Yesterday Kirby Wendt left Tesco Productions with CD copies of 100 Words, his latest release of original tunes. There’s a wide variety of styles and messages in these 14 songs. All of them have at their core his vocal and acoustic guitar. Several songs additionally feature Keith Wilson on acoustic and electric guitar, as well as bass. There’s four songs with Bill Rasmussen playing drums. Also, yours truly tickled the ivories for strings, electric piano and a small foray into Native American flute.

Kirby has written and played his songs for many years, and said he’s already written 3 or 4 more since completing this project. My first encounter with Kirby and his music was a referral to compile a collection of prior recordings, most of which had been produced by the very capable hands and ears of Chuck Beckler, who passed unexpectedly not long ago. Kirby will be placing this music on Reverb Nation and Spotify, and as soon as that is done I’ll post links here so you have access to enjoy 100 Words yourself. Some of his prior releases are available now on these same sources.