New CD Preview
Last March, Ivan spent three weeks on California's Central Coast, recording tracks for his long-awaited second CD. The work was done at Moon Production & Recording Studio in Arroyo Grande. Check out the picture of Ivan standing outside the studio, saying hello before he goes inside to record.
Hear a Song from the New CD
"The Farm Song," written by nursery school teacher Marcia Berman over 50 years ago, recently became one of Ivan's favorites.
Fast Facts
In case you're curious — and it seems a lot of people are — here are some facts about the upcoming album:
- Like Ivan's first CD, Songs From the Old School, the new album will feature tunes from the past that Ivan has discovered and made his own.
- The new CD has TWO brand new original Ivan songs!!
- California guitarist John Messer is reprising his fantastic performance on the National Guitar to accompany Ivan on the new CD.
- New York bassist Christopher North will be adding his talents to the mix as well, plus he co-wrote the title track, "This is My School" with Ivan.
- You'll soon be able to buy Ivan's new CD (plus a few songs from the old one) on iTunes.
- If you sign up for Ivan's free email list, we'll make sure that you're the first to know when the new CD is ready. We're hoping for an early 2010 release date.
