New Album

The Burners are going back in the studio on December 2nd to knock out another toe tapper.  Working on at least one composition myself for the record, I may post the demo track I'm stitching together for the band.  It'll sound way better with the talent and not multi-tracking my monotone voice.  Maybe its better to wait, good things happen to those who wait.  Unless its on Craigslist and you should of bought it when you saw it (at Mardens?)

Pier 77, Oct 4th

 Live recordings via iPhone at my last Pier 77 gig for the year.  Really great swanky place.  Best gig I hold down for three and a half months out of the year.  Now its back to the hand to mouth existence I'm more accustomed to.  At the very least I, and now you, can harken back to a time not so long ago when bills were paid without fear and gas was 3.98 a gallon.....

Featuring my cohort Luke Goodine, back in Maine, hawking insurance and ivories.  Also featuring the staff at the Pier, loose silverware, patron banter as white noise, and an audible source of wallpaper.

 Someday My Prince Will Come:



Tune Up:

Sad pictures...

The reward of summer gigs, carpools with PA gear, spilled drinks, and patrons walking on the bandstand, it was going to happen sooner or later:













 Discovery at the Portland Lobster Co., 9/2/12



















Thumbs up for a good attitude!

Website vs. the Blog

I never have the time to blog with any consistency.  The last post is a couple years old, but thank God the lesson rates are the same.  At least I'm consistently teaching/gigging and not blogging.  I will make a more formal website in the near future, but perhaps keep this for online content as things develop.

Ryan Flaherty and the Burners - Here Comes Everyone

1. When It Comes

2.  Make Things Right

3.  Ecstacy

4.  More I Want You

5.  One Foot

6.  Far Fetched

7.  Ain't No Use

8.  Alana

9.  Ruby Red

10.  Willowgic

11.  Greedy Guts

12.  Here Comes Everyone

All songs by Ryan Flaherty

Listen/Purchase on iTunes

This album was recorded in three hours on February 26th, 2012, between 11:30pm and 2:30 pm
It was mixed the same day between 4:30pm and 10:30 pm and submitted to the RPM Challenge on March 1st, 2012.

Ryan Flaherty - guitar, vocals
Jennie Backstrom - mandolin, vocals
Michael Arciero - lead guitar, vocals
Laura Balladur - accordion
Phil Bloch - violin
Duane Edwards - upright bass

www.theburners.org