The wait is over. Both the single and the video of Bare Boards recorded at Abbey Road Studios in London have been released. Watch the video and you can be in the room for our recording session of “Bare Boards".
Courtesy of Saskia and her Talent is Timeless organization, we had the honor of working with an inspiring crew of musicians, videographers, and producers -- as well as one of Abbey Road's house engineers.We had a 2-hour rehearsal the day before where we hammered out the arrangement and instrumentation. Then it was a long recording day (almost 10 hours!) as we built the song from the ground up: recording the rough vocal and guitar scratch tracks, then percussion and bass, then keeper guitar tracks for Woody and me, then the mandolin and fiddle. Recording the keeper lead and backup vocals came last in the process.
There was a lovely canteen at Abbey Road, so we were able to have a proper meal during the day. And when we the session wrapped, we had a celebratory toast in the canteen courtyard. It was an amazing day. Although the studio is an historic landmark and icon to musicians everywhere, by the end of our experience, it truly felt like home
Goodbye "Radio Stranger". It's been a fun ride, but we are solidifying our branding, dropping "Radio Stranger" to move to "Brightwell & Moran". Folks were having a hard time finding us on the streaming platforms (look for Brightwell & Moran). No worries, it's still goofy ole us.
Radio Stranger (Brightwell & Moran) was just awarded 2022 Global Winner for Talent Is Timeless contest for our song "Bare Boards". Talent Is Timeless recognizes songwriters over the age of 50. The grand prize includes a recording session at Abbey Road Studios in London. Woo hoo!!! How cool is that? 
SOLD OUT. It had been almost two years since we were on a stage due to the pandemic. We got a phone call from our friends with the band Night Folk who wondered if we would like to split a performance date with them at Cafe Artichoke in Portland, OR... inside, but masked and vaxxed. As it turned out, we were just finishing the recording of a new EP (more on that later) and we thought it might be a good thing to actually play these new songs for some folks. The night of the show, doors opened and a flood of people came into the venue. People that showed up 20 minutes early were left hunting for seats! Night Folk opened with some really fun songs, I remember one about male strippers at a Dairy Queen, but that's another story. We played our new songs at the top of the set and even received a standing ovation on the song Land of Plenty. So it appears that we may be naming our new EP "Land of Plenty". A big thank you to Gary (video) and Michael (audio) for making us look and sound so good. And of course, thank you to the boys in Night Folk for the invitation!