Friction Farm - Singer/songwriter duo

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Friction Farm is Aidan Quinn on guitar and vocals and Christine Stay on vocals and bass. The duo released its second CD “34 degrees, 32 minutes” in December 2006. The recording features nine songs filled with hope found in ordinary places and ordinary people – from a civil war era cemetary which connects us to our past to a young protester who connects us to our future They find inspiration in the strength of another musician and in their washing machine. They even politicize Dr. Suess. Its an interesting listen. Nine songs may seem a bit short for a CD. Friction Farm is a little surprised that they ended up with a CD at all – that's where the title come from. They had decided to leave their long time home in Florida. and move north, into the south. The mechanics of moving seemed easy, but the mental and spiritual process proved a little more difficult. Somewhere in the middle of getting the house ready for sale and looking for a new home, they panicked. Not about houses, about music. The duo suddenly felt an urgency to complete one last project in Florida. Trouble was, they only had a few new songs. During the summer of 2006, they would write several more songs, and record them. Its a tight schedule under ideal circumstances, but with the move thrown in it was sheer lunacy. And of course, everything that could go wrong went wrong... studio scheduling issues, availability of musicians, getting a good performance in stressful times. The last days of the recording process were spent sleeping on the floor of their now empty house and furiously scribbling lyric changes. But in the end, they miraculously got 32 minutes of music recorded before moving to their new 34 degree latitude. Of course that's where the manufacturing and shipping angst ocurred, but that's another story.
Friction Farm didn't start out as a modern folk duo. The songwriters initially put together a full rock band. They released a couple of CDs and enjoyed success quickly and easily, attracting management and label attention, playing large shows, opening for big acts. But the early success brought a surprising reality: they weren't having any fun. The duo realized they had lost the things most important to them – the craft of writing good lyrics and melodies and really connecting with people through performing those songs. They recaptured their original musical spirit as an acoustic duo. Friction Farm's first acoustic CD was released late in 2004. “Believe” features an eclectic mix of eleven songs ranging from the simple beauty of the title cut to the twangy alt-country of “Down” to the stick in your head pop melody of “Gravity”. There are performances by amazing guests like south Florida folk hero Rod MacDonald on harmonica, and North Carolina songwriter Tracy Feldman on violin. “Believe” did well, bringing Friction Farm to the attention of Florida festival producers and few supportive radio Djs. The CD also gave Friction Farm its first opportunity to tour. They made several journeys up and down the east coast, playing coffeehouses, colleges, grade schools, churches, backyards... With the lastest CD, Friciton Farm has already begun to build on that foundation, adding a few more radio stations and widening their touring range. Find out more about Aidan or Christine Photos were taken by Geoff Livingston

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Friction Farm is Aidan Quinn on guitar and vocals and Christine Stay on vocals and bass.

The duo released its second CD “34 degrees, 32 minutes” in December 2006. The recording features nine songs filled with hope found in ordinary places and ordinary people – from a civil war era cemetary which connects us to our past to a young protester who connects us to our future They find inspiration in the strength of another musician and in their washing machine. They even politicize Dr. Suess. Its an interesting listen.

Nine songs may seem a bit short for a CD. Friction Farm is a little surprised that they ended up with a CD at all – that's where the title come from. They had decided to leave their long time home in Florida. and move north, into the south. The mechanics of moving seemed easy, but the mental and spiritual process proved a little more difficult. Somewhere in the middle of getting the house ready for sale and looking for a new home, they panicked. Not about houses, about music. The duo suddenly felt an urgency to complete one last project in Florida. Trouble was, they only had a few new songs. During the summer of 2006, they would write several more songs, and record them. Its a tight schedule under ideal circumstances, but with the move thrown in it was sheer lunacy. And of course, everything that could go wrong went wrong... studio scheduling issues, availability of musicians, getting a good performance in stressful times. The last days of the recording process were spent sleeping on the floor of their now empty house and furiously scribbling lyric changes. But in the end, they miraculously got 32 minutes of music recorded before moving to their new 34 degree latitude. Of course that's where the manufacturing and shipping angst ocurred, but that's another story.

Friction Farm didn't start out as a modern folk duo. The songwriters initially put together a full rock band. They released a couple of CDs and enjoyed success quickly and easily, attracting management and label attention, playing large shows, opening for big acts. But the early success brought a surprising reality: they weren't having any fun. The duo realized they had lost the things most important to them – the craft of writing good lyrics and melodies and really connecting with people through performing those songs. They recaptured their original musical spirit as an acoustic duo.
Friction Farm's first acoustic CD was released late in 2004. “Believe” features an eclectic mix of eleven songs ranging from the simple beauty of the title cut to the twangy alt-country of “Down” to the stick in your head pop melody of “Gravity”. There are performances by amazing guests like south Florida folk hero Rod MacDonald on harmonica, and North Carolina songwriter Tracy Feldman on violin.
“Believe” did well, bringing Friction Farm to the attention of Florida festival producers and few supportive radio Djs. The CD also gave Friction Farm its first opportunity to tour. They made several journeys up and down the east coast, playing coffeehouses, colleges, grade schools, churches, backyards... With the lastest CD, Friciton Farm has already begun to build on that foundation, adding a few more radio stations and widening their touring range.

Find out more about Aidan or Christine

Photos were taken by Geoff Livingston