doin' my time

This version of the band -- with Lee Joseph on bass and Mark Borinstein on drums -- is turning out to be the best band I've had in a very long time. They've got it dialed in, not just in terms of learning their parts, but also as a great support system for improvising.

"Doin' My Time" -- written by Jimmie Skinner and recorded by almost everybody I love -- came into the set as an afterthought (i.e. I needed something uptempo in the key of G), and it's become the fast workout song. As you can hear, the rhythm section is very comfy up there, and Lee takes some freedom with the usual bluegrass bassline, and Mark is freer with the accents than is usual for this type of music. Works for me.

We practice with no electricity, which is great to help you listen to one another. Also, we're not young. I'm the youngest guy in the band. So, um, loud is not an aspiration.

Ron Resnick took the video, and he's been ably documenting certain aspects of the roots music scene here (Frank Wakefield, Phil Alvin) that I hope more people will check out.