Cellist Wanted (fluency in Esperanto a must) (Maplewood)
"WTF?" he explained patiently:
Eclectic singer/songwriter looking to explore new direction, seeks cellist looking to do the same for recording and possible local gigs. I'm not the dictatorial type, and think of this as a collaborative effort. If you have songs or compositions or want to sing, great. If you don't, that's fine too. But I always appreciate creative input even if I disagree with it. As a rule I generally steer away from cover tunes unless I'm convinced we'd bring something fresh to our interpretation. Something like a cello and twelve-string doing Crazy Train or I Am The Walrus (which, now that I think about it, already has cellos in it) would probably convince me. The suggestion of a thrash metal version of The Little Drummer Boy might also get my attention, though I'm not sure how you'd pull that off on cello. But I'm open.
Brief but tragical history tour:
For the past two years I've been in a duo that performed all originals (acoustic and electric), but my co-conspirator in that enterprise (violin, mandolin, electric bass) just moved back home to Boston--couldn't handle the fast pace of life the midwest, I suppose. C'est la guerre.