Author Archives: Kevin Weed

WEKEVED Radio #3 For March, 2021 This is my occasional “Radio show” on which I share recordings of compositions and performances I have done over the years. This month includes Irish music on piano, organ, penny whistle and, of course, … Continue reading →

(We hope it is a) Happy New Year! WEKEVED radio for this month, January 2021, has a variety of music, piano, organ, orchestra, and a song for positive thinking. https://kevinweed.com/wekeved-radio/ 1. Sleigh Ride2. Flurry3. Star of the East4. I Will … Continue reading →

This year August 11 is Janmashtami, the celebration of the birth of Bhagavan Krishna in India, about 5000 years ago, in 3,228 BCE. I am sure my Christian friends wonder, ”Why be interested in this?” I hope most Christians have … Continue reading →

This is the seventh and last of the stories about the WEKEVED Records being released on Thursday, 9/19/19.Spontaneous Composition came about one day in August of 2012. I was feeling creative, and so set up microphones and started recording some … Continue reading →

Senior Recital, 1980. WEKEVED Records. Most musicians would not want to share their high school playing with anybody. But as I was considering re-recording pieces I had played in my high school years, I found a cassette tape of the … Continue reading →

WEKEVED Records’ Patriotic Piano, came about as I wanted to share unique arrangements of well-known songs of the USA with friends here and abroad. As an accompanist, I focus on helping the singer(s) sound good. Here, I wanted the piano … Continue reading →

WEKEVED Records presents “Droplets.” “Droplets” is a different kind of album. It is a set of improvisations on themes, moods, characters and situations presented in the play The Diviners by Jim Leonard, Jr. The thought was to give directors some … Continue reading →

From WEKEVED Records, “Celtic Piano” is a solo piano album of music from Ireland and Scotland, and similarly styled tunes. I have always liked the jigs and reels, on penny whistles, fiddles and bagpipes. While I will admit that the … Continue reading →

Another of the WEKEVED albums to be released 9/19/19 is “The Great Highland Bagpipes in the Inner Courtyard of Newport Harbor High School”, or just “Bagpipes at NHHS”. I got the idea when the building was slated to be torn … Continue reading →