Coming to us this week from Cortland, New York, is the singer-songwriter Chris Merkley of the bands Merkley & Morgan, Digger Jones, and the Crooners. Chris has been hosting live stream concerts featuring regional musicians at Cortland’s Rose Hall during the pandemic. It’s a beautiful old church with a large sanctuary venue, and an intimate stage in the basement. That’s where I set up some mics and recorded the songs we’ll hear today.

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Playlist

(Unless otherwise noted, all music written & performed by Chris Merkley, and recorded & mixed by Andru Bemis, 23 September 2020.)

• 00:00 – Bemis, Andru. “Two Years Too Late”. Rail to Reel, Wepecket. 2006.
• 01:00 – “On My Way”.
• 06:32 – “Highway Made to Order”.
• 12:01 – “Great Unknown”.
• 18:18 – “Fourth of July”.
• 22:10 – “Day by Day”.
• 30:15 – “Tiny Little Squares”.
• 36:34 – “Six Cent Fix”.
• 42:29 – “Tarbox”.
• 46:43 – “Catch That Train”.
• 56:13 – Duo Meridian. “Pluto Identity Crisis Blues”. 16 November 2019.