"Born a happy child under the sun Glad to know you're not the only one Will they cheer you on in Washington? - Maybe someday!" (from Little Blue Coat - working version, copyright 2004 by C.Chaney) |
"Chaney writes an eclectic blend of folk, pop and rock...Sometimes there isn't an empty chair in the house...Best Bet." (Venice Florida Gondolier Sun)
"...Beautiful music...From his first gig at the age of 15, Chaney has gone from playing at middle schools in Idaho to such diverse places as Leavonworth Woman's Prison, the Troubadour in Los Angeles, and Napa State Hospital in Northern California." (Venice Herald-Tribune)
1- Click Here For 2 Free Downloads- "Step One" and "Zebra Town"
2- In addition to the short sound clips on the Music and Store pages, you can hear up to 2 minutes of all the songs from the current CD at www.cdbaby.com/careychaney 3- For fans of Herman Melville, check out the Literature PageMany thanks to Celia of KalWeb.com for offering to construct this website.
"I took all my belongings downtown to be pawned, I was spread like manure on the White House lawn..." (from "Mumbo Jumbo" by Carey Chaney, copyright 2001)
I got my first guitar in 1963, an inexpensive Sears "Silvertone" acoustic. I played it for years; it had good action and good intonation, pretty good tone. I've still got it, but its now very beat up and untune-able. I started writing songs around '64 - '65. The first record I got as a kid was "Ventures World Tour." The next one was probably "Meet The Beatles." I was also listening to the Beach Boys in an area (Idaho) where the "closest thing to surf was the froth on a chocolate cake." My first group (with my brother Mark) was called "The Midnight Surfers." Ha!
The literature stuff
"Many sailors on Melvillian seas have found them teeming with thematic
content; they have hoisted in their nets and hauled in a plentitude of
strange and prescient creatures..."
The above quote is from my essay Toward The Discovery Of A 'Mental Template' In Herman Melville's Moby Dick. This creative mind-bubble is featured in the literature section.
I had an article published on Willa Cather's The Professor's House in the Winter/Spring 2005 issue of the Newsletter and Review of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Educational Foundation. This way to Cather Land: www.willacather.org. The article was reprinted in the Nebraska English Journal.
From time to time, I would also like to feature a favorite piece by Dylan Thomas or Elizabeth Bishop or Arthur Rimbaud…
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