ERIC PARK, MUSICIAN & ARTIST
 GEN-U-WINE BOTTLENECK GUITAR SLIDES,
& WOODLARK MUSIC

July 30, 2008: Piano for sale: Kimball upright studio size piano, circa approximately 1915, beautifully restored. Body is mahogany, with natural-wood "provincial" finish. Keys are immaculate. Action was redone in recent years. Cabinet work, refurbishing, and tuning completed by Eric Park. Comes with your choice of two benches: a compact solid oak bench finished to match the piano, or a full-sized traditional bench, both featuring a top-hinged and storage underneath. Price is $875 for piano and one bench. Piano alone for $795. For more info: contact Eric by email or call him at 415-665-1941.

July 30, 2008: Only a few dozen copies remain of the second edition of Eric's latest major musical work, Shakespeare and the Sonettes: The Bard's Blues. On this CD, there are five songs telling the stories of the great plays in blues form and five actual Elizabethan guitar pieces. Eric has since written two new Shakespearean blues songs: "MacBeth's Blues" and "Julius Caesar's Blues", the latter actually telling some of the story of Antony and Ceopatra as well, the tales being continuous. "MacBeth's Blues" was debuted at Peacemas '07. There is certain to be a third edition of the album, and it may include these 2 new pieces. Read 3 reviews of this CD. Please see Recordings Page to listen to songs and for more information on all of Eric's recordings.

The CD is available on this website on the Order Page for $16.95, which includes shipping. It is also for sale in a number of stores: Music Millennium, the biggest music store in Portland, Oregon; Buffalo Brothers Guitars in Carlsbad, CA; Folk Music Center in Claremont (East LA), CA; Central Coast Music in Morro Bay, CA; Down Home Music in El Cerrito, CA; Bird & Beckett Books in San Francisco, CA; Bookpeople in Moscow, Idaho; and BWI Distributors, who specialize in marketing to libraries.

Art News: "Last Days of the One Lane Bridge" is a view of an old bridge with a background of forests and mountains. The bridge, near Hayfork High School in Trinity County, has since been replaced with a modern 2 lane bridge. The painting is a companion to his twice-published poem of the same name (published in Peoples Press, a monthly publication from near Redding, and in his book, "The Sad Songs Contest," now about to go into its 4th Edition). The new painting is now accompanied by a framed parchment copy of the poem of the same name and a photo of the original One Lane Bridge. Size is 11" x 16", plus a fancy frame, bringing it to 19" x 24". $295. Eric also completed the fourth in his nature series, "River Otter". Painting is 16" x 20" plus a fancy frame which brings it to 24" x 28". $395. Eric has recently sold three paintings: "Mlle Gachet" (the Van Gogh tribute/nude at the piano); "Tofu in LA" (portrait of Tiffany); and "Patriotic Toothbrushes". This leaves him with only 4 or 5 unsold art pieces. See all of Eric's paintings.

Eric Park is accepting guitar students! Eric is beginner-friendly, can teach note-reading and tab, but can also teach advanced melodic fingerstyle a la Hurt, Kottke, Kaukonen, and in slide guitar. All musical styles: blues, folk, standards, some jazz and classical. Lessons in a sunny victorian living room. Call Eric at 415-665-1941 or contact Eric by email for more info or to set an app't. Listen to Eric playing guitar.

"The Sad Songs Contest, Collected Poems 1964-2006, a 60th Birthday Anthology". Eric Park has created a lifetime poetry collection of 59 poems with 14 original illustrations in a 32 page book. l8 of the poems have been published over the years in a number of literary magazines. The first sold-out edition was named "Coming of Age", for his 60th birthday. For the second edition, which sold out, it was renamed with its current name, "The Sad Songs Contest, Collected Poems 1964-2006, a 60th Birthday Anthology". The third edition sold out. Eric is now working on the fourth edition of his poetry book, which will probably be re-issued in October 2007. It will sell for $5.95 ($6.65 with postage & handling). It is now being carried at 2 bookstores: Bookpeople in Moscow, Idaho and Bird & Beckett Books in San Francisco, CA. Listen to a clip of Eric reading "Plastered in Stratford" at his CD Release Party at Bird & Beckett Books on February 20, 2006. To order, contact Eric by email, call him at 415-665-1941, or mail him at: 1030 Shrader, San Francisco, CA  94117.

Joel Dunsany emailed and wrote "I've been meaning to find a moment to e-mail you & tell you that your COLLECTED POEMS are simply A MARVEL. I couldn't have enjoyed them more! They are sparkling & shimmering. They are music. They are insightful & full of the stuff of life. Like they say about the astronauts, you've got the RIGHT STUFF!!!"

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