This album is available on Apple Music and Spotify.
Happy Days 3:16
J.S. Bach, Prelude in C Major, BWV 933 1:56
She’s a Jar – summerteeth – Wilco 1:34
I’m Always in Love – summerteeth – Wilco 1:38
Radio King – Down by the Old Mainstream – Golden Smog 2:20
Spiders (Kidsmoke) – a ghost is born – Wilco 3:07
Incoming Tide 4:39
Island 2:57
Floating 4:27
Via Chicago – summerteeth – Wilco 2:27
A Magazine Called Sunset – Alpha Mike Foxtrot Rare Tracks 1992-2014 – Wilco 1:25
Bon Voyage 2:03
Happy Days, Pt. 2 3:21
Schumann, Träumerei Op. 15, No. 7 2:18
All songs were performed, produced, and engineered by Seth Winship Gilbane in Maine and New Hampshire. Special thanks to my mother for her input.
This album is a combination of original compositions, cover songs, and two short classical pieces. The artwork was created by my brother. Taking classical piano lessons has been a wonderful part of my life since fourth grade. This album is dedicated to my grandfather, who enjoyed all kinds of music and supported my musical pursuits.
I started working on the Wilco cover songs in 2014, my senior year of college. During the fall, I took my first formal music theory class and discovered that I enjoyed composing music. In addition, my piano teacher assigned me Träumerei in the spring, a song that my grandmother used to play.
My parents bought me a Roland FP30 for my birthday in 2017. In addition, my brother gave me a Pocket Operator 33 along with a Scarlett 2i2 a few years later. I hope that this album shows the process of learning to create simple grooves and rhythms. The first draft of this album was created in 2022, and many of the songs began on the pocket operator.
Practicing picked up in 2023 when I started taking lessons again. I played the Little Prelude in C Major for the Bach Marathon for my first public performance in years.
The song “Happy Days” is what I am most proud of on this album. I began working on it in 2022 and played it many times for my family as well as in musical circles and recitals. The version of the song I play on this album is its most simplistic form when I had just put the chords and melody together. Playing it on the organ is my goal for the future.
You can play this music while you are working, doing chores, or just want to relax.
Happy Days!
Seth Gilbane
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