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While going through some old tapes, Tom Breiding found a recording he made with fellow guitarist Kirk Engel working out a bluesy original called "Two Time Love."
Hearing the song again brought back some fond memories of their collaboration in Tom's band, American Son. But it certainly made for a bittersweet experience, as Kirk had passed away in the interim.
As a tribute to him, "Two Time Love" is seeing the light of day as part of a medley, with excerpts from the lo-fi recording bracketing a song Tom composed in memory of Kirk.
"I wrote 'Pretty Words' as soon as I came home from the funeral home," he said.
"Two Time Love (verses from the writing session)/Pretty Words/Two Time Love (bridge)" serves as the centerpiece for Breiding?Äôs seventh album, "Guitar and Pen, Vol. II."
The original "Guitar and Pen," recorded live in 1998 at Leaf & Bean in Peters Township, is just Tom with his axe, playing and singing his own compositions. "Vol. II" follows much the same pattern, except that he recorded most of the material himself in his home studio, also in Peters.
"Most of them are songs that never found their way into releases," he said. "I really liked some of them, but they didn't fit the format of what I was releasing at the time."
His last three releases - "Happy Hour in the Round Hotel," "American Son" and "Two Tone Chevrolet" - have been with full bands and tend to feature a harder-edged sound. Tom describes the tunes on "Vol. II" more as "songs from the heart, songs for songs' sake."
"I'm so busy with other things, I thought, these things are never going to be released unless I get something going soon."
Along with the Kirk Engel tribute, "Vol. II" also features some other special touches. Tom's son, Jack, makes a guest appearance on "The Magic of Christmas," wishing everyone a happy holiday. Now 9 and taking drum lessons, Jack also lends a percussion track to one of the tunes.
Tom also says in the liner notes that he wrote a song called "My Hometown" during the week of 9/11, a time when many songwriters were committing their feelings about the events to music.
Keep an eye out for Tom's appearances this summer, both solo and with American son. And look for Tom as a member of former Houserocker Bill Toms' band, Hard Rain.
While going through some old tapes, Tom Breiding found a recording he made with fellow guitarist Kirk Engel working out a bluesy original called "Two Time Love."
Hearing the song again brought back some fond memories of their collaboration in Tom's band, American Son. But it certainly made for a bittersweet experience, as Kirk had passed away in the interim.
As a tribute to him, "Two Time Love" is seeing the light of day as part of a medley, with excerpts from the lo-fi recording bracketing a song Tom composed in memory of Kirk.
"I wrote 'Pretty Words' as soon as I came home from the funeral home," he said.
"Two Time Love (verses from the writing session)/Pretty Words/Two Time Love (bridge)" serves as the centerpiece for Breiding?Äôs seventh album, "Guitar and Pen, Vol. II."
The original "Guitar and Pen," recorded live in 1998 at Leaf & Bean in Peters Township, is just Tom with his axe, playing and singing his own compositions. "Vol. II" follows much the same pattern, except that he recorded most of the material himself in his home studio, also in Peters.
"Most of them are songs that never found their way into releases," he said. "I really liked some of them, but they didn't fit the format of what I was releasing at the time."
His last three releases - "Happy Hour in the Round Hotel," "American Son" and "Two Tone Chevrolet" - have been with full bands and tend to feature a harder-edged sound. Tom describes the tunes on "Vol. II" more as "songs from the heart, songs for songs' sake."
"I'm so busy with other things, I thought, these things are never going to be released unless I get something going soon."
Along with the Kirk Engel tribute, "Vol. II" also features some other special touches. Tom's son, Jack, makes a guest appearance on "The Magic of Christmas," wishing everyone a happy holiday. Now 9 and taking drum lessons, Jack also lends a percussion track to one of the tunes.
Tom also says in the liner notes that he wrote a song called "My Hometown" during the week of 9/11, a time when many songwriters were committing their feelings about the events to music.
Keep an eye out for Tom's appearances this summer, both solo and with American son. And look for Tom as a member of former Houserocker Bill Toms' band, Hard Rain.
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