Oriental Gypsy

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We have received great news today. Mason doesn’t have vocal cord polyps or nodules like we expected. Instead he has muscle tension dysphonia which hopkinsmedicine.org describes as, “A change in the sound or the feel of your voice due to excessive muscle tension in and around the voice box.” He starts laryngeal therapy soon.

For the past several weeks Mason has been resting his voice (as much as humanly possible for a people-loving teenager) and trying to keep singing to a minimum. This gave us a chance to look at polishing up an instrumental piece we entitled “Oriental Gypsy.” Over a year ago we got into Gypsy Jazz and couldn’t get enough of the great Django Reinhardt. We were fooling around one day and came up with a simple lick that took greater form. Last week we spent 22 minutes and added a couple of ideas that really helped the piece take root. Mason wanted to be sure to point out that this piece in essence took 1 year and 22 minutes to write.

Original Artwork by Mark Haas

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Chris Taylor

A Side of Taylors is a Cincinnati-based Americana/folk duo that consists of father-and-son Mason (15 years old) and Chris Taylor. They have been playing together over the past 6 years and are quite comfortable performing around fruits and vegetables as they cut their teeth doing gigs at local Farmer’s Markets. When joined by the rest of the family they quickly grow to six and combine sweet harmonies and warm emotions. Mason and Chris are passionate in developing as performers and songwriters and are grateful to share their journey with others.

Latest posts by Chris Taylor (see all)

• Doing Something Foolish: Day 3 - April 22, 2015
• The Legend of the Kissing Ghost - October 29, 2014
• Oriental Gypsy - October 13, 2014
• Blue Rock, PA - September 16, 2014
• When the Hour is Dark - September 3, 2014