Thirteen Piano Sketches

by Garland

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1.	Calling Card (For Coop) 00:08	info	buy track
2.	When We Go Back to Falling in Love (For My Bug) 01:47	info	buy track
3.	In Your Mind (For My Friend Dan) 03:35	info	buy track
4.	Young America Club (For the Old Farmer and His Wife) 02:30	info	buy track
5.	Afterlife Mints (For a Common Enemy) 03:11	info	buy track
6.	Ives (For the Residents of Sherwood House) 01:58	info	buy track
7.	A Wave Over Me (For the People of Zary) 03:11	info	buy track
8.	Savoir Faire (For the Family Name) 01:02	info	buy track
9.	Heyday (For the Time in Nashville) 04:12	info	buy track
10.	Soft Spot (For the No One At All) 02:21	info	buy track
11.	Come Sunday (For the Folks in Chandler) 02:30	info	buy track
12.	Butter (For Our Little Zoo) 02:06	info	buy track
13.	Endless Endings (For The Buds, Of Course) 01:34	info	buy track

about

In an attempt to cure my pandemic blues of mid-2020, I bought the first real piano I’d ever owned (at least since moving out of my parent’s house, so take it or leave it). Though as the months passed, I found myself somewhere between no motivation to play and no excuse not to play. It turns out I wasn’t the only one in my small circle of Twin Cities musicians who felt this way but of course, I didn’t know.

What came most easily then were the same melodies, progressions, and rhythms that have haunted me for years – musical leftovers I never really cleaned out of the fridge, so to speak. But some ideas smelled so strongly of the place and time of their inception that I knew I wasn’t doing them any good letting them sit.

So naturally, I made a bet with my wife who’s always eager to give me a kick in the proverbial butt. $20 if I can finish an album of piano tunes by the end of February. No sooner had I sat down to sort it out than she kicked her own butt by wiping out on a ski hill and breaking her femur in half.

I wouldn’t blame you for reading this as simply a long-winded excuse for the delay. But let me try to redeem myself by saying that’s exactly the point of this album; to showcase the pit stops in life, or the winding journey rather than the destination, if I’m being cliche about it. I hope this dedication of sketches to the people and moments closest to me helps you appreciate yours.

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released August 27, 2021

Written, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Hank Donato.

Labels: Sonder House (thesonderhouse.com) and Anthem Falls (anthemfallsmusic.com).

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Garland Saint Paul, Minnesota

Garland is Hank Donato, a keyboardist, composer, and music producer based in Saint Paul, MN.
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