Follow ESO…
Everybody says that, but it’s hard in 2025, everybody is here or there, can share this here, that over there. It’s confusing!
And then there’s a band that like any living legend, doesn’t play very often, and often with little notice (because they’re busy, in Halifax or Australia or Massey) so what is a fan to do?
Wish I could tell you, but just so you know, https://eighthstreetorchestra.com/events/rss will track our events page in a newsreader!
Do folks still use newsreaders?
Putting WP to work
Having just posted about our return to the Cameron House this Saturday, I was first really surprised and delighted by the new Fediverse preview and the mastodon result, that’s a boon to artists’ sites!
But then I saw the previous message and, wait, whoa, post from Fedilab? I can do that?! I should do it more often! 😊
I will endeavour to remember.
Smile (2020)
Our first CD, released May 1, 2020 and available through the usual music services.
All tracks arranged by Nolan Murphy.
Tracks 3, 5 and 6 composed by Nolan Murphy
Recorded at Gordon Wragg Studios by Inayat Kassam.
Vocal overdubs recorded by Kyle Windjack at Windjack Studios.
All music mixed and mastered by Andrew Jin-kyo Chung.
Produced by Nolan Murphy and Patricio Llovet.
Art by Gillian Wagenaar
The Last Rex: Tishomingo Blues
Recorded 2020-03-15 at the Rex Hotel, Toronto
“Tishomingo Blues” by Spencer Williams in 1917 and recorded in 1918 by Eddie Nelson
Nolan Murphy: trombone, vocals
Conrad Gluch: tenor sax
Kae Murphy: clarinet
Evan Dalling: trumpet
Gary Murphy: banjo
Matt Coldwell: bass
Patricio Llovet: drums