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| sailindog - offline |
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Total Plays: 1
Total Streams: 1
Total D/loads: 0
ALL TIME
Total Plays: 548
Total Streams: 535
Total D/loads: 13
Total Page Views: 4,214
Review Information
| Song Reviews Written by sailindog: 76 |
The Soft Wind CD Release Party |
| sailindog (08/19/08 15:54:39) Tag: About The Music |
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Hello everyone from the Soft Wind Crew. We finally got all the CDs in and we are doing a cd release party on the website. |
| Comments | Total: 5 |
Independence Day |
| sailindog (07/04/08 15:24:20) Tag: About The Music |
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| Comments | Total: 3 |
My Country ...from Fable for Independance Day |
| sailindog (07/03/08 17:46:53) Tag: About The Music |
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The evening of 9, 11 I wrote Flight 93. I had the entire company there to listen and record it. It was getting very late and we were all still watching the TV as the evening wore on between tracks. Living in New England at the time made it all the more intense as everyone there knew someone lost in the disaster. I had friends there and was trying to get in touch all day to no avail. We finished flight 93 around 10PM and started to play and sing my country almost like a prayer. We were all the emotional wreckage of the day and the music kept us from losing it altogether. The voices you hear are myself, my son John (the younger), Sean Galooli, and Sara Tallarico. |
| Comments | Total: 2 |
On The Road Again |
| sailindog (01/23/08 19:38:54) Tag: About The Music |
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I'm hoping to see my buddy Dave Fouch in Portland, OR and get in a little sailing while I'm out there and I promise to eat as many king crabs as possible. I'll be playing all I can while I'm gone and I'll try to upload one more for you all before I go. You'll be hearing this stuff on the radio before long but it's been a lot of fun presenting it here. I've gotten to hear some very talented artists as well on my too few visits. I would like to thank everyone who has listened to the work and for all of the gracious responses people have left. They are quite gratifying and humbling. Please accept my deepest appreciation for all the kind words. I'll be on the road and away from the PC for 3 or 4 weeks, so I'd like to wish everyone in this house a safe and happy new year. I hope the music you all do gives you everything you hope for. My Warmest Regards John Crafton (Fearless Leader of Soft Wind Productions and Fable) |
| Comments | Total: 4 |
Well Kids...I'm outta here ! |
| sailindog (02/20/08 07:59:54) Tag: Traveling |
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I'm looking forward to hearth and home, my family, my dog, and the studio for a month. I'm planning on reviewing all the work from those of you who have been so kind to my humble efforts here. I'd like to thank you all again and leave for the airport trailing my warmest regards for all. Be seeing you on the flip side John I will miss this morning coffee view from my balcony... |
| Comments | Total: 1 |
On the road west |
| sailindog (02/05/08 18:05:36) Tag: Traveling |
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If you ever decide to drive cross-country in the winter...take plenty of food, water, and blankets just in case. That said...its been a lot of fun. I'll leave you all with my warmest regards and a picture worth a thousand words that wouldn't do the real view justice. Its a sight that could make you a poet. John |
| Comments | Total: 3 |
We Made It !!! |
| sailindog (02/15/08 07:51:57) Tag: Finally in Port Tonsend Washington |
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I've been a lot of places but I don't know where you'd have to go to find a prettier place, nicer people, or more engaged audiences. The coffee house and bar sceene are thriving and the chance to hear really fine music is everywhere in this town. You even get a welcoming oppertunity to show your stuff at a half dozen open mics. I highly recommend this spot for anyone who loves the water, mountains, good food, good music, and friendly artistic people. We're having a grand time. I hope you are all well and I look forward to posting more about the trip as it unfolds. Till then, My warmest regards to all John |
| Comments | Total: 5 |
Commin Home |
| sailindog (02/19/08 18:26:15) Tag: Traveling |
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If you ever get the chance to get to Pacific Northwest...TAKE IT !!! This has to be one of the nicest places in this country and I've seen most of it. The people are friendly and engaging, the food is second to none, the scenery is startlingly beautiful, and the sea and bays are the bluest I've seen anywhere. There are so many activities here for musicians; it's like being turned loose in a candy store. We played at a place called the Upstage last night and tonight we play at the Uptown Cafe. The audiences are very kind and really listen. We also heard some incredible musicians here and managed to sell some cd's. All in all a great trip. I hope this finds you all well and happy and I'll post a new tune when I get back to the studio Thursday. Lots of grist for the mill here...Till then, Warmest Regards to all in this house. John |
| Comments | Total: 2 |
Playing in Maryland |
| sailindog (03/01/08 18:24:01) Tag: Gigs |
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Please let me know if you can go. I'll have 2 of my sons with me and maybe my brother and some other friends from the area. Should be good time. Later this month or the begining of April, I'll be playing at the upstage in Port Townsend Washington. It's a great venue with a lot of fine players and lots of neat things to do in town. I'll post the date when I have it. Hope some of you can make it. Regards to all John |
| Comments | Total: 0 |
The Journey |
| sailindog (01/04/08 14:14:13) Tag: About The Music |
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I include it here as a way to give a complete background to the story of the song. I've been an off-shore sailor since I was a young man and it never ceases to give me joy to be out there where the world has a pulse you can feel at the wheel of a sailboat. The sea is like a fickle woman. One minute she's making you as happy as you've ever been in your life, and the next, she's trying to kill you. But like the hopeless romantic you must be to cross the sea in the first place, you go back for more. This was a challenging trip to say the least and after the first two days of perfect sailing, it turned and tried to retire anyone out there for good. I'm a fairly accomplished foul weather sailor, but that storm spanked me like a red headed step child...lol. I took my lead guitar player Sean and my eldest son John, both in their early 20's, on the trip, neither of whom had ever been sailing or at sea. They both thought it was a little nuts to be out there in such weather, but they never questioned my judgment or the duties they performed to keep us safe and afloat. I watched them turn from boys to men right there in front of me. Four days of relentless wind and high seas are a challenge for a seasoned sailor. I must admit it was one of the proudest times of my relationship with them. They acquitted themselves as well as any men I've sailed with. With good spirits and good humor they faced what turned out to be a very perilous time with grace. I will always remember them as the men they became that week. The Coast Guard was pulling seasoned watermen from the brink of destruction, and my new shipmates were as good as the test. The story of the Pamela Ann is related exactly as is unfolded for two watermen and their stricken vessel two miles off the coast of Cape May New Jersey in a storm they soon won't forget. The trip got progressively more difficult for us as we continued up the coast on our forty foot sloop 'The Journey', bound for the protected waters of Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay. Most of that time was spent heeled over with the port deck in the water and six to ten foot waves breaking over our starboard side much of it in the dark. A five day trip took nearly 10 and their faith in me, my skills as a sailor, the things they learned so well, and in our good ship will remain with me long into my memory. It's not for everyone to test their mantle in this way and after so many miles at sea, I am always humbled by those that do. Johnny and Sean didn't cower...they are good men. They will always have my warmest regards John |
| Comments | Total: 6 |
John Crafton & Fable |
| sailindog (11/30/07 05:12:04) Tag: About The Music |
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Our mission is to bring the listener a pleasant and sometimes emotional repast centered in the time and life experiences we all share. Acoustic instruments, beautiful harmonies, and the occasional keyboard or electric guitar bring the story like lyrics to life in a way that is Fable's alone. Forty Years of Fable |
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