Oh, and I was particularly pleased to be included in the wild edible plants episode. As many know, I love me some foraging!

“Although still up and coming, Blake Redding has reached for the main goal – his sound is unique and his style is as personal and heartfelt as any you will ever hear.”

very kind

Also, the platform that I use for my music is called “Bandcamp”.  They’ve put in a very nice sharing feature that embeds a player right into your blog post, tweet,  facebook status, etc.  Just click “share” at music.blakeredding.com

Cheers,

Blake

Most of you know I’ve been working in San Jose since the summer.  Though the album has been available for a while I essentially put the project on hold in order to adjust to a new job and location.  Dana and I have been having a great time exploring central California in our spare time, and it’s been comforting to have a steady paycheck.

Most recently I’ve been offered a position at the University of California, Santa Cruz.  I accepted, and I am thrilled to be moving to such beautiful part of the country.   We will transition  in mid-January.

My attention has also returned to this album.  I just sent out a press release to a number of industry professionals and publications, and I am taking steps to get the music heard through internet radio and conventional radio.  It’s been a good feeling to not have that pressure to gain exposure for the music in order to put food on the table.  And  listening to the album again after having let it rest for a few months was refreshing.  Starting out on the project I wanted to do it just so that I could say I did it, and to create something I’d be proud of and have for the rest of my life.  And I am proud.

I’m looking forward to the potential for a receptive music scene in Santa Cruz, and will be looking to put some shows together in the coming months.  I’ve also got some new tunes that need recording… I’d like to put an EP together by the summertime.

Stay tuned!

We’re taking a week to road-trip down there… excited to be traveling the pacific coast again.  I’ll get to see Crater Lake National Park and Redwood National Park for the first time.  yes!

DEBUT ALBUM AVAILABLE NOW!

Friends, family, and new listeners,

I am pleased to announce that my debut album is now available at music.blakeredding.com.  The music is currently only available for download, though CDs will be for sale at my upcoming shows in Philadelphia and New York, and soon will be available via mail order.

THE STORY

This spring the cards fell in such a way that I was able to fulfill a lifelong dream: I recorded my first album of original music.  My friend Peter Borenstein traveled from NYC to visit me in Portland, OR and we spent the week laying down the tracks that make up this work.

These songs are dear to me.  They evoke memories of some of the best times of my life.  Lessons I’ve learned, loved ones, pain, heartache, joy and wonder.  I hope you (and many, many others) can find one or two songs here that you connect with, but in the end I am just proud to have seen this project through.

Please help me keep my dreams alive by making a financial contribution when you download this album.  Pay as you wish… but know that your contribution will help determine whether I can continue to devote my time to music, and whether this is the first of many works.

Thanks for peaking into my world,

Let me know what you think!

-blake