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About Lonny

Lonny Balderston bowing his guitar.

A Santa Barbara California native, Lonny Balderston is a life-long musician. Classically trained as a child, Balderston studied cello, piano, flute, and later began playing mandolin. Coming of age, Balderston began playing guitar. Lonny Balderston studied with Russ Doherty in the seventies, Bill Thrasher in the eighties, and Derol Caraco in the nineties. Balderston played in various bands during the 80s and 90s, then went solo acoustic, performing at Pubs. In the 00s, Balderston pursued a quest for the ultimate electric guitar tone, acquiring a unique and soulful guitar voice, and was touched by his songwriting Muse, all of which can be heard in Balderston’s debut album, “Time’s Awastin'”. Long time musician friends Tim Bryson and Joe Dean played drums and bass (respectively) for the recording, and Bryson did the initial recording and the subsequent mix, while Balderston recorded the vocals and overlays. “Time’s Awastin'” production exceeded 4 years.

The Songs

Blue Sky Rain

So I left!
The Sunday before I left The Job, late July, I went in to clean out my office. When I left the
building, it was storming, raining. As I drove towards the freeway on-ramp, I’m …

12 years ago

The King

Kristian died.
August 2007 I met Greg and Hanni in Copenhagen. We took the train to Arhus, and were met by Disa and Niels. They took us to their farm house/brewery, where we sat at the kitchen table enjoying …

12 years ago

It Ain’t So Easy

…It didn’t used to be so hard…
At some point in life, it’s just not easy to keep on going. Life has become bittersweet… The day-to-day grind… It used to be a breeze, hanging out with Jackie (Jack T), partying…

12 years ago

Beer

So have a beer

Anthem, Baby! Written while driving on the 395, out in the country. Getting pretty thirsty…
and tipsy…

12 years ago

Pipes

Smokin’ pipes!
Tim wrote the lyrics. The lyrics play with my Pop’s cherry tobacco pipe and the pipe organ.
This song features my father Mahlon playing the pipe organ – on my rock record! And, of course …

12 years ago

Our Father

And say a Prayer.
This exercise took 3 years to complete. “It will be easy, the lyrics are done for you” – NOT! The middle third of the song required much shaping to get it to …

12 years ago

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