Island Kind of Life

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My beautiful wife, Diana, and I dressed as pirates for the 2018 Dinghy Day festivities at the Nor’easter Club on Catawba Island.

Sorry it has been so long since I have posted. Not much happening with the Covid crisis creating havoc amid the music world….no venues in which to perform, etc. The Island Song Trio finally finished our newest album, “Island Kind of Life”, recorded at The Mohawk Studio in Sandusky, Ohio. The tracks include:

  1. Old Man Dancin’
  2. Island Kind of Life
  3. People Like Me
  4. Livin’ My Life This Way
  5. I Missed the Damn Ferry Again
  6. Island Forecast
  7. Little Red Bucket
  8. Bought a Boat
  9. Perch Search
  10. Island Saturday Night
  11. Battle of Lake Erie
  12. Starve Island Resort
  13. Morning After Put-In-Bay Blues

These songs reflect the character and lifestyle of those living and partying on the Lake Erie Islands. Old Man Dancin’ describes some old fart trying to pick up some young chick, with his body rejecting his efforts. I Missed the Damn Ferry Again suggests the dilemma faced by island revelers…should they keep partying or try to catch the last ferry home. I revisited Morning After PIB Blues because I like it so much (a true life story). Perch search speaks to the thousands of boaters trying to catch the elusive Lake Erie yellow perch. If you want to misbehave on your boat at the islands, there is plenty of opportunity as seen in Bought a Boat. In 1812, Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British fleet 15 miles from where I live to help secure our nation from British rule. The Battle of Lake Erie is a history lesson that describes the event. If you leave South Bass Island to the west and round the island too tightly at night heading east, you may end up at Starve Island Resort. While on the Jet Express, heading to the “Bay” for some social gathering, I overheard a lady complaining about the pouring rain and how it was going to ruin her weekend of fun. When I asked her what her plans were for the weekend, she replied, “I guess sit in the Round House all day and drink beer”…ergo I wrote Island Forecast. Speaking of the famous Round House Bar, you may often see people with a Little Red Bucket on their head. Yep, if you visit any of the drinking establishments on the islands, you will be singing and drinking with People Like Me, thus reflecting the Island Kind of Life.

As of this date, we are beginning to record our next album of more serious music titled Gone Too Far. I keep changing the list of songs I want to record as it is difficult to choose among the 213 I have now written. They are my babies and I want each song to receive the recognition they deserve.