by James Briggs | May 29, 2017 | Other People's Music, Songs
Who doesn’t love a good ukulele tune? I try not to spend too much time sitting in front of YouTube, but those videos of Jake Shimabukuro are really amazing, particularly to a guy who can’t barely play two bars on the ukulele without nearly dropping it...
by James Briggs | Jan 1, 2017 | Country Music, Original Music, Songs
I’m kicking off 2017 with a brand-new release of the song “The Fugitive”, which was recorded by “The Fugitives” (confused yet?) and which, in a George Lucas sort of way, is now what I consider the definitive recording. So, what’s...
by James Briggs | Oct 24, 2016 | Music Tech
“Open Box” is one of my favorite phrases. I love buying open box, refurbished, or used, at least when it’s something that doesn’t depreciate too quickly. Over the years I’ve had pretty good luck with used stuff, and I love not paying so...
by James Briggs | Sep 6, 2016 | Music Tech
Warning: This blog post is completely self-indulgent. When I write a blog post, I try to think about the reader and what they might be interested in. While this might be interesting to someone thinking of doing something similar, I openly admit it’s pretty much...
by James Briggs | Jul 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
I was going to title this post, “Shameless Plea for Attention”, but I would be lying if I said it was shameless. There is something unseemly about asking for “likes” and “follows”. Really, if you have to ask… The fact, though, is...
by James Briggs | Mar 21, 2016 | Music Tech
It turns out that one of the most popular articles on this site is the one dealing with my Bronco Bass pickup swap, so I got to thinking that people might be interested in my recent repair of an Ibanez Weeping Demon Wah pedal (which conked out during an otherwise...
by James Briggs | Feb 24, 2016 | Country Music, Original Music, Songs
I’m happy to report that the first new song of 2016: A Little Cash, is on Soundcloud (see below to hear the song). A Little Cash was really fun to do. My goal was to do a song in the style of the Man in Black without actually copying him, and I found that to be...
by James Briggs | Feb 6, 2016 | Country Music, Original Music, Songs
I promised myself to work on some new songs in February, so of course it wasn’t long before I was back tweaking an old song. Happy though I was with Ain’t Too Bright, I was always a tiny bit disappointed in the lack of energy. So, as a diversion from more...
by James Briggs | Feb 1, 2016 | Music Tech, Other People's Music
If you are scouring the Internet looking for a place where you can buy a canjo, I can tell you that there is at least one outlet: Gatlinburg, Tennessee. A canjo, I have learned, is a one-stringed fretted instrument whose sound is somewhat remeniscent of a banjo, and...
by James Briggs | Jun 9, 2014 | Country Music, Original Music
In your relationship, who is “the lucky one”? If it’s you, and your soulmate hasn’t figured that out, this song is for you. I wanted to write an upbeat song to balance out some of the more gloomy or wistful things that I’ve been doing....