I believe I’d been in the SCA for less than 6 months when I first got the question, “So, when is your CD coming out?”  Next May will (if I have my dates correct) be 20 years since my first event. It’s high time for me to do that CD. It’s been in the planning stages for years, but I’m setting a goal of having it ready by Gulf Wars 2015.

Progress so far: I have a title! “Sounds of Silence”, as guessable from the title of this post. Most of the track list is established, and I’ve done test recordings of a few pieces. Still want to get permission from a couple other SCAdians to use their pieces. Instrumentation is sketched out and still needs to be finalized. (Most pieces are either a cappella or voice+guitar, but I also have harp, recorder, and bodhran at my disposal.) I need to scrub a bit of rust off with daily practice for a week or two, but my voice is in good shape and the songs are pretty solid. I’d like to have the initial recording done by Pennsic so I can spend the fall mixing, mastering, and re-recording as needed. January 2015 will be album cover art, layout and design, and picking a manufacturer. (Note to self, try to get a good portrait done at Pennsic to go on the cover.) Then send them into production for delivery by March 2015! If all goes according to plan (knock on wood) they’ll be available for sale at Truly’s hat shop at Gulf Wars.