Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois I’m not talking about the eight year old who says, “I don’t want to do scales and arpeggios anymore, Dad. I don’t get them.” And Dad shrugs, because he doesn’t get them either and… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois Once upon a time, in a faraway mythical country of snow and ice there lived a man named Sibelius who drank too much and liked to make strange and wonderful music which had big, huge tones. The people in his own… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois My Monday Morning Musings may be essential to BareFoot MusicNews, and I humbly present this one, though, sadly, a bit late. So, in the tradition of Celtic folk music, I write this letter to explain.  (This story… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois Every now and then The Blue Monsters do a gig at The Back Room, and occasionally a Christmas concert for some poor unsuspecting old people. But each time we do I am riddled through with these questions and… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois The heart beats and the lungs breathe and music exists outside in some place you cannot touch. It has to do with the fabric of the universe, the very essence of everything. And in my mystical travels I wanted to… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois This is my commentary on Dan Grigor’s interview of Stanley Clarke. It is about a week overdue, but it has to be done. I usually write these things after my Sunday practice, when I am musically inspired. I was… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois Ok. Maybe I am stretching the truth when I say “beautiful.” I am an English person living in Finland and playing the blues. The language and the music is radically different from anything I had previously… more »