The Lamp Post is the official newsletter recounting various updates, news, and information about Rich Tuttle and his music.
Hi folks! Here's a bit of what's been going on.
Music Video
Recently I had the pleasure of joining forces with my good friend and fellow artist Johnny Williamz. I'm featured on one of his new songs "Restless" and he had me out to shoot a lyric video with him. It released last Wednesday. Our musical styles are quite different, but I thoroughly enjoyed this folky/bluesy/hip hop fusion. What do you think?
Shows
Last week I had the opportunity to perform again at Reader's World. It's always a pleasure to play here, not only because the folks at Reader's World are fantastic people, but because it just feels right. I'm singing songs based on The Hobbit and what better place to play these songs than at a bookstore?
It's unfortunate that bookstores are becoming a rare thing. They seem to be dropping like Blockbusters. Reader's World is about the only bookstore left in Lee's Summit, so if you are in the area go support them! They not only sell books and awesome toys but they let authors and weird folks like me use their space to share their art. And I'd be remiss not to mention that the folks at Reader's World create the coolest concert posters. Here are the posters they made for my last two shows!
How cool is that!?
Hobbit House Concerts
I'm excited to have heard from a few folks that they are interested in hosting a Hobbit House Concert! Once a couple get underway I'll try to be mindful to post some pictures! I think this is going to be a really fun experience. When I'm performing these songs at a public venue, I have to drop some songs and if I'm planning on doing most of them I usually have to rush through them with little explanation or setup since I'm normally constrained by time. But in an intimate environment, where folks can just kick back with something to munch on, I think these songs are going to truly flower.If you would like to host a house concert, know someone who might, or even just have questions about it, check out this page for all the information: Host a Hobbit House Concert!
Recording
Great news! In my last official update I informed you that mundane and ordinary things (like my broken A/C...yeah, it's been a while...) needed to come before the resources needed to record more music. So I had to wait a bit before I could record the rest of my songs. Well I'm happy to say that I'm now back up to full recording capacity! The plan is to capture all of the new songs and I'll likely re-record or fiddle with one or two of the earlier songs.
And who knows, with St. Patrick's Day just around the corner I might record a few Irish tunes fer ya.
Stay Tuned!
2015 looks to be pretty interesting. Lord willing we'll have a few more concerts and some more tunes for your ears. I do have some fun things planned that I don't want to give away just yet. Speaking of give away's I may have a few of those throughout the year as well! You can stay up to date here on the blog and especially through my Facebook Page.
