Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Recording new album in January 2019

Hi everybody! Recording new album in January 2019, doing a kickstarter March 2019 to release my first vinyl record. Stay tuned! Please send me a friend request on Facebook to my personal page or like my music page. I post most news to the social media. Thanks!

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Grateful Dead Cigar Box Guitar Bass I Built

Festival I am playing and did the art work for

My song "Johny Gave Up"

Two of my CBGs for sale at Gel Z Art and Surf Shop

Georgia International Cigar Box Guitar Festival 2018

Saturday, August 18, 2018

Stripper from WV (studio version single) Release Today



Hey Everybody, releasing my new song today "Stripper from WV (studio version single)" You can download it for free or pay. Thank you for all your support and love, you are the reason why I keep making my music. I appreciate all your likes and comments on all my post. One magical thing about social media is it creates a free channel for artist to share their art work and for that I am grateful. So please check out the track, have a great day and may peace and love be with you.

https://darstellabotta.bandcamp.com/track/stripper-from-wv-studio-version-single


This track was recorded at KMH Recording Studio in Lusby Maryland on a vintage Gibson amp from the 1940s, with a kick drum and cigar box guitar live.

Written and composed by: Dar Stellabotta

Lyrics:
I know a stripper from West Virginia
she's a jack of all trades
she only dances to
rock music on the stage
she dances at the Golden horse shoe
its on the out skirts of town
just come on in
if you want to get down
she lives in a trailer park
its just up the street
its dilapidated and busted up
boy that thing is beat
she got running water
but it aint no good
she aint got no heat
no fireplace for wood
her neighbor next door
is a rickety old man
he's a son of a bitch
he don't give a damn
she gonna pay the bills
no matter what it takes
she'll give you a run for your money
she'll jiggle, she'll shake

Credits
released August 17, 2018
All instruments and vocals Dar Stellabotta.
Recorded at KMH studios Lusby Maryland.

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Third Man Record Booth Recording




This song was recorded in Jack White's Third Man Record booth in Nashville TN with my cigar box guitar acoustically. This record booth is a refurbished 1947 Voice-o-Graph machine. You go into the booth, you sing into the mic, it records for a 150 seconds and it presses a 45 vinyl record. This is my very first vinyl record. Jack White is the frontman for the band The White Stripes and if you ever read this I would like to thank you for giving the public the oppurtunity to use this machine. Thank you.

lyrics

I know a stripper from WV
she's a jack of all trades
she only dances to
rock music on the stage

she dances at the golden horse shoe
its on the out skirts of town
just come on in
if you want to get down

she lives in the trailer park
its just up the street
its dilapidated and busted up
boy that thing is beat

she got running water
but it aint no good
she aint got no heat
no fire place for wood

her neighbor next door
is a rickety old man
he's a son of a bitch
he don't give a damn

she going to pay the bills
no matter what it takes
she'll give you a run for your money
she'll jiggle
she'll shake

credits

released July 18, 2018

license