SO FAR SO HOME
So Far So Home is the 4th album by Gary and the homegrown. For this album, Gary travelled to Morocco to record with Tuareg musicians to create a new “Homegrown”. The Tamazight (berber) language is sung throughout the album intertwining with English, giving it a call and answer, tribal feel that was heavily inspired by bands like Tinariwen. Also infuenced by Paul Simons Graceland, and from the work of Dr John. The albums tasteful use of African percussion, guitars, Banjo, Accordion and Harmonica subtly blend the two cultures.
Peter’s cappuccino
The next release is an album entitled Peter’s Cappuccino Pt 1 & 2, named after their keyboard player, as it was recorded in his home studio. The album has some songs inspired by films, this time with a darker sound which also includes a couple of sweet acoustic tracks and a beautiful black and white music video for the song Enter the void.
- The straight story
- Enter the void
- Honey boy
- One way street
- Blue jay
- Bitter moon Pt1
- Bitter moon Pt2
- Words apart
Eight movie songs
This album was written during the covid pandemic when i had lots of free time at home. I was watching a lot of movies, and decided to try and write songs about them. I wrote a list of all my favorite films, re -watched them and went to work. Finding something of my own life in each of these films.
The names of the songs are the same as the movies they were inspired by.
1. Once upon a time in Hollywood
2. Paris, Texas
3. Love
4. A serious man
5. Following
6. Midnight cowboy
7. Big fish
8. The spy
A butterfly soon
The band released their first album in 2018 entitled A Butterfly Soon produced by Martin žiak (Basostroj), the album was a tasteful blend of Soul, Singer/songwriter/Blues.
1. The bubble
2. A butterfly soon
3. Woman
4. Lover
5. Silhouette
6. Day or night
7. Everyman
8. Spirited away
Singles
Here are 3 singles that are not on any of the albums, one of them being a collaboration with Lubo Petruška called “Changing as we speak”.