{"id":6291,"date":"2016-02-22T12:19:47","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T17:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/?p=6291"},"modified":"2016-03-22T11:57:43","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T16:57:43","slug":"songs-and-stories-154-mark-and-cindy-lemaire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/songs-and-stories-154-mark-and-cindy-lemaire\/","title":{"rendered":"Songs and Stories #154: Mark and Cindy Lemaire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_912\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6291-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories154.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories154.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories154.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories154.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/?powerpress_pinw=6291-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories154.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"songs_and_stories154.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories154.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to listen to the interview with Mark and Cindy Lemaire<\/a> (time = 1:04:00)<\/p>\n<p>Fingerpicking. &#8220;Slap and tap&#8221; harmonics. Hand percussion. <a href=\"http:\/\/marklemaire.com\/#home\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Lemaire&#8217;s<\/a> completely unique approach to the guitar is a joy to watch. The guitar players in the room wonder how he gets so much sound and control out of standard tuning. The audience does a double take to make sure &#8220;yes, there really is only one guitar onstage&#8221;. Add Cindy Lemaire&#8217;s intricate harmony vocals to the mix, and the duo sounds like much more than the sum of their parts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/mark-lemaire-and-twilight-photo-1-medium.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-6298\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/mark-lemaire-and-twilight-photo-1-medium-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"mark-lemaire-and-twilight-photo-1-medium\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Mark and Cindy recently stopped by the house after a gig in Monterey CA. Mark described how his unique style developed. (Mild spoiler #1: He&#8217;s a sound engineer by day and has recorded everything from punk bands to symphony orchestras. He has a LOT of experience with sound.) Mark released his first CD, the solo effort <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdbaby.com\/cd\/marklemaire2\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Rubato&#8221;<\/a>, in 1995. It received lots of accolades \u00a0and amazing comments from people who&#8217;ve used the record as a soundtrack to cancer recovery, weddings, and\u00a0even massage sessions.<\/p>\n<p>With Cindy, their latest release is 2012&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cdbaby.com\/cd\/marklemaireandtwilight\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Home Isn&#8217;t Home&#8221;<\/a>. You&#8217;ll hear them play &#8220;Zanzibar Sands&#8221; from that record live in this episode. You&#8217;ll also hear previews of the title track and the tune &#8220;Seaglass&#8221; before the actual interview.<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8fuQPhKsL_A\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>We kicked off the chat with an interesting tangent: What&#8217;s it like for an artist to see things from the presenter&#8217;s point of view? I&#8217;ve been hosting a concert series for six years (the last show <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/shows\" target=\"_blank\">in this series<\/a> will feature Gurf Morlix) on April 17th. Mark and Cindy hosted a house concert series at Cindy&#8217;s place in Modesto CA for five years. It gave them the opportunity to experience how other artists approach presenters and to learn\u00a0what a concert promoter goes through to put on a show. (Mild spoiler #2: It&#8217;s a bit of work.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to learn more about Mark&#8217;s guitar playing? Need tips on producing?<\/strong><br \/>\nMark is has two upcoming\u00a0workshops at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley. On Monday, March 28th, you can learn more about his guitar playing in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freightandsalvage.org\/guitar-secrets-getting-%E2%80%9Copen-tuning-sound%E2%80%9D-standard-tuning-mark-lemaire\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Secrets of Getting the &#8216;Open Tuning Sound&#8217; in Standard Tuning&#8221;<\/a>. On Monday, April 25th, find out what a producer exactly does &#8211; and why you might already be one (if only by default)\u00a0&#8211; at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freightandsalvage.org\/working-or-being-producer-tips-tricks-and-when-lie-mark-lemaire-0\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Working With or Being a Producer: Tips, Tricks, and When to Lie&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have comments on this episode?<br \/>\n<\/strong>I&#8217;d love to hear from you. Call and leave a message at <strong>(831) 288-2226<\/strong>, and I&#8217;ll play your comments on-air during the next show.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/browserRedirect?url=itms%253A%252F%252Fax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewPodcast%253Fid%253D216646993\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/subscribe-with-itunes.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.michaelgaither.com%2Fhome%2Fsongs-and-stories-154-mark-and-cindy-lemaire%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;&amp;width=800&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:800px;height:30px;margin-top:5px;\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to listen to the interview with Mark and Cindy Lemaire (time = 1:04:00) Fingerpicking. &#8220;Slap and tap&#8221; harmonics. 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