the best sound/work i am capable of

[Alan Sondheim]

The Ion Sessions

recorded with a 1900 larson parlor guitar, nylon strings, refitted with a
tailpiece and saddle bridge.

http://www.asondheim.org/ion1.mp3
http://www.asondheim.org/ion2.mp3
http://www.asondheim.org/ion3.mp3
http://www.asondheim.org/ion4.mp3

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