So this past summer, I was at a festival in Ontario and I had the opportunity to tell the tale of Skeleton Woman with the band Wychwood Children. This telling was completely unrehearsed, although the drummer (Rikke LaCoste) and the rattler (Greg Currie) knew different versions of the story. We had the chance to talk a little about the story and the particular moments that needed emphasis, but the rest of it was completely improvised in terms of mood music.
The performance was recorded, but the microphone is physically behind the musicians instead of being in front of me. Consequently, the drum and rattle are really loud and my voice is softer. I tried boosting the sound and filtering out the instruments a bit, but it's not ideal.
However, I really happy with my telling of this story. It's still a work in progress, but it gets better every time I tell it. I want it to be a touching love story despite the presence of a skeleton. I still need to work on the ending, but its coming along.
Skeleton Woman -- Told by JD Hickey with Wychwood Children on drums and rattles(6:42 minutes)
Thursday, August 25, 2011
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Hey brother! It's Rikki. That recording sounded pretty good! Can't wait to get you into the studio to do that story professionally. One thing: in your postings you mention the Wychwood Collective. It's actually the Wychwood Children. We don't want the Collective getting mad at us.
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