I do three things after waking up these days: I shower. I make coffee. I play this song and drink my coffee. Nothing complicated. Nothing fancy. Just some basic fingerpicking to test my motor skills and bring some aural sunshine into my day.

from the album xChange performed by Alex Moody

from the album xChange performed by AM/FM Dreams

On Wikipedia I read this about the great jazz pianist Bud Powell: "...his solos could be heard to emulate the horn players' attack — with the use of frequent arpeggios punctuated by chromaticism," so the first thing you hear is a lick that uses…

Not up to Avalon standards but I had fun making this. (for week 3)

Thinking about and inspired a lot by trees lately. That, and the excellent film Rivers and Tides. Arboreal Drink in the sun Until the day is done Dance with the wind Circle of life has no end Roots into the ground Arms reach up to the…

A bit of nonsense maybe ?? Started off as an instrumental then these words popped out. Call me lazy if you must, but couldn't think of more !!! C'est la vie !!!!

Well, screw the metronome, damn the torpedoes, and grab a capo! Sometimes the best versions are the ones played fast and loose. Hope you enjoy this song adapted from one of my all-time favorite poems (I'm a bit biased since my dad wrote it…

Forget the first person, it's time to tell stories.

The last track I wrote in Santa Fe, New Mexico before moving back to Hawaii.

Rough and Slow acoustic version of the more poppy [lifeline glu and sudara collaboration](http://alonetone.com/doublemeanings/tracks/lifeline). If you like 4 minutes of the same 3 chords, you'll LOVE this song. Now that I have two microphones…

Another work from two years ago, this is a cover from Audioslave.

Reg's mental health has started to cause him problems again.......... the voices are back with a vengeance and he's back on the pills....they tell him that the therapy is good for him......but it's relentless ......Reg isn't so sure it will help…

Recorded for the 2013 [NaSoAlMo challenge.](http://www.nasoalmo.org/) --- with apologies to TS and many thanks