Seventeen posted videos from Hondo Mesa Records

Hello friends,
I've posted 17 videos on YouTube, since Jan. 2009. The number of views range from 21 (a short 23 sec. video of a woodpecker on a tree near my house) to 3,281 (Hondo Mesa Records recording artist Larry Hoyt playing Tennessee Flat Top Box). Here's the list and the YouTube links if you are interested in viewing.
Long live independent music (and videos).
Regards,
Dennis

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3281 Tennesee Flat Top Box -- Larry Hoyt (rare)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Pr3KPvJRU

2390 Joanne Shenandoah Riding Free Live at Native American Music Awards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGVtJKQZuE

2346 Gil Birmingham at Nammys playing Stevie Ray Vaughn's Pride and Joy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5JVYuUdF-Q

2135 Senanadoah & Bucher Making Bitter Tears - Sacred Ground
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmij0O-T7JU

869 Public Diplomacy Film
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGEsWJ9tSiY

657 Joanne Shenandoah and Michael Bucher NAMMY 11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYw3I-K2Sr4

275 Édouard Biot IMAKOO (featuring Christiane Pagé)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlDY-20lAAM

190 Midnight Mike Petroff Blues Harp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoKjp4E6-8o

173 Hondo Mesa & Midnight Mike - You Lied To Me (Live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlM9S9SPJLI

168 Ghost of Love - Larry Hoyt and the Good Acoustics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PgseO8Vxz4

146 Hondo Mesa & Midnight Mike - Cowgirl Museum and BBQ (Live @ WCC)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxP3j_UtDJ0

135 Hondo Mesa and Midnight Mike "Am I Wrong" Taste of Syracuse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG0NW5kwwbk

68 Hondo Mesa and Midnight Mike back stage before Taste of Syracuse gig 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_GKemUgmoM

58 Hondo Mesa and Midnight Mike - You lied to me (Live WCC - short clip)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRVCuEzXnNI

28 Raise A Reader - Onondaga County Public Library
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsWS8_i6tms

22 Ulf Osterle Intro Hondo Mesa and Midnight Mike @ Taste of Syracuse 2010
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ6HQ83npCE

21 Woodpecker Across the Street
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-80h1OXnz00

Brian Francis performs "Little White Dove"

Hondo Mesa Records Recording artist, Brian Francis, performing "Little White Dove" at Blue Frog in Cortland, NY (3/5/10). Video from Fuzzacious via his YouTube channel.

Midnight Mike Petroff Blues Harp

Here is a short clip of my friend, Mike Petroff, showing my children a little blues harp on August 25, 2009. Mike came over to discuss HondoMesa & Midnight Mike gigs, rehearsal schedule, etc. This boy can play!

Michael Bucher's New Video -- Sacred Ground 2009

Here is Michael Bucher's music video of his beautiful and poignant song, Sacred Ground, from our latest release Bitter Tears - Sacred Ground (Hondo Mesa Records, HMR 007).



Michael Bucher new music video, Sacred Ground from the 2009 CD release Bitter Tears | Sacred Ground from Hondo Mesa Records. Produced by PK Productions LLC in association with musicseenPROductions.

Directed and Edited by Christopher Crosby and additional footage from Jason Cochran.

Featuring live performances by Michael Bucher, Windwalker, Edoal Spirit Buffalo, DJ Travieso, KR LaRive, Jackie Calvert, Norm and featuring the Bigfoot Memorial Riders of South Dakota.

Studio track flute recording by Joanne Shenandoah. Hondo Mesa Records

"Muted" short film

Here is a wonderful short film by Tub-O-Popcorn Productions, the same folks who made my favorite Merit music video. This film was made in 48 hours, for the Atlanta 48 hour film project. There is no audio.

You can see more work on their YouTube channel or their web page.

Larry Hoyt Playing Johnny Cash's Tennessee Flat Top Box

This is Larry Hoyt performing Johnny Cash's Tennessee Flat Top Box at Borders (Syracuse, New York) in-store promotion of Larry's CD "Folksinger Songwriter" (Hondo Mesa Records, HMR001) on Saturday, June 20, 2009. Larry rarely plays this in public, even though it is on his CD, because it's a difficult tune to play.

Happy Birthday Cyndi Lauper

Happy Birthday to one of the most innovative and fearless singers/songwriters in the land. Check out Cyndi's official web site when you get a chance. I remember the first time I saw her video "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"... wow, too cool, I thought. Then she followed up with the wonderful (and heart pulling) "Time After Time." You got to love Cyndi Lauper. Happy Birthday from all of us at Hondo Mesa Records and thank you.

Happy Birthday Paul Abdul

Happy Birthday Paula. Your "Straight Up" video still knocks me out! Hondo Mesa Records loves you.






Image from: http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/2008/01/paula_abduls_song_is_not_as_ba.html

Happy Birthday Paul McCartney

Happy Birthday from all of us at Hondo Mesa Records Paul McCartney. You inspired us early and you are still inspiring us.



Happy Birthday from all of us at Hondo Mesa Records Paul McCartney. You inspired us early and you are still inspiring us.



image from: www.law.stanford.edu/.../ spilf_items.html

Larry Hoyt Live at Creekside Books and Coffee

Here's Larry Hoyt with The Good Acoustics doing Larry's "Ghost of Love" from his debut CD, Folksinger/Songwriter on Hondo Mesa Records (HMR001). I shot this video with my Canon PowerShot G9 (12.1 Mega Pixels) from my seat in the audience on June 13, 2009.

Jazz Central is where Brian Francis will be

Hondo Mesa Records recording artist, Brian Francis, is back in Syracuse for a gig this Friday at Jazz Central. Come on down. I'll see you there. Many will remember Kh'Mi's two-set show at a "Hondo Mesa Records Presents" evening a few months ago. The place was out of control! Brian and his band, Kh'Mi, tore it up. The place was hoppin' and rockin'. Acoustic Roots music... yo.. let's find out what that is!!!!!!

Public Diplomacy Film

Happy Birthday Leon Russell

You the man Leon. Happy Birthday from all of us at Hondo Mesa Records!

Happy Birthday Tracy Chapman

Today is Tracy's Birthday. Happy Birthday Tracy from all of us at Hondo Mesa Records. We love you.

Tracy Chapman -- Give Me One Reason

New SL HQ for Hondo Mesa Records

Hondo Mesa Records is building a new building in Second Life. Here is a shot of the current HeadQuarters. We will miss it. But the new place is going to be cool. Our man in Europe, Phil, has a great idea and plans. Once we get into our new digs, we will schedule regular performances of HMR artists -- Bara Jonson, Larry Hoyt, HondoMesa, Brian Francis, maybe even 3rd & Main. Stay tuned.

Photos from first HMR night at Jazz Central

As I was cleaning up my email files, I found some old photos from Hondo Mesa Records' first Jazz Central night. These images where taken by Larry Hoyt and show my ugly mug introducing 3rd & Main. There is also a shot of John Engerman. Thanks again Larry. Dennis

Joanne Shenandoah blog notes from Australia

Hondo Mesa Records recording artist Joanne Shenandoah (new CD, Bitter Tears - Sacred Ground) is in Australia. She sends her regards and the following:



Hello All,

We are 30 miles from the fires - really a sad tale here with the death toll. It was so hot the other day one could not breath
outside. It was like being in the Sierra Nevada dessert - the air conditioning went and we had our windows
rolled down anyway - blowing in the hottest air ever. (not mention our brakes went after that!). 110 Degrees.
Anyhow the words "Global Warming" continually ring on the lips of everyone.

The weather now dropped about 40 degrees and it is much cooler. Doug and I took the train to the bay and
got to walk along the beach one morning. We have been meeting a lot of folks herein the city and it is
very multicultural. They gave us a beautiful 2 bedroom suite/apt overlooking the city and its really lovely with a kitchen
living room, washerdryer and dishwasher. Everyone is very welcoming and kind.

The aboriginees are very warm and rather wonderful. It took a while to find them, but the were sooo welcoming and
sang us songs and did a ceremony for us yesterday which was amazing. One of the elders
called "Uncle Reg" gave Doug a huge digereedoo and the women some music sticks. We ate out ranch which is
completely environmental oriented with wind, solar and organic gardens. Last night we had dinner along the Yarrow
river at the Director of the Parliament's home which was amazing scenery, with Parrots, magpies, cockatoo's and bats!

Our other Dakota and Navajo guests actually tried the kangaroo and crocodile..eee gads. They hang every where
in the markets and it's rather unnerving. The fruits and vegetables are plenty however, and absolutely beautiful!

Today we have a long planning meeting for the Parliament meeting of the Worlds Religions next December
and then we pack up and come home. It is Tuesday morning here and Monday for
you. We are just getting acclimated.

We look forward to debriefing -back in the states!

That's all for now mates!
Jo and Doug

More From the Road with Brian Francis

Still traveling through the US, the talented Brian Francis of the roots band Kh'Mi, has sent another installment of "prose from the road." Keep 'em coming Brian. To hear clips of Brian's music on Hondo Mesa Records, please check out CDbaby.com or itunes.





So it’s a day and two solid nights now since I left Lubbock, and the whole time I’ve been in the van.
Stopping only for gas and food, I sleep in the back. A few hours here and there, mostly at rest stops.

It’s restless sleep, dark and dreamless.

I wake feeling groggy, disoriented. Feelings I overcome with copious amounts of coffee, by pinching myself, by singing loudly along with the radio- what ever it takes.

I’ve passed through the flat lands of the North Texas pan handle, through the lonely red expanse of New Mexico, and up into the mountains and high desert of Arizona- and then,
right around midnight Friday: on into California.

There’s a check station at the border. Uniformed men with guns asking if I’ve brought any fruit, nuts or vegetable matter with me. One asks the questions, smiling, while another shines a flash light through my back windows, looking at what’s inside. I tell them I’ve got none of these things they’re looking for. They wave me forward.
As I pass through the gate I see a U-haul off to my right, parked on the shoulder of the road. It’s back door is open. Two men in civilian cloths are emptying it’s contents out onto the side of the highway, while two of the uniformed men watch. One of these holds a flash light, the other is cradling a shotgun.

I drive till 3 in the morning, pull off into a truck park and tuck myself in amongst the big rigs. The drivers leave them running all night to save on fuel, and the humming of their big diesel engines fills my ears as I fall to sleep.

Once again it’s a restless sleep,
dark and dreamless.

Brian Francis Traveling the US Looking for...

Hondo Mesa Records recording artist, Brian Francis of the fantastic roots band, Kh'Mi, is traveling across the United States in search of... well, I'm not sure. Brian is probably sure. Below is a except from his rough draft "essay" (but really it's a burgeoning ethnography). I'll post more if you are interested.
Regards,
Dennis


I’m not here at Tom’s to drink Daiquiris'.

All day I’ve been taking the back roads across Texas: driving through a rolling ocean of grays and greens at seventy plus (the speed limit in most places). To my eyes it seemed a scrolling sea of dots flickering past,
glimpsed but not really seen.
All day I’ve been doing this and at last I’ve got as far as Lubbock, and I’m hoping to catch the second half of the game. Having little cash, Tom’s happens to be my only option, all the other places on the strip either have a steep cover or no television.
This is my reality, and presently it’s all about Tom’s.

3rd & Main "single" covers

Hondo Mesa Records' man in Europe, Phil Pascal (of Phillippe Pascal Media & Marketing) just sent me the 3rd & Main single covers he designed. Second Life residents can purchase the full CD or individual cuts. Phil thought it a good idea to have different covers for each single. Smart man. Here are a couple examples: