4th Of July Asbury Park (Sandy) - RonGallagher

Thanks Nelson. When I do these solo acoustic songs in Live performance, whenever possible I will do a very long sound check. Dial in the room as best I can for an intimate experience. At times my sound check may be longer than my performance set. I'll do the same for other artists when I am engineering the audio. Be it in the studio, performance stage front of house or monitors. We musicians "Play" the effects and ambience of our performance environment. When levels are detailed and there is that warm comfortable dynamic atmosphere, where every word or phrase is intelligible and every breath a sacred sharing of emotion. That's what I hope to accomplish in these settings. I generally do not use a pic when I play acoustic guitar which was the case on this track. When I need some edge on the attack I will use my full fingernails. Not the tip, but the face of the fingernail. This requires a bit more attention during set up as well. Thanks for the props Nelson. I am encouraged and inspired. RG

Dave, Greetings brother. Always great to hear from you and once again I am humbled by your kindness. My father was a jazz drummer and our house was filled with music each and every day. I have 3 older sisters who groomed me on all things rock and roll and 2 older brothers who appreciated the tight vocal harmony bands. So I learned from a very early age that it is ALL music. Cover, Original..really makes no difference to me. If a song touches my heart, it matters not if I wrote it or if you wrote it. I learn it, perform it, track it and share it. The expression is as personal as any. As Hendrix and Eva Cassidy make anothers song their own, I try to project myself as best I can. Thank you as always Dave. You inspire me. RG

Thanks so much O.
Your kind comments are very much appreciated. Especially considering you are open to exploring sounds outside your own preferences. I am encouraged. Thank you. RG