The 2011 Pocktoberfest Music Festival

Great bands, great beers, great times! Thanks for having us Pocklington!

We've received an amazing amount of support from YouTube users all over the world for our Living Room Sessions cover series.

Today, we're finally releasing Volume 1 of the series on iTunes, featuring three of the most popular episodes since its inception. The track listing is as follows...

1. Rosyln (Bon Iver)
2. Rumor Has It (Adele)
3. Paradise (Coldplay)

Here's a direct link to the album: http://bit.ly/nVMtr8

By downloading the album, not only will you get remixed versions of the original performances, but you'll be contributing financially to my ability to pursue my original music.

Thanks again for your gracious support, I'd have never imagined of getting so many kind messages and words when I started this over 14 months ago. And now, over 1 million views.

'Til the next Volume friends...

That's 'Toot Directions' for those who opted for Spanish instead of the ol' francois.

There are road signs in the less populated parts of France that simply say 'all directions' to your destination. Which brought me back to a reassuring quote I always heard growing up (I daren't suggest from whom, mind you,) 'When you don't know where you're going, all roads will take you there.'

This was shot at Pianos in NYC from our latest full band summer tour. Edited by Eric Horn.

You can buy the song here.

Hope you enjoy!

...Exploring new places of course.

Our percussionist Rich Chwastiak came to the University of Miami (where we eventually met) from a small mining mountain town in north eastern Pennsylvania. So when our schedule finally allowed us a free day before our show in Philadelphia, we finally took up his parents generous outstanding offer to stay at their house and see the town.

We went twenty feet out his backdoor and immediately found ourselves in Ranger Rick territory. Nothing but trees, rivers, leaves and this stuff called "collum," the extra land brushed aside when mining for coal (also known as 'coal dirt.') It looks like half coal, half earth.

About half way through our hike up the mountain, we got caught in a torrential monsoon. The hardest rain Rich said he'd ever seen up this way. And it never stopped (until we got back to the house and hour later of course...)

I hope these pictures are able to convey how much fun we had.

Chase finding the abandoned train. Rich telling him to get down.

Crossing the river and into the woods

Startin' to rain

At the summit, some 2,200 feet above sea level.

A Couple of Happy Campers

One wrong move...

Crossing the river on the way back. Chase bet me $10 I couldn't make it across without getting knocked over by the current. (Still haven't seen the $$)

On a separate note, we were very kindly looked after by our friend Kathy Grymes in Savannah. This woman not only put up with our shit, but fed us for a couple of days and supported us wholeheartedly at the gig.

God bless this woman