I would suggest to let this register on an emotional level.
Once again, we've been able to cross a name off our short list of musicians we dream to work with - Possessed by Paul James creates, what I would regard as, an experience. Almost spiritual in it's honest nature and vulnerability.
Konrad plays a song wrapped up in the tribulations of his home of Kerrville, TX and you hear each note pulled from his heart and set on display. Different every time it's played because like everything he does, it comes from deep within without any inhibitions to his voice and body. Truly possessed.
I imagine this is as close to what true Americana can be.
An aching song from a school teacher with an insatiable stomp and heart.
Enjoy.
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The insatiable stomp of @possessedbypauljames playing his song "Heavy" live for us at The Kinney Farm @cloverlickbanjoshop
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A session I've waited so long to shoot and so happy we got to work with Konrad and be surrounded by a group of incredible music enthusiasts in Fort Collins.
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A fever dream of the last couple of weeks - what you're not seeing is all the time spent in bed recovering from blood shot eyes and a swollen throat. I honestly don't remember shooting most of this, I think sometimes my stress and anxiety of whatever the next problem is takes over my nervous system and so it kind of wipes whatever is stored before it. I feel like all I can remember at the moment is coughing. I'm glad I shot all this though - as messy and frantic as a lot of it feels, I see I had a good time. Consistently surrounded by silly people, wet noses, lights and music.
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#charmera
A night of folk, coffee, and sweets. Join us May 17th @jamilacoffeeshop - $10 suggested
No One Turned Away ❤️
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Doors - 7pm
@bella.marieiswiththetrees - 7:30
@magmagsss - 8
Star Family Singers - 9
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The goal is to get better every day, and some days I'm surprised at the energy I have and some days remind me of how bad things have been. Music helps, friends help, being around voices, bodies, sounds, places, just meandering though it all. It's been a weird transitional time and I am so confused and excited. A lot of new things and a lot of old things I am still working on. But better every day, I hope. I am working to surround myself with exclusively dorks.
I think I write these because it doesn't feel obvious that I only record when I am feeling happy, but there's so much quietness and solitude in the month of taking all these clips that goes unseen.
#charmera
Another wild week of traveling, music and head pets.
Headed out to CO with some special people and made some hopefully long lasting friends in the music community out there. Got to hear some music I had been dying to hear for a long time.
I think I struggle a lot with engagement and social interactions, I always want to be unseen in social spaces, I don't know sometimes how to engage with people and this little camera has helped a ton. It's a great little conversation piece. It also was just a huge relief to be on the road with the best people I know, Gabe and Tammy.
I found I shot less footage when I was having a good time.
We'll see what happens.
Some video work for @lanuevacasitacafe - one of my most recommended Mexican breakfast spots in Cruces. Highly recommend it if you haven't already.
195 N Mesquite St, Las Cruces, NM 88001
Now I'm hungry.
Been playing around with this little charmera - just a wild weekend overall. A lot of mountains, smiles, music and head scratches. Still figuring out a good grove for traveling alone and working full time basically out of my car. I don't know if I'll keep doing these, I ended up recording way more that I thought or even remember. It's probably a good thing to do as I start to forget more and more things and time keeps going and passing.
#charmera
Been trying to find better ways to grieve. Better ways to come to terms with coming home to an empty room. I'm sure I'll figure it out someday. For now, I keep holding on to what I can.
Thank you @p.s.its.mayra for helping me with this little sticker.
Now I can still take him with me everywhere I go.
I miss you so much.
Goodbye, Pete.
Oh, I don't know what I'll do without you. You were my best friend. A lot of times you were the only thing keeping me going. I owe you so much, and I wish I could have given you everything. I know you hung on as long as you could, bud. I look through years of videos and I can see you getting older, and slower, but still always so happy. It breaks my heart, I miss you so much, it hurts to not have you here. You felt like one of the last good things I could hold on to.
No time was wasted.
I love you, Petey-Bird.
Bye forever.
This was quite an experience.
25 live sessions in 3 days with some incredible artists and some beautiful songs. I was so nervous and anxious about this ambitious trip out to New Orleans- but I took some really great people with me. We survived a crazy room, a multitude of personalities, probably the wildest music festival I'll ever go to, over 2,000 miles and 32+ hours on the road, and the sudden deep freezer.
This was a big financial risk unfortunately, but I'm hoping it will pay off - we've worked very hard, and I've made it this far, might as well keep going. Doing my best.
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Something for Long Distance by @iamaybil 💛
Over 100 videos in 3 years.
I've directed and produced every single one of these. Self-funded, community-funded, donation-funded. Borrowed equipment, broken equipment, thrifted equipment. Grief, loss, heartbreak, anxiety, self-doubt, loneliness, and broke as all hell. Family, found-family, friends, volunteers, musicians, artists, photographers, filmmakers, teachers, students, food truck owners, queer-folk, vagabonds, drummers, singers and a whole bunch of softies. These are the best ingredients. A recipe I'd make over and over again, and serve to all the people I love.
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