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Half Pint : Mike Golay

© 2003 Banshee Records

Mike Golay's critically-acclaimed first CD, featuring multiple styles and guitars, including a custom grand concert, high-strung guitar and dobro.

From the archives:

When I first set out to do the record I'd wanted to do something like 16-20 tunes. That's a lot of tunes. About two months before I started recording, feeling totally overwhelmed, I cut the number in half, ending up with ten pieces. That's where the title comes from (there are 20 ounces in a pint glass, the proper kind, and no, I'm not high-brow about beer... and before you disagree with me, yes, conventionally there are 16 ounces in a pint - but Nonic pint glasses, the standard British Government-stamped "pint" glasses, come in 20oz. (pint) and 10oz. (half-pint) sizes, trust me, it's true... and also, I had 10 tunes, so it was convenient), despite persistent rumours that I have a thing for Melissa Gilbert.

Mike Golay, Twangville, April 2003

"Mike Golay is certainly a great talent, not only as an acoustic guitarist but also as a composer." -Henk te Veldhuis, Bridge Guitar Reviews

"There is a lot of emotion at work here, this stuff I just LOVE... There is a certain Peace in the CD [Half Pint]. A wonderful debut release. We are now in a time where people really want to hear MUSIC and this is a superb offering - it settles the spirit with its soul." -Amrit Sond

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