Today's Digs

Purim and Passover Plays In Production

Bill Burnett — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:09:37 +0000

Hi Songminers! I've been so busy doing Stretch Media and writing my big Passover musical I haven't had time to post here for a while, but things are going to get active very soon. I've got Esther's Destiny being produced by the kids at TBI, and I'm writing Reuben's Story into a full sized musical with some hot Hollywood talent joining me in the effort. Watch this space for more info and I'll start feeding some songs out here as well.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! (Phew, we made it!)

Bill Burnett — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:26:27 +0000

"NEW YEAR'S EVE"
© Bill Burnett and Peggy Sarlin

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New Year's Eve has got to be the weirdest of holidays. Unlike most others, which commemorate someone's birth, or celebrate of the end of a war, or the beginning of a season, or some kind of big religious or philosophical event or concept, New Year's Eve is all about the passage of time. Which is a pretty dreary subject, when you get right down to it. That's why I think there are no real New Year's songs. "What Are You Doing New Year's" and "Auld Lang Syne" are about it, right? So Peggy Sarlin and I took a stab at capturing the ambiguous nature of the holiday in this song and I thought it was appropriate to trot it out for this combination new year and new decade. Please, let me know what you think of it...

Happy Hollandaise and High Hopes for a Great New Decade From The SongMine!

Bill Burnett — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:44:19 +0000

Hello and happy happy EVERYTHING SongMiners. I am grateful the long dreary decade some are calling "The Aughts" (meaning the Zeros) is coming to a close and 2010 is just around the corner, ripe with promise.

My New Years Resolution is to get the SongMine back up and running after a long hiatus. Maybe I'll make it a bi-weekly event for the new year.

To end the aughts on a happy note, please enjoy this holiday greeting from ChalkZone. (Directed by the amazing Bob Nesler.)

And then be sure to scroll down and see my perennial holiday hit "Christmas! Christmas! Christmas!" See ya next year. Meanwhile, for heaven's sake, go have some fun at the SongMine!

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Christmas X 3 at the Coffee Gallery

Bill Burnett — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:13:44 +0000

We had a swell time last Friday at Coffee Gallery Backstage and I sang MY perennial holiday favorite "Christmas Christmas Christmas"--captured by Donna Barnes-Roberts for her wonderful new blog What You Missed at the Coffee Gallery Last Night which you should definitely check out on a regular basis:

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Backboners! New CD!

Bill Burnett — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:14:20 +0000

Watch for The Backboners at the esteemed music venue The Bodie House Wednesday Feb 27, 2010

And I want to spread the news that The Backboners has made a cool new CD called "We Dreamed It All"--that's the cover to the right. Contact me if you'd like to get one. They'd made great New Years Gifts!

Beasts of the Spirit LIVE

Bill Burnett — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:30:35 +0000

I'm sure to be back doing another version of this with Backboners soon, but this one was fun, with the Coffee Gallery Backstage audience providing the bestial background voices...

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New Orleans Ain't Never Seen So Much Rain

Bill Burnett — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:28:15 +0000

Teresa Tudury and David Zasloff teamed up for this wonderful new Teresa song. You can see some of their other performances over in The Great Unknown at the right side of the page.

To Look a Giraffe In The Eye

Bill Burnett — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:26:59 +0000

Here's another one from the PetSet...

Pretty Little Baby Boy LIVE

Bill Burnett — Fri, 29 May 2009 06:22:54 +0000

I know I know, I already posted this song back in the winter...but I love it so, and I love the pretty baby boy who is now six. And I love the way the audience sings along!

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Gotta Get REHEARSAL Live with Teresa T.

Bill Burnett — Wed, 20 May 2009 04:17:37 +0000

Here we are getting ready to sing a few songs together at Coffee Gallery Backstage on Thursday May 21.

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This song has a great Backboners arrangement and if I can ever get the Backboners together for some videotaping we'll do our version here too. But this'll do for now.