I approached Callie Hatchet who said she would like to choreograph a piece set to music from to Orlando and my Wataino album. Of course we both unanimously said that we'd be honored, and are looking forward to it! Stay tuned for more updates as we get closer to setting a date for the show!
When asked what a nursing home smells like, the only true answer is... depends. A couple funny spotlights on the subject of working in nursing homes, enjoy!
Hey everyone, happy Thanksgiving! We've got a double feature for you today. Despite 2020 being such a year of ups and downs, we still have a lot to be thankful for. The first, regularly scheduled episode features misadventures outside of the country. And as a special turkey-day bonus, I also tell the tale of the best Thanksgiving I've ever had. Enjoy, eat well, and we'll see you next week!
Hope You all had a Happy Thanksgiving!
The Hey Baldy Show resumes today and all Fridays at 10 am Pacific.
We will be featuring Gary's original musical Christmas on The Concourse in weekly episodes for the next four weeks.
You can catch the show here:
Local Composer and author Gary A. Edwards offers entertaining music, books and videos just in time for holiday gift giving. Just released, the Wataino (Washington-Taino) music CD features get-up-and dance high energy Latin rhythms inspired by co-writer Orlando Sanchez, formerly with Stevie Wonder and Disney World, and the Puerto Rican Taino Tribe traditional music. Also, just released is Sing-along With Ellie featuring 10 year old child prodigy Ellie singing Edwards original music designed to entertain, educate and inspire children. The CD includes the lyrics so the whole family can sing along. Gary’s website www.EdwardsMusicSite.com offers 13 music CDs in all including three classical music albums, two rock n’ roll CDs, light jazz, easy listening , Country and Contemporary R&B gospel co-written and produced with Wendell Noble who has had a long career singing with the Platters group of 1950’s fame.
Gary also has 17 books on his website including Grandma Swank’s Recipe Box, chock full of delicious traditional farm recipes just in time for the holidays. If you like history, you’ll love the book Chinese Curse, a memoir of Edwards' life in Spokane and North Idaho ranging from 1941 through 1961. Or if you’d like to remember the 1960’s Gary’s novel Phantasy recalls the heady energy of times in the Bay area from 1961 through 1974.
Checkout Gary’s website www.EdwardsMusicSite.com for stockings full of free material also, like an eight episode Songwriting & Marketing video series, a 6 episode class of meditation exercises called Imaging and Visualization for Success and a weekly series of over 100 comedic video vignettes called Sit-down Comedy Seriesfrom Gary’s life. Also tune in to Gary’s weekly Twitch video broadcast called Hey Baldy, where Gary’s talks about and plays his music and videos and tells jokes as Wade Lutz draws original art while you watch. You can also view the video performance of my show Christmas On The Concourse on the <films> page. You can find all of this at www.EdwardsMusicSite.com
Merry Christmas!
Back in the day, I was playing gigs with the Soul Sounds in California. What a time we had, here's a few about my misadventures in the ghetto and playing shows. Hope you get a kick out of it, I sure did at the time!
As you, yours, me and mine know, this has been a most unusual year.
Pre-pandemic, I was working with EWU to transcribe and have some music performed from Orlando Sanchez and my newest CD, Wataino -- originally timed for this spring. And, of course as they say, the best laid plans of mice and men oft go awry, this public health crisis had other plans. Needless to say though, this too shall pass.
I recently got word from Steven Friel, professor of jazz and a colleague of mine that I was working with on this project:
"This is such an amazing project!! Bravo! I can't wait to get started on it when we can finally have things back to normal. Sadly, this will not be until Fall of 2021. As soon as we come back, this will be my first project to tackle. Thank you for your amazing work and discipline! WE WILL GET THIS PERFORMED HERE AT EASTERN!!!".
It was a nice shot in the arm not only to hear the good news that the green lights are still on, but also to think about the world going back to normal. I hope that you all will look forward to that too!
We're live at 10am Pacific! Join Wade and I today as we listen to the album Reflections, featuring the smooth talents of Tom Stryker!
Additionally, you can catch last week's episode here!
Sometimes you really want something, and it takes an act of god to change your mind. Here's a tale of love and loss for your Thursday, hope you enjoy!
Today on Hey Baldy we're promoting my album "Sing Along with Ellie" performed by Ellie Holm. Catch you Fridays at 10am Pacific!
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