Phil Swanson

So it's been awhile since I've written anything in this blog, and I can't really blame the Covid-19 pandemic on that.  Guess I've just been a bit lazy.  A lot has been happening or happened since my last post.  Before…

    I played another open mic tonight.  Open mics are interesting creatures.  They are, in my opinion, essential for any singer/songwriter to take part in.  Whether you are new at the craft and hoping to get some experience performing in front…

So the album is finally finished, in the bag and ready for your ears!  It's been a long time coming but it's finally arrived.

Album was recorded & mixed at Windmill Studio, Stockton NJ, under the watchful eyes & ears…

Down to the last few weeks before my new cd is all wrapped and packaged and ready for delivery!

All the tracking is finished and currently in the mastering stage.

Cd will be titled Kicking Up Stones, and will…

Ok, so it's been a little over a year since I last posted anything here.  Been working on a new cd since the end of March.  Working with the very talented Mike Lozinski behind the mixing board at Windmill Studios…

Been a long time since I wrote anything in here, but we've been pretty busy lately.  When I say we, I've had the privilage of having Bobby Manger playing with me recently on percussion (set, djembe, various percussion).  We've played…

      Took a road trip recently down south to pick up some of my sons stuff to bring home from school.  All by my lonesome, which was kind of cool because I got to listen to my choice of music the…

I recently participated in a visiting musician day at my daughters school for her music class.  Even though my participation only lasted about 15/20 minutes, it was very inspirational.  What a thrill to see these young kids turned on by…

Recently released a Christmas CD via cdbaby.  It is intitled "Reflections of Christmas" and is available through cdbaby, itunes, spotify, and several other social media sites I believe.  A little back story is neccessary here I believe.  For the past…

So.......... I'm a reader, in fact, I tend to get on a roll and read book after book.  This usually happens in the summer when I tend to have a bit more time on my hands.  Anyway, back to the…

Ok, so here we go....

The site is being published today.  I'm new to this so please bare with me on the content or lack thereof.  The songs currently on it are all from my recent EP that I produced…