Howdy, and welcome to the first “official” post of the musical effort, Old Florida. In brief, we are a couple of family man/working stiffs, born and raised in PC, FL, who have known each other for years, continue to hold a deep, abiding love of music and have maintained an affinity for the way things used to be done “back in the day.”
Now that’s a pretty broad statement, so we’ll just leave it at that, because our tastes and influences fly all over the musical spectrum (not to mention other mediums) and embrace just about every genre imaginable. To name drop anyone would be a discredit to those we don’t have room for, or simply fail to remember, because there are truly too many, but bottom line - if it’s good, honest music, at least one of us will champion it.
As for our own sound…well, that’s still in the developmental stages, and this will hopefully always be the case. And since neither of us are overly fond of labels, etc, I guess we can sum things up by saying we are “old fashioned in a modern way,” which is again a pretty broad and even cryptic statement, but we believe music is a personal experience, so it should be up to the listener to define it and determine any worth.
The purpose of this blog, for now, is to promote our music and everything related to it. We currently have about fifteen songs worked up that we can strum through pretty well, and ten of those (nine originals and one cover) we plan on making into an album in the extremely near future. What we do with that album is still up in the air, which is funny since we’re already writing for a second album, but without a doubt, the first folks to lay ears on it will be those of you who bless us with your attention to what is found here.
And from there you can and will find anything and everything we’re up to, from how the album is coming along, to any live appearances we may make (one of us is a touch gun shy) and maybe just random thoughts on the music that’s currently spinning our tops at the moment, and thus making an impact on what we’re creating.
So follow us, say hello and keep the music close to your heart.
