Back Yard show w/ Papa String Band

Cheers to new friends of mine, the Papa String Band...Brett, Will, Jackson, Gary, Mike, and Matt....I had a blast and thanks for everyone who made it out.
Utopia...the backyard paradise....and thanks to John (the Poet) for the photos

New Video "Feelin' Coming Over Me"

"Feelin' Coming Over Me" - Feature Video - Song pre-release for the upcoming CD. Todd Cecil With the SlideSong Band. Recorded at Ocean Way Studios Nashville. Filmed in South Carolina - for two long hot days....Special thanks to our beautiful model Sarah...and to all the folks that helped with this project, and for everyone on the camera-man duties.....cheers and I hope you enjoy

40's Oahu Lap Steel

Here is a little piece of the tone of this 40's Oahu that we are using on the new CD....sounds unbelievable........really......the tone is amazing...

Visiting Bob Rigaud at RIGAUD GUITARS

The man behind the man with the guitar. That would be Bob Rigaud, at RIGAUD GUITARS.
Bob is a long time friend and has been creating these amazing instruments there in the North Carolina.
Personally I am a nut about the sound of a guitar.....each one has it's own thing...personally not being able to put it in words...but you know when a guitar has something.
And it seems that everything that Bob seems to be making has it own unique thing......if you ever get a chance to play one of these gems you will know....cheers Bob

Wood Shedding it

Show in Cola

Fun As Always...Cheers T

Video Shoot

Working on the new video for "Feelin' coming over Me"
here is Matt and wife Kelly after the shooting.......expressing the feeling coming over them........they did this on a dare...didn't think he would pull his drawers down....and don't think I will dare him again

Positive Tools for the World - Take and Use

Here are some positive quotes to take with you out in the world....if you have a positive quote, please leave it on a comment...spread it around my friend...cheers T

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"Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do."


- John Wooden

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"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence."

- Helen Keller

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"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."

- Martin Luther King, Jr


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"Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolutions."

- Kahlil Gibran


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"The three great essentials to achieving anything worthwhile are; first, hard work, second, stick-to-it-iveness, and third, common sense."

- Thomas Edison


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"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."

- Lao Tzu

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"When you're through changing, you're through."

-Bruce Barton


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"Somehow I can't believe that there are any heights that can't be scaled by a man who knows the secrets of making dreams come true. This special secret - curiosity, confidence, courage, and constancy, and the greatest of all is confidence. When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable."

- Walt Disney


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"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."

- St. Francis of Assisi



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"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant."

- Robert Louis Stevenson


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"It's good to have money and the things money can buy, but it's good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven't lost the things money can't buy.

- George Horace Lorimer

Missing (From the Radio) Music Blog

Thanks for the missing from radio music Blog my friend.
Link Here

New Web Site

TODDCECIL.COM

Wanted to Post a Note to check out the new Band Web Site in anticipation of the new CD.
We are introducing a little bit more of the rockin sound on this one since I have been playing a 1948 Ohua lapslide...hope you like.

Video from Utopia show

Here is a video from the outside (cold) night at Utopia.
Sound is rough on the video and that night we were having all kinds of sound issues...but still wanted to post it anyway because it was so much fun and the crowd was a blast...enjoy

TCB (tcband) at Bogarts 12-15-07

Wanted to thank everyone for coming out on a cold rainy night there at Bogarts....always have a great time there and an old friend Matthew Bahr showed up and played percussion back there....
Here is a little video of the night

Ocean Way Studios Video - TCB

Here is the video from the sessions at Ocean Way....Special thanks to PJ our engergetic engineer for all the work.....can't wait for everyone to hear the recordings

Recording at Ocean Way Studios

Me and Boys are set to record the new CD Project beginning this weekend.
We are laying down the tracks at the famous Ocean Way Studios here in Nashville..... A lot of great stuff has come out of that place....So it is definitely an honor.

How can YOU Help?

Truth is there is a lot to be done....if you are willing to help we would love to hear from you!!!!
Currently we, Todd Cecil, which is I and the TCBand are looking for individuals to help out with bookings or publicity.
It doesn't matter if this is something you have done in the past....sometimes the new attitude is the best.......So if you want to do it now is what counts!!

So Publicity consists of
****getting the word out about the shows and the music

-internet (myspace and Blogs)
-contacting those newspaper guys.....they are usually very nice and want to hear from you.
-and rallying people in areas to hand some flyers.....the street teams you know!!!

and Whatever creative ideas you could bring to the table.

and Booking
***Of course consists of helping us find the shows and scheduling a date

-Negotiating skills are good here.....but also I feel I am pretty good at the negotiations

Would Love to Hear From You......and oh yeah you gotta love the music....and of course be a positive hearted person!!!!

Cheers T