Okay, while clearly not about painting, this is a project I’ve been working on for some time, which is now finished! So, I thought I’d mention it here. More info can be found at alphamulemusic.com
In January, Eric Stoner and I recorded an album of original songs at WaveLab Studio in Tucson, AZ under the band name Alpha Mule.
Eric and I have been playing music together since 2013, and we’ve each been playing music for decades.
We were fortunate enough to record with some amazing musicians, including Calexico’s Joey Burns and Jacob Valenzuela, who played upright bass and trumpet, respectively.
Joe Forkan 
Eric Stoner 
Joey Burns
Jacob Valenzuela 
Craig Schumacher 
Fen Ikner
Chris Schultz recorded the sessions, and WaveLab owner Craig Schumacher mixed the record and played on many tracks, as well.
The music might best be called Americana or alt-country, and is primarily played on acoustic instruments – guitars, banjo, upright bass, drums, trumpet, harmonica, along with some electric guitar, pedal steel, Hammond organ, and Mellotron.
There’s more info at alphamulemusic.com, and the CD, titled Peripheral Vision, is finished, and now available there to stream, purchase or download. It’s also on itunes, amazon, and bandcamp (download), cd baby (CDs & download), and spotify (streaming).
The record will also be available on Vinyl in December (a slower production process, especially given the welcome resurgence of vinyl).
Chris Schultz 
Connor Gallaher 
Joey Burns & Fen Ikner
Eric Stoner 
Joe, Craig & Leo 
Steff Koeppen
The player below contains the 10 tracks on the Vinyl record, but not the bonus tracks on the CD. It works on all platforms but iPhone, apparently, but the whole album streams here.
ALPHA MULE:
Joe Forkan – guitar and vocals
Eric Stoner – banjo and guitar
ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:
Joey Burns – upright bass and electric bass
Fen Ikner – drums
Craig Schumacher – hammond B3 , harmonicas, mellotron, phono harp
Connor Gallaher – pedal steel guitar
Jacob Valenzuela – trumpet
Steff Koeppen – backing vocals
JOEY BURNS AND JACOB VALENZUELA APPEAR COURTESY OF ANTI- RECORDS
©2016 Giant Meteor Records. All Rights Reserved.
All songs published by Alpha Mule Music (ASCAP).
Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.
