“The best way to make a fire with two sticks is to make sure one of them is a match.” (Will Rogers)
“The best way to make a fire with two sticks is to make sure one of them is a match.” (Will Rogers)
Welcome to the News page at Skinny Devil Music Lab, web-home of award-winning guitarist David M. McLean. Soon, we will be able to converse so that I might better guide you on your journey through the Music Lab, but for now enjoy your visit.
"Wow, what a ride so far! Skinny Devil Music Lab (skinnydevil.com) was first launched as a 1 page site in 1999 and has grown over time to over 50 pages of free music, free lessons, interviews, reviews, job opportunities, information resource, and much more. Enjoy your visit!"
- David "Skinny Devil" McLean, 2008
Leah, David, Lori, Philip, John at Woodsongs, Feb 2009!
David speaking to the audience at the February 2009 guitar student recital.
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Alien Blue live at LSF, July, 2005.
David heating it up at Cheapside Park drum circle, summer 2008.* Home
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Straight from David, for March/April 2009.....(with 2008 web wrap-up at the end):01) Connect with me on the web at MySpace, Facebook, and the Skinny Devil TV channel at YouTube!
02) Monday, March 23, I appeared again on Oldtime Radio Hour...this time backing 11 year old (and sharing the stage with the Dixie Bee-liners)! You can check your local public radio & public TV schedules or watch it on the Woodsongs web archive...links & details soon! Also, check out Almira's new WEB-SITE!
2.5) Monday, April 6 I appeared for a 3rd time on - this time backing host for a song (see it HERE) and sharing the stage with Tom Rush and Michael Martin Murphey...and was there for a 4th appearance backing Michael again on Monday, April 27 (sharing the stage with Grammy winners Beausoleil)...a 5th appearance Monday, May 4 backing Michael (sharing the stage with Grammy nominated Sam & Ruby and Red Molly)...and will make a 6th appearance - joining Michael again (and sharing the stage with Si Khan and Grammy nominated Maura O'Connell) on Monday, May 18!
03) Speaking of Woodsongs, I also had the opportunity to act as music director & guitarist for singer-songwriter (of "Killing Me Softly" fame) during her performance in Lexington, KY, Monday February 16 (sharing the stage with Mark Olsen & Gary Louris of the Jayhawks). You can listen on your local public radio station...just about anywhere in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, and more!
3.5) Check out our YouTube channel for our trio performance on Channel 27 New, and click HERE to see our Woodsongs performance from the archive (all 5 songs, including off-air encore). Full ensemble: Lori Lieberman (vocals, piano, guitar), Leah Hagel (cello), John Willmarth (percussion), Philip High (guitar), and me - David McLean - (guitars). We'll have Almira's links up soon, too!
David at Woodsongs, Feb 2009.04) On Wednesday, May 6 at 6:30pm at the Downtown Arts Theater - we hosted in Lexington, KY! Muriel performed a special instructional performance clinic and brought her firend Hugo Bollschweiler (viola) and both my duo Alien Blue and my friend Jerry Belsak had the pleasure of doing a couple of songs to kick off the event!
This followed our guitar student recital (May 3) and came just before Alien Blue's CD release gigs (beginning May 9) - see gigs page for details!
(l-r) Hugo, David, Blue, Muriel - backstage May 6, 2009.05) A review of the new CD from DEVI plus up-coming reviews and "Guitar Gods" interviews....review of the new George Lynch CD and interview with guitar god Jason Carter!!! Keep track of my articles, reviews, & interviews at Tinfoil Music!
06) The video below was shot last year. Fast forward to about 2 minutes 50 seconds if you don't want to watch it all (though maybe you should) and see a quick clip of the youth guitar class and a few lines spoken by your's truly regarding positive & negative outlets for creative energies! YMCA of Central KY. Also, I'm pleased & humbled to have been honored with the YMCA 2008 Spirit Award (making me the only non-employee to ever win the award!). Oh - check out the Keeneland Magazine article and Keeneland TV story (which also mention our guitar program).
07) The CD "AN ALIEN BLUE" is still avalaible on-line via Skinny Devil Records (a label that will feature music CDs, instructional DVDs, and more from not only your's truly, but other acts in the very near future), so get it (listen to samples of all 15 trax!) or visit the Alien Blue page. We're recording the follow-up CD now - "" - and you can get up-dates and sneak-peaks at Skinny Devil TV.
David working on "Virtual Light" (Feb 2009)
08) Our network of SDML certified instructors is growing. Visit our new GUITAR INSTRUCTORS NETWORK page for an instructor near you - or to become an SDML instructor & have a career teaching (and playing) music.09) Want a job in the music industry, with pay directly related to performance? Experience all aspects - from creation & instruction to production & distribution to sales & collections...even bookings. Check the new "Employment" page - Serious inquiries only.
10) Our 2008 wrap-up will be posted permanently on the gigs2008 page, but I just wanted to thank everyone who visited the site in 2008....all 110,000+ visitors viewed over half a million pages and punched over 1 million hits here at the virtual home of the Music Lab! Thanx for enjoying Skinny Devil Music Lab lessons, music, interviews, and more!
Community building - drum jam & musician's meetup at Cheapside Park.
David teaching GTR-4 class at Beaumont, 2008.
Audience at the February 2009 guitar student recital.
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