I have one week left, and thankfully, I also see the end of this project. I have one more song that I need to rebuild from scratch (it's actually not as bad as it sounds -- it's a simpler and easier one of mine, plus I know exactly how to play each part.) and just a few bits and pieces here and there. I've already started mixing, and it's coming together well.

Yesterday was the last session for guitar parts for Marc Gunn's celtic folk project I've been working on.

This was the best session (out of 3) that I had recording my guitar. My practicing is really paying off. Best tones and playing, even though it's a) acoustic and b) all finger-picking. (you guessed it, I'm mainly an electric-with-pick guy) 6 songs in 4 hours! The playing's not flawless, but certainly good enough.

It's always very gratifying to get good feedback, but I really appreciate that Marc's "getting" what I do -- which is to play what the song needs. He is an autoharp player, a very good one at that, and has not had a positive experience playing with a guitar player in this context. Autoharp doesn't sit all that well with guitars -- mainly because their sounds are too similar. I can tell you that the sound of an autoharp is massive. Its color and range can easily eat up the mid to upper range of guitars, leaving only the bottom end to be heard.