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E. Tollefson

All along the watchtower, princes kept their view

About Me

"Music is the last true voice of the human spirit. It can go beyond language, beyond age and beyond color... straight to the mind and heart of all people." -Ben Harper: Hey Friends, my little cousins love to check my page out so I won't post any comments with the f word and such. No offense, they just mean the world to me.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/20/2005
Band Members: I am currently working with Clay Smith at Sound Smith Studios. We have a lot of fun and Clay is incredible to work with.I have also had the pleasure of playing with some very incredible musicians from Juneau, AK. They are Jason Valliant, Scotty Mackinnon, and Clay Good. Played shows in Missoula with a drummer by the name of Abe Jindrich.
Influences: R.I.E.N.G., Gene Lombard, Easton Henke, Sufjan Stevens, Ray LaMontagne, Amos Lee, etc.
Sounds Like: rainy days, sunny days
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Change

What would life be without change? A straight line from birth to death? Would it be a fixed monotone sign-wave of existence, or would it be blissful? Whether change is good or bad, ...
Posted by E. Tollefson on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:04:00 PST

Dear Balladeer

Dear Balladeer, Is anyone listening, is anyone here? It feels like forever, since strangers so dear, would lend not a hand, but their soul through their ear. Touching one moment, one wish, or one...
Posted by E. Tollefson on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:44:00 PST

So it begins..

Next weekend I'll be getting back into the studio. I've put a lot of work into my new material and I'm looking forward to working with a producer here in town. I'll let you know more when I get close ...
Posted by E. Tollefson on Mon, 21 May 2007 07:43:00 PST

Now.

So after you get there then what? "When I get there all of my dreams will come true. When I reach the end I'll be wealthy, be with the love of my life, have an amazing family, and be the happiest per...
Posted by E. Tollefson on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:00:00 PST

A quote from the man himself

After reading through the insert in "Continuum", I noticed a small sentence after all of his 'thank yous'. It read, "If you're reading this with an instrument in your lap - get to work, and deep in it...
Posted by E. Tollefson on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:26:00 PST

Time

Time, by the end of this sentence a second has passed. Time is something that can be calculated, another second. Or time is something that is sensed. It is not sensed by the rhythmic ticking of a sec...
Posted by E. Tollefson on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:20:00 PST