicist?
- How Do I Do A Show With No Amplification?
- How Do I Develop Discipline?
- How to Be A Great House Guest, Part Two
- When Will We Ever Learn?
- How Do You Prepare For A Live Radio Interview?
- Where Do You Get Inspiration For A Song? (Stolen Season) Part 2
- What Do You Want To Have Happen? Part Two
- How Do You Compare Your Work?
- Three Gigs in Southern California
- What Makes A Good Lyric (Final - Part 5)
- What About the Opening Act Thing?
- What Makes A Good Lyric, Part 4 (Still writing that song!)
- What Makes A Good Lyric, Part 3 (now we're writing a song!)
- What Makes A Good Lyric? Part 2
- What Makes A Good Lyric?
- How Do You Handle Adversity?
- More Tips on Reaching Your Goals
- Are You Making Your Practice Time Fun?
- How Do You Read An Audience?
- How Do I Get the Most Out of My Studio Time Recording Background Vocals?
- Can I Write A Song Like That? And If I Do, Is It Stealing?
- What Can I Do To Make Traveling Less of A Hassle?
- Why A Professional Keeps His Word
- What Does It Take To Be Great?
- Do You Have Nightmare Gigs?
- Should You Pick Up A Naked Hitchhiker?
- How Do I Put Together A Showcase?
- Are People Hearing What You Are Saying?
- In A Hip Hop World Where Can I Play My Acoustic Music?
- You've Been To A Music Conference, Now What?
- Did You Do Your Idiot Check?
- How Much Energy Are You Bringing to the Stage?
- Bob Leftsetz Weighs In On Major Labels
- General Recording Project Tips
- Contracts, Should I Use Them?
- How Do I Get My Music Into Films?
- What Do You Bring To The Party?
- What Do You Do To Prepare For A Gig?
- Why We Play Music, Part Two
- Why Are You Making Music?
- Do I Need To Master My Recordings? And What Is Mastering, Anyway?
- Pregnancy on the First Date--Is There A Song In There?
- Should I Sell Merchandise Too?
- Why Go Hear Live Music?
- How Do I Manage My Day?
- Are You Letting the Magic Happen in the Studio?
- What Do I Do When I Lose the Audience?
- Where Do You Get Inspiration For A Song? (Blue Shag Cookie Monster Story)
- How Do You Share A Stage?
- When Opportunity Knocks, Part 3
- Should I Pick Up Hitchhikers?
- What Is the Difference Between an Engineer and a Producer?
- Can I Produce Myself?
- Random Thoughts 2 and Road Remedies for Pain
- Songwriting 4 – Making It Great
- Who Helped You Get Where You Are?
- Vintage Guitar Review of The Eternal Contradiction
- I Play My First Nude Beach Party
- Chord Substitution?
- How's Your Commitment to Your Talent, Your Gift?
- How Does Publishing Work? Part Two
- How Does Publishing Work?
- Do I have to Do It Alone?
- Should I Use A Producer For My First Recording?
- How Much Does It Cost to Make A Record?
- How Do I Choose the Right Producer
- How Do I Change Instruments During A Concert?
- What Are Some Tuning Tips for Guitar?
- How Do I Book Myself Into A House Concert?
- How I Almost Met My Distant Cousin, John Lennon
- How Do I Sing With a Sore Throat?
- Are You Using Dynamics in All Aspects of Your Performance?
- Mike Kappus of Rosebud Music Interview
- How Do I Prepare A Short Set?
- Do You Have Creative Seasons?
- Random Helpful Info
- While I'm in Italy Don't Eat Your Hearts Out
- What Does An Artist Need From Me the Presenter?
- What Can I Do to Help the Performer Give His Best?
- Are You Spreading the Word About Music You Love?
- How Do I Use A Looping Station?
- What Else Can You Do to Promote Your Music
- What About Songwriting Camps?
- How Do I Emcee (and Quiet the Crowd, Too?)
- What Can A Concert Presenter Do To Get the Best Show Possible From the Performer?
- A Take On the Re Emergence of Roots Music
- What is the Most Cost Effective Self Promotion?
- How Do I Get Invited Back?
- How Do I Start A Band?
- Booking Yourself 2 - The Logistics of a Tour
- House Concerts 3
- When Is Less Really More?
- Is There A Right Way to Record?
- Arranging for One Voice and Guitar 2
- Guest Columnist Susan Mumma
- What Goes Right and Wrong In A Concert
- Performing, Pacing A Set
- How Do I Stay Healthy on the Road?
- When Opportunity Knocks, Part Two
- When Opportunity Knocks
- What About This Celebrity Thing?
- Do You Have To Stay All Night?
- Remembering September 11th 2001
- How Do You Handle Depression and Discouragement?
- What Is the Most Important Thing to Convey on Stage?
- Do You Always Give 100% In A Performance?
- Songwriting 3 - The ReWrite
- Peter Tork Interview
- How Do I Record With No Money?
- What Is The Most Important Question To Ask Yourself?
- How Do I Not Leave Stuff Behind on the Road?
- Songwriting 2 How Do I Write For Someone Else and Get It Recorded?
- You're At A Music Conference--Now What?
- What's the Best Way to Sell CDs at A Live Performances
- Random Thoughts - This Fleeting Moment That Is Our Life
- George Winston Answers Eleven Questions
- Booking Yourself 1
- Creating an Audience 2
- Arranging for One Voice and Guitar
- Playing Live with other people
- Gear 1 What I Use
- Producing - The Producer's Job
- Random Thoughts - Attitude
- Guitar Stringing
- Recording 1
- Songwriting 1
- Performing, The Next Step
- Performing, The Beginning
- House Concerts, Part Two, House Guesting
- Performing, 3
- House Concerts
- From the Road 20 July 07
- July 16, 07 From the Road
- Performing
- Practicing
- Singing
- Guitar Tips Part Two (Traveling & Brands)
- Guitar Tips
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