Nobody Home - Pink Floyd (solo piano cover)

Playing Nobody Home from The Wall on piano is almost like a ritual for me. That song has been part of me since my earliest days of listening to music. Was always fascinated by the solo piano and vocal in this track contrasted to the rest of the album. I used to try to pick the song out when I was younger and never had any luck. It's funny how time and practice will get you there eventually:

:::Nobody Home, Pink Floyd:::piano cover

I Want You To Hurt Like I Do - Randy Newman - solo piano cover

Randy Newman is one of my favorite singer-songwriter/pianists. No one does satire better than him. I've been dealing with some back issue lately. I thought the title of this song was fitting for a new blog post.

Newman said this song was a satiric follow-up to We Are The World. To me, the lyrics are extremely dark and represent the lowest of the low in human nature. Hope you enjoy this living room performance with recoded with my iphone fisheye:


::I Want You To Hurt Like I Do:::



I learned this song from the following live performance in London, 1989:

New Original Tune: One of the Ones - RIP Dave Corson and NiK Smith

"Fallen fruit ain't always rotten..."

RIP Dave Corson

Here's a brand new original tune written this summer. It's been an intense year with friendships and actually losing two close friends to tragic accidents. This song is dedicated to my musical partner Ian Mathieu, skater Nik Smith and life-long friend Dave (Big Daddy) Corson. This song is a reflection on friendship, life's struggles and seeing beauty for where it truly lies --- in our personal relationships and experiences with those close to us...regardless if it's perfect or not.

Kauai Moon - For Jon Wright

Kauai Moon for Jon Wright. A traditional Hawaiian slack key style guitar song. I wrote and recorded this to the sound of the waves under a Kauai moon in Poipu.

I heard about our dear friend Jon Wright's terrible accident while in HI and have been thinking of him every day. I haven't seen Jon in many years but he was one of my first true musical partners in high school. We had many great times together. Jon is a one of a kind soul - wishing him a full recovery and knowing he'll be playing in the oceans and mountains again soon.

Jon, I've always thought of you. I knew you were one of the few who truly followed their dreams and passions.

Branson Heavy Slam - Don't Give Up

Branson continues to amaze me on his board. Always pushing himself to learn new tricks and never afraid to slam hard then get up and try again. He's still only 8 years old yet has discovered a true passion that he can take with him his entire life.

A Tribute to Miles Davis and Townes Van Zandt - Magnificent Sounds - with trumpet

Here is the near final version of Magnificent Sounds. Thanks to the following Cincinnati musicians for making this an extremely special recording to me.

Ian Mathieu - guitar
Michael Mavridoglou - trumpet
Jared Manker - bass
Brad Kelly - harmony vocals
Written and recorded by David Faul at Apple Hill Studios, Cincinnati, OH

Magnificent Sounds is a song I wrote as a testament to two of my musical heroes; Miles Davis and Townes Van Zandt. These two men couldn't have been more different in nearly every aspect of their lives and musical discography, however, they both stand alone and share the title of Icon for their genre of music.

With the help of Michael Mavridoglou on trumpet we tried to blend elements of jazz and folk into one song creating a sound beyond genre characterization. I'm blessed to have heard the music of the great jazz masters and folk song-writers. I believe the love of all genres of music is what shapes our musical journey in the most profound and engaging ways.

Two New Solo Recordings

Since the mics are all set-up for recording the new Terminal Union album I figured I'd lay down some of my favorite songs I've been playing lately. The first is a song by Townes Van Zandt - Pancho and Lefty. The second is an attempt at an authentic version of Dave Van Ronk's Losers in drop D with Travis style thumb picking.  Hope you enjoy these.