News

February-March 2009

After an arduous journey of rehearsals, hauling of gear, and a case of the flu culminating in an amazing show at LPR in NYC with the incredible musicians of the Metropolis Ensemble (and of course a great show at Jalopy in Brooklyn).

January 2009

Happy New Year! I'm gearing up for a big Groanbox show with the Metropolis Ensemble in NYC at Le Poisson Rouge on January 28, for which Pete Ross is making me a neat west African style gourd banjo. In other news, new Paris-based band possibly in the works with Ilan Moss and Fiddlin' Ian McCamy. I'm also acting and playing music for a play in the Val d'Oise in France to be performed in May.

November-December 2008

Heading back to the States for the holidays, backed up Daniel Cainer (Jewish Chronicles) for a few songs in a north London arts centre, and was in Paris (my new home), doing a show with Tom Bailey and Ilan Moss in the 11th.

October-November 2008

After finishing a successful tour of the UK with Groanbox Boys, I'm in London and Edinburgh this month, preparing for a few things including beginning recording of an album of new original material.

September 2008

I'm currently on tour in England until mid-October!

August 2008

Groanbox Boys recorded a new, limited release, rootsy, world-infused album inspired by our Spring UK Tour and available exclusively at our upcoming shows. Full of frenetic grooves and chilled out backbeats, the rough hewn songs should be available by the end of August. It features all the usual (guitar, banjo, accordion, harmonica) plus West African calabash (gourd), yew tree log, and other crazy percussive stylings by Paul Clifford. The next Groanbox UK tour starts at the end of August.

July 2008

Back from an intense month long tour of England and Scotland with the Groanbox Boys, and two weeks in France doing a play with my brother and my cousin Fabrice Macaux, I'm resting up a bit before heading back to the UK in August.
I received a scholarship to attend the Augusta Heritage Center for Guitar Week, so that's where I was in mid-July. It was an amazing experience! I was able to study with fingerpicking masters Pat Donohue, Mary Flower, and my pal Parrish Ellis, and jam with flatpicking phenoms Wayne Henderson and Robin Kessinger, not to mention the great old time jams that went into the wee hours of the morning and the great cajun dancing that took place all week.
Other than that the Seznec Brothers will be reuniting for a show at Andy's in Chestertown on July 19th, and a show up in Red Hook, Brooklyn at the Jalopy on August 1st.
Other than that, for the next month or so I'll be tearing around in the woods here on the farm in Annapolis, MD.

Listen to songs and find out where I'm playing next on my myspace page.

April 2008

I'm currently working on a project with Parrish Ellis of The Wiyos focusing on the arrangement of Virginia/Tidewater field recordings for fingerstyle guitar.

In May I will be on tour in the UK with The Groanbox Boys. The GBB's latest cd, "Fences Come Down" is now released and available on CDBaby and iTunes.

In June 08, my brother Yann and I will be composing and performing music and doing the sound for a new play by Fabrice Macaux, to be held on a 13th century monastery in the Val d'Oise, France. Listen to some samples of previous years' theater music here.

I am occasionally involved with lessons at The Jalopy Theatre and also give private lessons.
Email me for more info.