Tag Archives: musician

May 18, 2012 · 5:32 pm

Enjoy the music while it lasts

Snippet of Mystie Chamberlin is Just Another Folk Singer performing “The Musician (Mama Says)” Sunday, 04.29.12, for Benefit for Lucinda’s Kids live @ Bowery Electric (327 Bowery, NYC). Filmed by Jamie Eng. Performance #210.

Leave a Comment

Filed under Media, Video

Tagged as acoustic, benifit, Daisy Rock, guitar, live, Mama Says, music, musician

October 28, 2011 · 9:14 pm

Mama says listen to this song!

New song

Mystie Chamberlin (aka “Just Another Folk Singer”) “The Musician (Mama Says)” scratch demo recorded 10.21.11 @ Lucky Ray’s Studio, NYC by Mark Suall.Vox and acoustic guitar by Mystie Chamberlin.Played Jumbo Butterfly Bubinga Daisy Rock electric acoustic.

Leave a Comment

Filed under Are you ready to rock?, audio, Media, Post A Day / Post A Week, Soundcloud

Tagged as 2011, about me, acoustic, all, art, audio, bad luck, beauty, bed, beg, blog, blogging, blogs, broken, bubinga, butterfly, children, cold, cold feet, crying, Daisy Rock, demo, design, deterent, Diary, entertainment, events, eyes, fall, family, featured, fun, ghost, gift horse, good, grenade, guitar, hard way, heal, healing, heart, heartbreak, history, hope, idioms, illustration, indifferent, inspiration, journal, jumbo, Just Another Folk Singer, kiss, kissing, life, lifestyle, listen, local, love, luck, mama, Mama Says, Mark Suall, media, Misc, miscellaneous, misery, mistake, mistakes, mom, mommy, mother, mp3, music, musician, musings, Mystie Chamberlin, New York, New York City, NYC, October, October 2011, opinions, other, parenting, people, personal, philosophy, poems, poetry, proverb, quotes, ramblings, random, random thoughts, rants, record player, recording, records, reflectins, regret, relationships, remorse, scratch, sex, shadows, shellshock, society, song, status, stories, tears, The Musician, thoughts, time, tips, updates, war, warning, wisdom, women, words, work, wounded, wounds, writing

August 10, 2011 · 10:37 am

Something with Heart by Jeremiah Birnbaum

There’s something in the water. by Jeremiah Birnbaum. Read, like, and share his post! I don’t know how I managed to miss this when it was originally posted in March, but he touches on so many relevant issues dealing with struggling artists, musicians, and general concerns today. After I read it, I was reminded of a song of his called “Heart.”

Jeremiah Birnbaum and Mystie Chamberlin (Just Another Folk Singer) performing cover of Jesse Malin's "Brooklyn" @ "Jeremiah's Off-the-Wagon Showcase," 04.20.10 @ Banjo Jim's (700 E. 9th St. @ Ave. C, NYC). iPhone Hipstamatic Print by David Jordan (Lens: Lucifer VI, Film: Ina's 1969). Performance # 127.

Also check out: jeremiahbirnbaum.com

Leave a Comment

Filed under Friends

Tagged as artist, Austin, Banjo Jim's, bars, bartenders, bartending, blog, Bloomberg, concern, dancing, footloose, friend, heart, image, issues, Jeremiah Birnbaum, March, musician, New York, New York City, NYC, post, relevant, repost, share, song, struggle, sxsw, Texas, times, today, TX, water, web log

June 30, 2011 · 2:21 pm

A Song for Rhett Miller

“A song for Rhett Miller” is a song that I wrote, recorded, and released on my SoundCloud site on my birthday, June 29, 2011. The song is an attempt to convey my appreciation and awe of musician, singer, and songwriter, Rhett Miller. The tune is based on Dylan’s song “Song To Woody.” In it, I make reference to Rhett’s song “Come Around,” as well as his signature half-windmill guitar strum in the lines “but I’ve been workin’ on my windmill strum in case you ever come around my way.”

Leave a Comment

Filed under Are you ready to rock?, audio, Media, My Conjoined Twin, Post A Day / Post A Week, Soundcloud, the Blues, Works-in-progress

Tagged as 2011, A Song for Rhett Miller, acoustic, appreciation, audio, awe, birthday, Bob Dylan, Come Around, Dylan, guitar, half-windmill, June, Just Another Folk Singer, music, musician, Mystie Chamberlin, postaday2011, postaweek2011, reference, Rhett Miller, singer, song, Song To Woody, songwriter, soundcloud, strum

January 31, 2011 · 1:42 am

So many people all out having a good time

Adam Masterson playing Live at Drew's. Photo by Bille Jo Sheehan.

I can’t remember my actual introduction to West London musician, Adam Masterson. We met before I began playing music myself so it must have been sometime in 2007 when he was in New York. However, I cannot pinpoint the exact date in my head like I can for many things (it is indeed a creepy habit, but I cannot help it). I believe our acquaintanceship sprung forth out of recognition in the East Village nightlife scene, wherein we would notice one another in the company of mutual friends and welcome each other with a nod.

On May fifth of that year, I remember catching one of his performances downstairs in Niagara‘s Tiki Bar, which has since been renovated and is now a cocktail lounge bar called Lovers of Today. Prior to the renovation, musicians would play in this somewhat hush-hush lei lounge and the low-brow much-a-muck would congregate the dark, subterranean cubicle. The night I saw and heard Adam there, I was swept away and ultimately inspired by his poignant songs, which emanated from gruff voice and lone acoustic guitar. I instantly fell in love with the rustic lyrics, whimsical melodies, and expressive dynamics of his song Avenue Walk. Continue reading →

Leave a Comment

Filed under Post A Day / Post A Week

Tagged as 2007, acoustic, act, Adam Masterson, addictive, Alphabet City, Avenue C, Avenue Walk, Banjo Jim's, banter, bar, basement, between-song banter, Brooklyn, cigarette, cocktail, company, composer, contemporary, credit, creepy habits, deserves, dynamics, East Village, friends, good time, guitar, Harffper Blynn, hipsters, house party, impromptu, inspiration, joshing, Just Another Folk Singer, Lei, lounge, Lovers of Today, low-brow, lyrics, Madison Square Gardeners, May, melodies, Mike Viola, momentum, muckamuck, music, music scene, musician, mutual friends, Mystie Chamberlin, name, nature, New York, Niagara, night, nightlife, NYC, open mic, people, performance, performer, poet, postaday2011, postaweek2011, scene, shindig, smoking, songs, spontaneous, subterranean, swagger, tiki, tobacco, troubadour, unrecognized, West London, who deserves more credit, wit

January 13, 2011 · 3:04 pm

A Strange Charm

“There is a strange charm in the hope of a good legacy that wonderfully reduces the sorrow people otherwise may feel for the death of their relatives and friends.”-Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

As children, my sister and I constantly argued and obsessed over which one of us would die first. As much as we fought and pulled one another’s pig-tails, we each agreed that we could not lucidly handle the other’s demise. Ultimately, we embraced, encircling each other with skinny arms, and dramatically declared to perish simultaneously to avoid further distress. Perhaps, the solution to this sibling sorrow is found within the aforementioned quote: “in the hope of a good legacy.”

I want a memorable legacy. When I die, I want to be remembered as a prolific storyteller, artist, and musician. To my age and the following generations, I bequeath thousands of wonderful words, picturesque phrases, run-on sentences and, most likely, copious contradictions. Although my accomplishments may be meager, I aspire for them to hold immense influence, even if only for my relatives and friends. I would like them to remember me as a dauntless character, commemorated for both my snarkiness and spunk (i.e. my adventurous Indiana-Jones-like spirit).

I wish to be known for embracing my embarrassments, especially my early, seemingly lesser work. Perhaps my passionate and transient merits will be appreciated as much as those that are more sophisticated. Conceivably, my process will be what gives my art and life value. I imagine those who knew me would call me eclectic and say, “She had a strange charm about her.”