The nocturn3/12/2023 ![]() And, Alan’s (Dunham) feet start kicking, and Keith (Mann) starts air strumming. TS: When you see Marc’s arms go up like he’s ready to fly that’s always a good sign. But, that’s really what it is: our energies burn brighter when we’re together. That’s a good way to put it: we’re each other’s candles burning, but we burn as one, as cliché as that sounds. It’s the spirit – that high – that feel when you know the creativity is permeating the room like a scent. MC: We get uncontrollably goofy, and we dance or sing and make merry. It’s that excitement it’s the friction of having those conversations right then and there. It’s friction, too, that will help you grow. Dig a little deeper, or make a suggestion. I come up with repetitive things that resemble riffs I have all these ideas but when I have that spark of being around my “bandies,” and the chemistry, and the giggles, and the happiness, I get this extra courage. I don’t sit in my house really well and come up with great riffs. When I tried a lick here or a riff there, I need that suggestion. Having my Troubadours there in the sound room, and egging me on, and showing me what they like. So, I was on deck for the first round, and it ended up being quite a lot. We got together and we were going to do a couple of different things, but I ended up getting my violin out first. Fine example of that was the other night – Monday night. Recording, for us, is at its best when we’re there to support each other. So, there’s a magic that happens when we assemble as a group. Why don’t you talk about the recording process you’re involved with right now, where you’re going with the band, and what your plan is? LG: I heard the newest song, and it’s pretty damn nice, you guys. From left-to-right, back row: Alan Dunham, middle row: Tania Susi, Mike Craner, front row: Keith Mann, Shane Madaio, Marc Clayton. Where else could we go with it, and what would be equally as cool and say what we wanted. It’s become a slang for a real gypsy woman and that caused me to have a conversation with Tania really quickly. It’s politically incorrect, it’s offensive. ![]() I found out through social media that gypsy is actually not a nice word anymore. But originally, we liked the idea of being these traveling gypsies. It’s also very romantic it goes back to 14 th century poet, singer, street singer. Marc Clayton: Part of it is, we’re night owls – as you know – we’re musicians. Tell us about the name, the Nocturne Troubadours. Lucas Garrett: Thank you, folks, for sitting down with me tonight. You can check out their music at, and be sure to catch their next concert on October 29 th, at the Parting Glass in Saratoga Springs. Our discussion, for this author, was extremely refreshing, and I can’t wait to see what happens next for this band. As you parse the interview below with Marc and Tania of the Nocturne Troubadours, I hope the energy that was apparent in the interview comes through the written word. With two songs currently released, “You’re Not Alone,” and “You and Me,” and with an EP on the horizon, it was my absolute pleasure to have a conversation with them. In this particular instance? The band is the Nocturne Troubadours, and while their genre is hard to nail down to just one (Psychedelic? Bluegrass? Folk-psych-grass?), their energy is undeniable. When a new band emerges and starts occupying space in one of these microcosms, it’s a great chance for me to see what is new and developing in our area. With different genres all over the place, there really isn’t one distinct sound that defines our local music scene. HUDSON FALLS – One of the best things in this scene, in this writer’s view, is the plethora of microcosms within it that are all coexisting.
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