All The Latest from Tin Pan Folk
​& Americana Artist Breadfoot 

May 2025 Edition
Well, well, well.

Here we are. 5:30 in the AM. Got a fresh pot of coffee and yeah, fair bet I can rip off this update, post it and be what!? On time?!

Yup. So uhm, have had two main things on my radar. Migrating the libretto and cutting some new demos. Deal if you all remember, with the libretto was that I had done my first two drafts in Word. Not “industry” standard. So, I poked around and upon my dramaturg’s recommendation I went with Final Draft. Picked the Broadway musical template and got to work. Done and dusted. Still have a couple tweaks / decisions to make as far as content and format but that can happen when I start writing again. Right?

Then yeah demos. Think we’re done with vocals, for now. Especially thankful that we were able to get all the student actors in for a full vocal session. We did some really good work at my buddy FJ’s Good Luck Studios. Got all the mains tracked and then played around with some ideas for backing and harmony vocals. Always try things even if they seem like they might not work. Cause ya know, even the silliest, seemingly stupidest idea might lead to something amazing. So just try it. Don’t force it. Or over work it. But try it.

So yeah, idea with these new demos was to be able to when applying for new opportunities like the Process Series, present a strong vision that piques interest yet leaves room for collaboration. And though I can’t say for sure if this would be an issue, I feel like if I make the music two involved and plug in too many bells and whistles and soundscapes that the music will be perceived as too difficult, overly ambitious or full of itself.

Does that sound like a legitimate concern? I mean the numbers are fleshed out enough to let ya know that yeah, they wanna rock. And because I’m writing for the character the song not only has to help move the story along but has to add depth to or say something about that character. And I think they do that. 

Uh, let’s see oh this should be fun. Taz Halloween who played Rory for the reading, was approached by the host of a live radio show that airs on WHUP out of Hillsborough. Show is called Pass The Hat and we’ll be featured on the May 30th broadcast. So do tune in. We’ll be talking SUNNYLAND, Prolly also perform a number or two live in the studio as well as spin a couple of the completed demos.  I’ll be posting the deets on the SUNNYLAND Facebook page as we get closer. So keep an eye out.
 
Okay welp some new pics in the side bar. Also links to music and the archival video for the Feb. 8th staged reading. And hey if you’re inclined. Anything ya can spare. Link for the current campaign to fund these new demos is there in the side bar at the very top. And as ever follow along on Instagram and Facebook for more regular updates.

Cheers!
XOBF
Hey hey folks. Gonna chuck this link right at the top here. Working on what's next for SUNNYLAND. Keen to raise
​the money to record a new batch of SUNNYLAND demos. Whatever you can spare will help to get us there!
Pics from our vocal sessions at Good Luck Studios in
​Chapel Hill. Took some wrangling but was able to get our student actors in to reprise their roles. Great bunch. Really brought it. As did amazing Taz Halloween and me well, I just had some harmonica to add.
Here ya go folks. Almost as good as being there. Archival video of the Saturday Feb. 8th staged reading of 'SUNNYLAND - A Rock Banjo Opera.'
And if ya wanna do a deeper dive. Here's the SoundCloud Playlist where I parked some of the original  sketches for SUNNYLAND. Go get ya some.