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Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen.

Steve and Cindy and their partnership Compass Rose Music represent the very best in contemporary and traditional folk music. These pages offer descriptions of their recordings and books, biographies of Steve and Cindy, reviews, MP3s, and tour schedule. There's information on their most recent CDs, Texas & Tennessee,  Cat Tales, and Being There; and a press release for Steve's book, Songwriting and the Creative Process;  even a few jokes!

NEW!

·           Steve is featured in August 2007 issue of Acoustic Guitar Magazine           

Good News! Steve is featured in this month's issue of Acoustic Guitar Magazine (you must be a subscriber or have a recent issue to read the article on line). Audio samples are included, or you may wish to order Steve's How to Play the Guitar Like I Do CD right here at this web site for his complete lessons.

NEW!

·         Now! Credit Card Sales of All Our Titles On-Line           

You may now purchase any of our CDs or books by credit card over the Internet. We've created an on-line store complete with shopping cart and all of our titles.
Take a look!

NEW!

·         Being There          

The brand new (and long awaited) album with a dozen new songs. Contains songs from many of our heros and several of our own. We had lots of help from Nat Parke, Pete Sutherland, Mark Schatz, Scott Petito, Jennifer Weeks and Jack Williams. The Songs: Hurricane, The Road Through the Woods, Concertina Garden Medley, The Kid With the Comic Book, Odd Man Out, High Cotton, Mr. O'Reilly, Nola , J'Entends le Moulin / 2-Step d'Armand, The Vermont Waltz, Homelessness, Sometimes a Darkness Comes

NEW!

·         Cat Tales - Cindy's "All Cat Songs" CD        

Imagine! Ten wonderful songs about cats! Besides Cindy's own most requested, "Rudy's Big Adventure," based on the true story of the cat who got his head stuck in the garbage disposal and lived to bask in fame and glory, there are songs from Cheryl Wheeler, Buddy Mondlock, Les Barker, Nancy White, Grant Livingston, The Berrymans and others. No cats were injured in the production of this fine recording. Songs include; Meow, Open That Can, The Cats of the Coliseum, Rudy's Big Adventure, The Familiar, Our Cats, Guide Cats for the Blind, My Pretty Kitty, Le Chat Gris, and The Dog of Time. This CD would make a wonderful cat lovers gift; click on the link to hear clips of the songs.

·         Publicity materials for Steve & Cindy

Biographies, reviews, downloadable photos and a list of artists who have recorded Steve Gillette's songs.

·         Concert Dates for Steve & Cindy

Our Calendar with phone numbers and links to venues’ websites

·         Big Sur Songwriter's Weekend     

The weekend of March 22nd and 23rd, 2008, Steve and Cindy will host the fourth annual songwriter's retreat on the Beautiful California Coast. Attendance to the workshop is limited to 25 participants, but friends and family are invited to come along for the scenery and the evening concerts. Many kinds of accommodations are available including camping.

·         Our Alaska Adventure           

In July of 2004 Cindy and Steve and Jack Williams took a group of 63 intrepid folks on a thrilling journey to the far North. We boarded the Holland-American Lines, ms Statendam, sailing on Sunday, July 18th for a thirteen day cruise and tour of Alaska. Here are some photos our friend Cathey Roberts has provided of some of the scenery.

·         Fourtold      

The long awaited and quite astounding quartet album Steve and Cindy have made with Anne Hills and Michael Smith. Released on Appleseed Records and available at this web site, the album features strong harmonies and energetic performances of twelve classic story songs including Darcy Farrow, Panther In Michigan, Springhill Mine Disaster, Four Rode By, Joshua Gone Barbados, Molly and Tenbrooks, Run, Come See Jerusalem, and many others.

·         A Sense of Place            

Steve & Cindy's next-to-newest duet album. A musical glimpse of New England with Pete Sutherland, Mark Schatz, Scott Petito, Jennifer Weeks and Jack Williams.

·         Songwriting and the Creative Process

Steve's manual for songwriters. The most respected and widely used book of its type.

·         Free Internet Tutorial

Based on the book Songwriting and the Creative Process

·         “The Code,” the new book by Steve Gillette

Read excerpts from the work in progress, surviving and thriving as an independent artist.

·         Herdman, Hills & Mangsen

Information on the trio, Priscilla Herdman, Anne Hills and Cindy Mangsen

·         Concert Dates for Herdman, Hills & Mangsen

Calendar with phone numbers and links to venues’ websites for trio dates

·         Folk Music Resources on the Internet  

Links to artists, venues, organizations and lots of other useful folk music resources on the web 

·         Some of Our Favorite Jokes

A collection of sixty or so of the best jokes we could find.