I'm excited to announce that Free Creatures' album is almost finished!
Listen to my music I've uploaded onto my Myspace webpages....
- www.myspace.com/dgladdingmusic
- www.myspace.com/freecreatures
- www.myspace.com/spiralspirits
- www.myspace.com/turnofthewheel
- Turn Of The Wheel also has a website at www.turnofthewheel.net
Spiral Spirits
May 31, 2008
9:30pm - 1am
@ The West River Grill,
Newfane, VT,
Route 30 between Newfane and Townshend.
Spiral Spirits
June 13, 2008
@ The Weathervane Music Hall
Brattleboro, VT
19 Elliot St.
Turn of The Wheel
June 20, 2008
@ Hill Inn
Croton, NY
Spiral Spirits
July 5, 2008
Celidh House Pub
Westmoreland, NH
contact@derekgladding.com
One of my main passions in life is playing music. Playing music alone is a meditative journey. But I also love performing in front of an audience. It's a fabulous feeling to get people dancing or affect their feelings and thoughts in a positive way!
I began playing piano in 1982, guitar in 1992, and bass in 1995. I took a few piano lessons as a young child and I'm completely self-taught on the guitar and bass. I equally enjoy playing acoustic guitar and electric guitar. They both have their moments. Electric is great for jamming with a band and acoustic is great for taking on a hike or to the beach. I prefer to play lead guitar in a freely creative role but I also enjoy playing rhythm guitar, bass, and keyboards. As for styles, I span the gamut: blues, rock, funk, jazz, reggae, folk, folkrock, countryrock. And in every case, I love to improvise, stretch songs out, and jam - although knowing how to control dynamics is key!
Some musicians who have inspired me include: The Grateful Dead, Phish, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, The Allman Brothers, Neil Young, U2, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Lenny Kravitz, Funkadelic, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius, Tom Petty, Crosby, Stills, Nash, Billy Joel, The Slip, Strangefolk, and The Assembly of Dust.
- Free Creatures 2006-present (Free Creatures Website)
- DW40 2007-2008
- Turn Of The Wheel 2007-2008 (Turn Of The Wheel Website
- Spiral Spirits 2001-2008 (Spiral Spirits Website)
- Maple Mojo 2006
- Schismatic 2004
- Bernie and the Bernouts 2004
- Sunhawk 2004
- Retrospect 2003-2004
- Lucid 2003
- Driftwood 2003-2004 (Driftwood Website)
- Bugsy Pickup 1996-1997
- The Liquipeaks 1995-1997
Band Name
Song Title
Date
Download
Notes
Derek (Solo) Star Dance 7/18/05 Star Dance A pretty piano original song by Derek.