“Someday Maybe†(written and arranged by Reynold D. Philipsek copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) guitar- Reynold harmonica- Clint Hoover bass- Jeff Brueske keyboards- Gregg Inhofer percussion- Michael Bissonnette This is from my new album, “Picture This.†A version of this song was originally recorded for “Anthology.†This “new†version has added piano and synths strings which, in my opinion, enhance the […]
“Silesian Mist†(composed by reynold d. philipsek 2018 copyright Zino-Rephi Music BMI) guitar, mandolin-reynold percussion-michael bissonnette acoustic bass-matt senjem My family comes from the eastern part of Europe (Poland, Ukraine and Bohemia or Silesia). My natural tendency is toward harmonies that reflect an Eastern European bent which are basically minor scalar things with flattened fifths and raised sevenths. That might
Sidewalk Cafe live at the Dakota I only recently discovered this live Youtube video. I have no idea who posted it, but I like it. Live videos like this show up from time to time and I have no problem with them. My goal is to get the music to as many people as possible. The two songs played in
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Music history is replete with stories of artists meeting an early demise: Chopin, Django, Dinu Lipatti, William Kapell, and even Scriabin all passed on young. Perhaps Lipatti and Kapell are less well known, but they are very important musicians in my estimation. Lipatti (1917-1950) was a fantastic composer and pianist who thankfully left us some recordings, though precious few, and
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Quixote — Written and performed by Reynold Philipsek, copyright 2017, available as a complimentary download on the Free MP3s page. The 17th Century Spanish tale by Miguel de Cervantes of Don Quixote and his adventures has inspired many artists. Both Orson Welles and Terry Gilliam spent considerable time, money and energy shooting miles of film to no avail or a
For some odd reason Autumn stirs deep memories in me. As of late I have thought a lot about my grandmother. She spoke very little English and always pronounced my name as “Ronyalâ€. She was a very tiny woman and a prolific rose gardener. Only now (alas, too late) do I realize what a unique link I had not only