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Owlsong (Charles/Gessner)

Don — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:21:19 +0000

This song was the result of spending 3 months touring the Great Northern Plains in the dead of winter where we saw lots of white and many birds of prey sitting on fence posts. Even owls. Being from southern climes, we were sure we were going to die at any minute. The performance was captured at Greg West’s studio by our webms., Cheryl Colan, whose website is well worth checking out for sheer quirkiness. She’s a hoot.

“Hoo-Li” performed at house concert

Deb — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:16:02 +0000

Cyd West occasionally presumes upon her husband, trompe l’oeil artist Greg West, to allow her musician friends the use of his backyard Phoenix studio as a venue and this was one such night in January 2007. The song is a ‘walkin’ song that celebrates those moments when every little thing is just right. Thanks to Cheryl Colan for capturing this piece, that’s her singing along.

“Row” at the Far-West Conference, 2008

Deb — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:13:36 +0000

The Thursday night Arizona Showcase at the Far-West Conference in Mesa, AZ, October 2008 featuring a new version of “Row” with the harp instead of the concertina. This was the end of an evening that showcased some of the best of Arizona artists. A big thank you to Kyle Harris of PlayR Recording who provided the sound that night in an impossible room.

“Big Sky Full O’ Dumb Stars” performed at The Back Room

Deb — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:41:31 +0000

Our 2007 tour to the midwest took us through Great Bend, Kansas where we performed at The Back Room, courtesy of Don Shorock. He graciously provided some footage of our performance. Here is “Big Sky Full O’ Dumb Stars” complete with the story of Altair and Vega.

D-Squared on Neil Young’s Living with War website

Deb — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:10:41 +0000

D-Squared’s topical video, Little Iraq, produced by our friend and filmmaker, Cheryl Colan, has been accepted on Neil Young‘s Living With War website! We’re honored to be included and proud to be a part of his vision.

To view the video, please go to http://www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/lwwvideospage.html , our video is currently ranked at #17. And, of course, every time you view it there, our popularity ranking goes up. So feel free to send the link to anyone you think might be interested.

To explore Neil Young’s website please go to www.neilyoung.com . Lots to see and listen to.

Peace,

Don & Deb

D-Squared debut on YouTube.com

Deb — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:41:45 +0000

This is exciting for us! Our friend and webmistress, Cheryl Colan, went on a camping trip with us to the desert and video taped our newest song, “Little Iraq”. The song was inspired by a camping experience several weeks prior to the filming, when we embarked on an impromptu Birthday Camp in the desert just north of Phoenix.

It started out innocently enough – hiking among the saguaros, throwing the frisbee for Yippy and a gourmet campfire meal. But from dusk to noon the next day we witnessed an assault on the desert unlike anything we had ever experienced. Drunken fishermen drove throughout the night around Lake Pleasant in their diesel trucks (one right through our camp); the moon kicked up a small arms barrage that lasted until 3AM; and the next morning, after the sheriff had tried to ticket us for an unrestrained dog, a horde of off-road vehicle enthusiasts descended upon the river bottom we were camped in. When we were finally driven out, we passed hundreds of people with all manner of armaments from pistols to shotguns to AK47s, standing upon mounds of spent shell casings firing into the desert – a most impressive display.

At one point we climbed a small mountain only to command a 180 degree view several miles deep of churning dust accompanied by a soundtrack that bore a striking resemblance to Apocalypse Now. It was then that we dubbed the place Little Iraq. And it pissed Don off enough to go home and write this song.

To vote for “Little Iraq” on YouTube go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWJbQ0KJTus