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Songs Catalog-Lyrics-Downloads

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Instruments & Equipment

Guitars:

  • Taylor 614CE L2 Acoustic with Expression System pickup
  • Taylor 714CE Acoustic with Fishman Matrix pickup
  • Gibson 185CD Acoustic with Fishman Matrix pickup
  • ’54 Gibson Jumbo Acoustic with Fishman Rare Earth pickup
  • Guild 12-String
  • Gibson Les Paul Standard with Humbucker pickup
  • Plywood Stella

Capos:

  • Stubbs

Finger Picks:

  • Dunlop .020 steel

Thumb Picks:

  • Dunlop medium plastic

Harps:

  • Lee Oscar major diatonic (crossharp keys E#, A#, C#, G#, D#, G - my nomenclature)
  • Lee Oscar harp holder
  • Sonny Terry’s Marine Band harmonicas (which I purchased from his estate): Bb and Eb (which played in cross-harp are coincidentally my two favorite keys!)

Home Studio:

  • Korg 1600 digital recording System
  • AKG C414 XLII condenser mics
  • AKG CL2000 condenser mics
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Albums Catalogue

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Credits

Big Magic

Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Jon Dakota

Electric Guitar - Dan Dugmore & Jon Conley

Production:

  • Bass - Don Kerce
  • Keyboards - Barry Walsh
  • Drums - Paul Scholten

Recording, Mixing and Mastering - P.T. Houston

Produced by Lagunitas Music

It’s The Journey Not The Goal

Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Jon Dakota

Electric Guitar – James Mitchell & Mike Durham

Production:

  • Bass – Don Kerce
  • Drums – Paul Scholten
  • Keyboards – Howard Duck

Recording, Mixing and Mastering - P.T. Houston

Produced by Lagunitas Music

Ordinary Angel & In Each Other’s Shoes

Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Jon Dakota

Electric Guitar – Mike Durham & Pat Buchanan

Production:

  • Bass – Don Kerce
  • Keyboards – Barry Walsh
  • Drums – Paul Scholten

Recording, Mixing - P.T. Houston

Mastering - Jimmy Dulin

Produced by Lagunitas Music

Learning To Fly

Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Jon Dakota

Electric Guitar: Dan Dugmore and George Marinelli

Production:

  • Bass - Don Kerce
  • Keyboards - Barry Walsh and Bob Patin
  • Drums - Paul Scholten

Mike Purcell – Mastering Engineer

Martin Lewis – Sounding Board

P.T. Houston – Recording & Mixing Eng.

Produced by Lagunitas Music

Bad Bad News - single

Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Jon Dakota

Pre-Release Production-Lagunitas Music

The Letter - single

Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Jon Dakota

Pre-Release Production-Lagunitas Music

Ukrainian Heroes - single

Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Jon Dakota

Pre-Release Production-Lagunitas Music

Big Magic
Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Jon Dakota
Electric Guitar – Dan Dugmore & Jon Conley
Production:
Bass – Don Kerce
Keyboards – Barry Walsh
Drums – Paul Scholten
Recording, Mixing and Mastering – P.T. Houston
Produced by Lagunitas Music

It’s The Journey Not The Goal
Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Jon Dakota
Electric Guitar – James Mitchell & Mike Durham
Production:
Bass – Don Kerce
Drums – Paul Scholten
Keyboards – Howard Duck
Recording, Mixing and Mastering – P.T. Houston
Produced by Lagunitas Music

Ordinary Angel & In Each Other’s Shoes
Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Jon Dakota
Electric Guitar – Mike Durham & Pat Buchanan
Production:
Bass – Don Kerce
Keyboards – Barry Walsh
Drums – Paul Scholten
Recording, Mixing – P.T. Houston
Mastering – Jimmy Dulin
Produced by Lagunitas Music

Learning To Fly
Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Jon Dakota
Electric Guitar: Dan Dugmore and George Marinelli
Production:
Bass – Don Kerce
Keyboards – Barry Walsh and Bob Patin
Mike Purcell – Mastering Engineer
Drums – Paul Scholten
Martin Lewis – Sounding Board
P.T. Houston – Recording & Mixing Eng.
Produced by Lagunitas Music

Bad Bad News – single
Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Jon Dakota
Pre-Release Production-Lagunitas Music

The Letter – single
Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Jon Dakota
Pre-Release Production-Lagunitas Music

Ukrainian Heroes – single
Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica – Jon Dakota
Pre-Release Production-Lagunitas Music

 

Guitars:
  • Taylor 614CE L2 Acoustic with
    Expression System pickup
  • Taylor 714CE Acoustic with Fishman
    Matrix pickup
  • Gibson 185CD Acoustic with
    Fishman Matrix pickup
  • 54 Gibson Jumbo Acoustic with
    Fishman Rare Earth pickup
  • Guild 12-String
  • Gibson Les Paul Standard with
    Humbucker pickup
  • Plywood Stella

Capos:

  • Stubbs

Finger Picks:

  • Dunlop .020 steel

Thumb Picks:

  • Dunlop medium plastic

Harps:

  • Lee Oscar major diatonic
    (crossharp keys E#, A#, C#,
    G#, D#, G – my nomenclature)
  • Lee Oscar harp holder
  • Sonny Terry’s Marine Band harmonicas (which I purchased from
    his estate):
  • Bb and Eb
    (which played in cross-harp are
    coincidentally my two favorite keys!)

Home Studio

  • Korg 1600 digital recording
    System
  • AKG C414 XLII condenser
    mics
  • AKG CL2000 condenser mics