Hondo Mesa Records on Whole Wheat Radio

Four Hondo Mesa Records releases can be heard anytime of the day or night on Whole Wheat Radio. Here are the stats for (total plays, total requests, and total listens, respectively):

John Engerman (137, 122, 4797)
3rd & Main (43, 40, 1161)
Larry Hoyt (275, 156, 7379)
Corn-Bred (152, 133, 5236)

Thanks for requesting our guys.
Dennis

Artists As Artists occupies the space where music and art meet.

The newly launched music/art series at the Redhouse in Syracuse, New York, has a website. Check out www.artistsasartists.com for up-to-date information on which artists/musicians will be playing and showing their art. The opening session features the music of Corn-Bred and Larry Hoyt, as well as the native crafts of John J.B. Buck (Corn-Bred), the photography of Larry Hoyt and paintings by me, Dennis Kinsey(Hondo Mesa Records). Ulf Oesterle (Aux Records) is curating this October 19, 2007 show.

Corn-Bred Video

Hi Guys,
As soon as Corn-Bred's Native American Music Awards performance is released on DVD I will post it. For now, here is Corn-Bred's first music video.

Corn-Bred wins Nammy

Yes, yes, yes. They did it! The All Native American Blues Band, Corn-Bred, won "BEST BLUES RECORDING" at the 9th Annual Native American Music Awards on October 6, 2007. Needless to say, all of us here at Hondo Mesa Records (HMR) are psyched. This is our first Native American release and our first award.

Corn-Bred is a fantastic band from Central New York. Steve Masiclat, my friend and artistic directior of HMR, designed the CD package and created the graphics. It looks as good as it sounds. Check out the image at CDBaby.com.

If you want to see what all the hype is about, Corn-Bred will be playing at the Redhouse (Syracuse, NY) on Oct. 19, in a new series call "Artists as Artists." This Redhouse series is the brainchild of Aux Records chief, Ulf Oesterle.

Artists as Artists at the Redhouse

Hondo Mesa Records will be the first in line for the new Redhouse innovative shows called "Artists as Artists." Two Hondo Mesa Records artists will play -- Larry Hoyt and Corn-Bred -- on October 19, 2007. Additionally, artwork from Larry Hoyt, John "J.B." Buck, and me (Dennis Kinsey) will be displayed. I'll send out more details when they are available. Here is a photo of one of my paintings from the Corazon series.
Regards,
Dennis

Native American Music Awards

I am so excited. My wife, Christiane, and I are heading to the Native American Music Awards on Saturday. The awards show will be held at the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel in Niagara Falls, NY. This is our first trip to the NAMMYs. Our Corn-Bred release, on Hondo Mesa Records, is a finalist for Best Blues CD. Can you believe it -- a finalist at the 9th Annual Native American Music Awards! I need to get some new threads for the occasion.
Regards,
Dennis

Let's Go For A Ride by Larry Hoyt

Larry Hoyt performing at Jazz Central is a wonderful thing. Here is Larry doing his signature tune, "Let's go for a ride," from his debut CD Folksinger/Songwriter on Hondo Mesa Records.

Ghost of Love by Larry Hoyt

Here is Larry Hoyt, Hondo Mesa Records recording artist, performing his original song, "Ghost of Love," at the Sept 1, 2007 Jazz Central show (Syracuse, New York). To hear clips from Larry's debut CD, "Folksinger Songwriter," please go to www.cdbaby.com/all/dfkinsey

Photos of Larry Hoyt and 3rd & Main at Jazz Central

Photographer, Roger Theise, showed up at Jazz Central in Syracuse, New York on Sept. 1 to take in the music of folksinger, songwriter Larry Hoyt and the cool noir jazz originals of 3rd & Main. While there he shot some great images. Check them out at:

http://rogerwilliamphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/3434128

More of Roger's work can be viewed at: www.ROGERWILLIAMPHOTOGRAPHY.com

Regards,
Dennis

Corn-Bred CD Graphics

Did the graphics on the purple Corn-Bred CD catch your eye? The Corn-Bred CD was a designed by my friend, and Hondo Mesa Records art director, Stephen Masiclat (http://newmedia.syr.edu/newmedia/recent.html). Masiclat based his design on the historic symbol of the Iroquois Confederacy, the Hiawatha Belt.

I got to tell you, Curtis Waterman (the fantastic harp player for Corn-Bred) and I were a little worried when Masiclat started moving in this direction. This was risky. Masiclat was walking a thin line between creating a design that is recognizable and respectful but not blasphemous.

The Hiawatha wampum belt was made to record the event of five nations (Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida and Mohawk) joining together in peace. Each nation is represented with the Onondagas symbolized in the great white tree of peace. The Onondaga Nation site (www.onondaganation.org/history.html) has more on the history of the belt.

Masilcat accomplished a difficult task. He succeeded in getting the look and feel of the first wampum on Corn-Bred’s CD, without being offensive. The color purple is predominant in the symbols of the Onondaga Nation. Masiclat’s treatment of the color is reminiscent of the beads used to make wampum. He is a talented guy.

To see the cover and to hear cuts from the CD, please go to CDBaby at www.cdbaby.com/all/dfkinsey.

Best regards,
Dennis

Take a breath

Wow. John Engerman's and 3rd & Main's Jazz Central CD release concert was a blast. The place was packed. Folks seemed to like the show: they clapped, they laughed, they bought CDs, they asked for more, etc. It was a fantastic night for the Syracuse, NY music scene.

John is back on the west coast and 3rd & Main is preparing for the upcoming gig at the Taste of Syracuse on June 2.

Hondo Mesa Records will be back at Jazz Central on Sept. 1 with Larry Hoyt and Corn-Bred. I'll keep you informed.

Regards,
Dennis

Corn-Bred is SAMMY finalist

Corn-Bred's debut CD on Hondo Mesa Records is a finalist for a Syracuse Area Music Award (SAMMY). Corn-Bred was nominated in the Best Blues category. Winners will be announced June 1, 2007 as part of the Taste of Syracuse festival (Syracuse, NY). To hear clips from Corn-Bred's SAMMY nominated CD, check out CDBaby.com. Way to go, guys. Congratulations.

Larry Hoyt's Bluegrass Blues

Check out Larry Hoyt's performance of his original tune, Bluegrass Blues. The studio version of this is on his debut CD, "Folksinger Songwriter" on Hondo Mesa Records.