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Kaaterskill (Winter Instrumentals)

by Fred Gillen Jr

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Cold Catskill Afternoon 03:03
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2.
Kaaterskill 02:32
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3.
The Willows Part 1 02:40
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4.
Winter Clove 02:18
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Plateau 02:26
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The Willows Part 2 02:54
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On December 23, 2020 I moved from the place I grew up and had always lived in Westchester County, NY, to a village further up the Hudson River in Greene County. This was a move from crowded suburbs of New York City to a rural village on the Hudson River near the Northeast Catskills. My friend Lisa Moir refers to the energy in Westchester as "ambient stress," and that energy had been taking a toll on me. Being a broke folk musician in the wealthiest county in the country was not compatible with my nature boy personality, though I walked in the woods a lot to stay sane. That first winter I was still running my old recording studio Woody's House in Croton -on- Hudson, and besides working on the old house we'd just bought, I was building my new studio Esperanza Recording in 3/5 of our detached garage. (The new studio wasn't completed until May of 2021.) In the meantime I set up my old digi002 interface and 15 year old laptop, with a few guitars and the upright bass I'd just bought from my high school friend and bassist and conductor Rich Simons. I was still not really allowed to play any shows because of Covid and I started playing around with the instruments and came up with some instrumental music, which reflects the peacefulness of that winter, and how much I was enjoying my earliest forays into hiking in the Catskills and along the Hudson. It was a nice balm for the trauma of the Pandemic stealing away father-in-law and my career, vocation, and livelihood . I think it's a beautiful little bit of simple, playful music. I'm sorry I didn't put it out there sooner. I hope it brings you peace. Fred G

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released January 25, 2024

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Fred Gillen Jr Athens, New York

NYFA grant recipient Fred Gillen Jr has released 12 solo albums, and 6 ep’s, has toured all over the U.S. and Europe solo, and Nepal/ India with Greenheart. His songs have been on ABC's "All My Children," NPR's "Car Talk," CMJ, and his version of Woody Guthrie's "I Ain't Got No Home" was featured on Pete Seeger's "Pete Remembers Woody." He is also a founding member of THE TRIKE rock trio. ... more

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