Neverwinter Monday Nights features an unlikely crew of adventurers whose mysterious destinies intertwine through the city of Neverwinter, where they have gathered to become great heroes. Cast: Treper Thann, human warlock (James); Bruno Beerswiller, dwarf fighter (Sean); Salazar, dragonborn druid (Rose); Anor Londo, human barbarian (Marsh); a gnome illusionist who won't tell anyone his real name (Grant); and Ted our DM! The books used to run this 4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons game were pub ...
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Mino and Franco play songs live, work on songs live, make mistakes live and talk about music and other things.
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Book Launch: Easy to Play Guitar Trios
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Mino and Franco discuss music teaching, the difference between guitar students and violin students, music reading and Franco's new book, "Easy to Play Guitar Trios," published by Mel Bay. Mino learns to play the 3rd guitar part to one of the pieces, "Julia Delaney," while Franco plays the melody. Later, they visit a couple of Mino's original songs …
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Looks like we still remember how to play guitar, more or less. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVg/Av Franco and Mino
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Mozart, Shakespeare, Christante and Bertucci
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The four of us make a pretty good group of song writers, don't you think? 47 minutes of live music and conversation you won't hear anywhere else. Take a listen to our first single available on Bandcamp: https://mondaynightswithmino.bandcamp.com/track/one-more-time We're also on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVg…
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While the Kettle Boils - Violin and Guitar
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Mino and Franco improvise a serious instrumental while they wait for the tea pot. We now have a track on Bandcamp. Listen and buy: https://mondaynightswithmino.bandcamp.com/track/one-more-time Our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVg/about Thank you for listening.…
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Domestic Bliss (or Blitz) with Guitar and Fiddle
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Is it a sign of humility or egotism to release unpolished recordings? Mino and Franco discuss this as well as the fact that cramped spaces makes for better music, play two songs of Franco's inspired by domestic bliss, explore a little Billy Joel and do some nice instrumental improvising. Music starts at about 6min. Thanks for listening. mondaynight…
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Is it writing or is it remembering?
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We had a little dry spell but last night we sat down and made ourselves make music. No one was allowed a sip until we'd played a note. This is a recording of Mino writing, or uncovering a song. Or, perhaps, he's remembering a song. Socrates thought that learning is really recollecting. Thanks for listening. Send words of encouragement to: mondaynig…
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Here Comes the Train - through the asphalt/the tremor grows...
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A longing making train song by Mino. Bass by Greg Nottage. Electric guitar by Franco. See us play it on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjaMZdF12boAv Franco and Mino
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From our original musical, "Get Normal." Words and music by Mino Christante. Recorder in the stairwell by Franco Bertucci. See it on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86PuTKHi5CsAv Franco and Mino
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The Children of Senegal - Why are they so happy?
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A beautiful song Mino recorded a few years ago with his wife, Lexia, Dominic the engineer and plenty of reverb.Av Franco and Mino
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Lordy Mama That Was the Preacher's Wife
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A little boogie-woogie style tune by Mino. Franco on keys and bass. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYpGuUABG4I mondaynightswithmino@protonmail.comAv Franco and Mino
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Mino and Franco chat about the recording process and listen to three of their Monday night tracks. Songs by Mino Christante Say hello: mondaynighstwithmino@protonmail.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVg/aboutAv Franco and Mino
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Someone Who Really Loves You with overhead lighting
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Recorded live in a warehouse a couple of years ago...we think. Mino ran across it on his laptop and Franco added some bass, percussion and keyboards. Words and music by Mino Christante.Av Franco and Mino
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Coffee and pipe organ in the music cabin
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A cozy, long session in the music cabin on a cold dark night. Two songs by Mino and a couple Dylan interpretations. Franco mushes on Mino's new keyboard set to "organ." We like feedback. What songs should we play next? mondaynightswithmino@protonmail.com Thank you for listening.Av Franco and Mino
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It's late night and we are "Light as a Feather"
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Late one night, too late as usual, we sat down for two songs in Mino's music cabin: "Light as a Feather" and "Don't Push the River." Recorded live - no cuts...no rehearsal either if I remember correctly. Vocals and guitar by Mino; other guitar by Franco. A good night to you all. Words and Music by Mino Christante. (c)1980-2021…
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Three nice instrumentals by Franco. The middle one was recorded in a big stone farm house in Italy...it's a traditional Russian piece interpreted by an American of one-quarter Italian descent.Av Franco and Mino
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Us and Neil Diamond rocking out one summer evening. Greg Nottage on bass, Mino on vocals and guitar, Franco on keys and percussion. Also on Youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR-VSN3Z9ZAAv Franco and Mino
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The lyrics to this song are by ol' Bill Shakes. The music is a cover of the Barenaked Ladies' version of this song. Guitar and Vocals by Franco. The proper title is: "Blow, Blow Though Winter Wind" from the play, "As You Like It."Av Franco and Mino
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A nice long session with guests
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Franco sings and plays electric. Mino sings, plays his baritone electric (and fiddles too). Special guest, Michael, plays pedal steel and bass while Sebastian graciously rocks the drums for two songs. An hour and a half of live, uncut music, half-remembered lyrics, beautiful chord progressions and haunting melodies. Two songs by Franco and several …
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Perhaps our best recording on a Monday Night. "Letters of the Heart" by Mino Christante. Recorded on Franco's studio porch on a late summer evening. Watch us play in on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjoJtJZIcukAv Franco and Mino
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Hey Ho, Nobody Home- meat, nor drink, nor money have I none!
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Franco and Mino sing a five hundred-year-old carol which lends itself very well to groovy bass, organ, congas and guitar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD4MoVgjJmEAv Franco and Mino
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Another haunting and beautiful tune by Mino. Recorded live. No overdubs. Franco plays his wooden recorder purchased on his trip to Italy. Mino plays Franco's classical guitar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLtKAQLVHq4Av Franco and Mino
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Song from Rocky Horror: Over at the Frankensteins' Place
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Mino does a great rendition of this cult classic (Franco has still not heard the original and isn't sure he wants to.) Guitar and vocals: Mino Recorder: Franco Recorded live in the winter.Av Franco and Mino
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She is a little girl, who plays beside the ocean. She is a woman, who's won every man's devotion. Song by Mino Christante Enjoy the song on Youtube as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QIxnSIllkI Thanks for listening.Av Franco and Mino
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Bless: A song by Franco. Violin by Mino.
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Extra credit if you can identify the background singers. Franco's site: www.awkwardguy.com Our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVg/Av Franco and Mino
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The Door is Always Open - Waylon and more...
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Mino sings some Waylon Jennings, Franco sings some Shakespeare, other tunes are played and Nashville studio stories about Waylon recalled. Listen and watch more on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVg/Av Franco and Mino
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Mino and Franco finally carve out sometime to record another half-hour podcast. First, they jam on an E minor, making it up as they go. Next, they play a haunting tune about broken promises and someone waiting in the corridor. https://www.facebook.com/minochristantemusic http://www.awkwardguy.comAv Franco and Mino
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Diggin' a Hole - Our first Monday Night recording
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On a dark winter night in 2017 Mino and Franco met after work and recorded this dark but whimsical not-quite-country-rock song. Be safe if you listen while driving. You don't want to wreck your mercedes. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVgAv Franco and Mino
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We do a lovely, haunting, Shakespeare song. Mino on violin. Greg Nottage on stand-up bass. Music by Franco. Words by Bill Shakespeare. Youtube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDiQvcy-AYsAv Franco and Mino
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...Forces Good and Evil Join (What is Your Name Girl?)
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Cozy electric guitars and warm tube amps worked very well on this Monday night. The youtube version was recorded ten minutes before this version. This one is take 2. Maybe it's better. Mino on rhythm guitar, Franco on lead, Mino singing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFxnErQEW6oAv Franco and Mino
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Beautiful, haunting song of Mino's in 6/8 time with a twist of humor. Mino on guitar, violin and vocals. Franco on guitar, piano, percussion and backup vocals. Recorded in one evening in Franco's studio.Av Franco and Mino
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Mino and Franco rediscover a slow burner from Mino's past, sing some Cat Stevens and discuss the pains and rewards of busking in the streets of France and Italy. On a whim, they play/remember a bit of "Tom Dooley," and "The Way You Look Tonight" and end with "Grace Before Meals," music composed by Franco. Thanks for listening. https://www.youtube.c…
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One sad but feel-good song by Mino. Franco on guitar, backing vox, percussion and bass.Av Franco and Mino
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Mino sings and rocks his baritone electric and Franco shreds his Mahogany Martin. We're on the web and it sounds like the police are coming. I don't think it's possible for you to enjoy listening to this tune as much as we enjoyed recording it. But you should try. Monday Nights With Mino on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1Je…
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Mino and Franco play a lovely, long and luscious version of "Dave's Song," written in the early 2000s by Franco for his room mate, Dave. Franco sings a little bit. The night ends when Franco loses his phone in the piano... (Sorry Aunt B) Thanks for listening. More music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVg/…
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Van Gogh was a wonderful artist and a bit crazy...just like Mino and Franco. Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVg/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/minochristantemusic Franco's Poetry:http://www.awkwardguy.comAv Franco and Mino
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Do musicians know what listeners want? We discuss the question, play three songs and drink home-made cider. Mino sings a chilling rendition of, "American Pie," at the end of the episode. MNWM on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVg/ Franco's poetry: www.awkwardguy.comAv Franco and Mino
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Americana at it's best. Two acoustic guitars. Late night. Mino singing. Franco tired. The first take is so often a keeper. Recorded live in the music cabin. Words and Music by Mino Christante(c)(p)2020 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVgAv Franco and Mino
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This song could be New Age- except that it's too good. I love to listen to it while driving at night. Different than our Youtube version. 2nd song we recorded after starting MNWM about 3 years ago. Vocals, words, music by Mino Christante Piano and instruments, Franco Bertucci MNWM Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVg/ab…
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A two and a half minute demo of Mino's funky song recorded live in Greg Nottage's attic. Greg Nottage on Bass, Franco Bertucci on guitar and backing vocals, Mino Christante on guitar and lead vocals. More music on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDTWmAGXVuf6B1JebloVaVgAv Franco and Mino
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Sugartime - Our first podcast episode
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Mino and Franco try their hands at recording for thirty minutes straight. They play some songs, work on songs and talk about music...along with a few other things. Franco learns what an M80 is. Our first podcast. Thanks for listening.Av Franco
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It's a good plan!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neverwintermondaynights/support
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The mighty Gomoth brings his flaming broadsword down on our faces. Music in this episode by Walid Feghali. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neverwintermondaynights/support
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We cower before the Lord of Flames.... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neverwintermondaynights/support
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The Bridge that Spans Flowing Fire
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We kill the orcses. Music by Walid Feghali. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neverwintermondaynights/support
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It’s a cave full of monsters, monsters. We gotta kill them so we can rescue the dwarves, see. Music in this episode by Walid Feghali. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neverwintermondaynights/support
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After a long night, the gang explores the mountainside in the daylight, and encounters a war party of Gomoth.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neverwintermondaynights/support
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The gang is back! This episode we explore the surroundings of Mount Hotenow for signs of dwarves, and find a disturbing scene. Thanks to Anchor for making it possible with their free podcasting platform. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neverwintermondaynights/support…
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Scharfnapple pieces together the events that led to his inevitable wedgie. Music in this episode by Walid Feghali.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neverwintermondaynights/support
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The most epic role-played party in podcast history. Find out how far one keg of dwarven ale can be stretched, how much money one can bet on his own friends, and what to do when your boss drops in on your party to ask if you have any drugs. Intro music: "Arise" by Lyubomir Yordanov Outro music: "The Woven Dream" by Walid Feghali.--- Support this pod…
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Off with his head! Music in this episode by Walid Feghali.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neverwintermondaynights/support
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