You may have seen him in Spoken Groove traveling the world the past 6 years. Based in Austin, Texas now Paul continues solo. He’s performing, teaching and traveling.  Recording both solo and backing up a host of others. His latest CD “The Butterfly” has been released on New Bell Recordings.

Austin, Texas

NEW VIDEOS!

More NEW videos on YouTube

“Finding Hearts” Documentary. Soundtrack by Paul Finley

“Mayim”

PAUL solo:

Easter Song - Basic Version
Golden
Renata’s Jig (most of it)
Spirit Of Autumn NEW! Performance Notes-Spirit Of Autumn
Sunflower River Blues (John Fahey original version)
Warren’s Pillow
Wilmore

The Wolf Song

w/SPOKEN GROOVE

The Flobgob
Harley Girl -Basic

Harley Girl -Actual TAB
George

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Many other videos on YouTube and SpokenGroove.com

“Mayim” 2009 Austin, Texas at Flipnotics

“Finding Hearts” 2008 Documentary-Soundtrack by Paul Finley

“Breakaway” 2006 Soul Survivor Festival, England

Wilson’s Smile” 2009 Austin, Texas

“Adam And Eve” Austin, Texas 2009 at Flipnotics

“Spirit Of Autumn” 2004

“Metamorphosis” 2009 Austin, Texas

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Paul Finley "The Butterfly"

Brand new CD “The Butterfly” on New Bell Recordings. Released March 2009. Showcasing Paul at his finest yet. It’s a beautiful work of sound stories. “I did everything I could to make this CD as concise as possible. I love the journey within a song, that’s what this recording is about. In it’s individual tracks and as a whole.”

What’s unique about Paul’s guitar music is the way the songs get stuck in your head. “I write them almost like a pop song. They need a hook, and they need drama too. A balance of theme, change and return. I wanted to make an album for everybody, not just guitar players.” This CD adds a new element to Paul’s sound-the 12 string guitar-which is featured on 4 songs. Percussionist and studio ace Glenn Rios added his brilliant percussion to several tracks.

Online on PANDORA Internet Radio

1. Breathe
2. Arise
3. Mayim
4. The Bloodhound
5. Michele
6. Sydney
7. Winter Hill Waltz
8. Advent Meditation
12. Metamorphosis
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TRACK 3 “MAYIM”

"A stream was welling up out of the earth and was watering all the surface of the ground". Book of Genesis

TRACK 5 “Michele”

Meet Michele…..

Michele Miller

TRACK 9 “THE WIZARD”

The Wizard himself-Roy H. Williams.

TRACK 12 “WILSON’S SMILE”

Wilson’s actual smile!!

My buddy Wilson Tan from Singapore

TRACK 13 “SUNFLOWER RIVER BLUES”

John Fahey, composer of "Sunflower River Blues". He did a great service to American music by introducing American Folk songs and styles to concert level audiences.

TRACK 15 “YOU”

St. Mary's-Hardington. Somerset, England

The bass strings signal path ( after coming out of the main Amulet preamp ) goes into a L.R. Baggs Para Acoustic D.I. box. I love the Baggs unit. This is my bass signal third preamp, EQ and D.I. box all rolled into one. It has lots of EQ capability, XLR or 1/4 outputs, accepts phantom power, are built rock solid, and is easy on batteries. AND they aren’t expensive. Sounds great on fiddle too.All my connecting cords ( except the stereo cable ) are George L’s cables. These cables sound MUCH better than the average guitar cable. Compare this cable to another and hear for yourself.A Keal road case holds everything safely together. The case was custom designed and assembled by Randy Schwartz and Paul Kaiser.

STRINGS
Acoustic Strings:Martin Acoustic SP

80/20 Bronze

Medium gauge

.013 .017 .026 .035 .045. 056

12 String set:

Elixir Polyweb

80/20 Bronze

Light gauge

.010 .010 .014 .014 .023 .009 .030 .012 .039 .018 .047 .027

Electric Strings:

D’Addario

XL nickel wound

.011 .014 .018 .028 .038 .049

PICKS

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“The Butterfly” - April 2009                                                                               GUITAR USED
1. Breathe - D A d g a d’ ( Capo 9th fret )                                                             Mary
2. Arise - D G d g a d’ ( Capo 7th fret )                                                                 Mary
3. Mayim - C# G# c# f# g# c’# ( 12 string, Capo 5th fret )                              Margie
4. The Bloodhound - C# G# c# f# g# c’# ( 12 string, Capo 5th fret )              Margie
5. Michele - standard ( Capo 5th fret )                                 Mary, ‘91 Gibson J-30, Larivee, Kramer Focus 3000
6. Sydney - Drop D                                                                                                Mary, Gibson ‘75 Flying V
7. Winter Hill Waltz - D A d g a d’                                                        ‘91 Gibson J-30, Oscar Schmidt auto harp
8. Advent Meditation - D A d g a d’ ( Capo 9th fret )                                            Mary
9. The Wizard - C G d g a d’ ( Capo 2nd fret )                                                       ‘91 Gibson J-30
10. Adam & Eve - B1 G d g a d’ ( 5 string capo 7th fret )                                     Mary
11. Wilson’s Smile - C# G# c# f# g# c’# ( 12 string )                                         Margie
12. Metamorphosis - C# G# c# f# g# c’# ( 12 string, Capo 5th fret )               Margie
13. Sunflower River Blues - C G c g c’ e’                                                                Mary
14. Send In The Clowns - D A d g a d’                                                                    Mary
15. You - standard                                                                                                   Mary

“14 Windows” - June 2004
3. Golden - drop D ( D A d g b e’ )
5. Spirit of Autumn - E B B f# g# c#’
7. Never A Lake Of Fire - C G d g a d,
changes midway to G1 G d g a d
9. Song For Ginger - standard tuning
11. Renata’s Gig - C G d g a d ( Capo 2nd fret )
13. 6 By The Pool - standard ( Capo 7th fret )
15. Irene - open C ( C G c g c’ e’ )
17. Thanks For The Party - drop D
19. Stillhouse Hollow - drop D
21. Farewell…. - standard ( capo 12th fret )
25. Wilmore - D A d g a d ‘
25. Out Of Body - D A d g a d’  to D A d f# a d’ to D A d f a d’ to C A d f a d’ to Bb A d f a d’
27. Valentines Day - standard
29. Willow City Loop - drop D

“A. D .” - October 2001
1. Easter Song - standard
2. Victory Dance - C G D g a d’
3. Sedona - D A d g b e’ ( drop D )
4. Warren’s Pillow - standard
5. Immaculate Heart - standard, capo 2nd fret
6. I Am With You - standard
7. Behold - double neck baritone/6 string guitar baritone - A D G C E A
guitar - drop D
8. Wedding - drop D
9. 3 AM Surprise - standard, lots of electric tracks!
10. Vacuum - standard
11. Chipmunk - standard
12. Do You? - D A d f# a d’
13. Drop D Me - drop D ( get it? )
14. Lament For Bloodlines - drop D
15. Minuet For Handmade - standard, capo 7th fret
16. Whiskey/Boy - drop D
17. Wolf Song - a wolf played this song, how should I know the tuning ?

“When Lego’s Learn To Love” - May 2006
1. Thrill of the Moment - Drop D
2. In Love With Your Sound - C G d g a d’
3. Movin’ With The Groove - standard
4. Monet #3 - D a d g a d’
6. Beauty Queen - standard
7. #100 - standard
8. Many Sighs - standard
9. Climbing Out Of - standard
11. #27 (mandolin) - gg dd aa ee
12. Breakaway - D A d g a d’
13. Spoken Without Words - standard
14. The Little Tree - D A d g a d’
15 Vanity of Vanity - standard
(tracks 5 and 10 omitted)

“Acoustic Spoken Groove” - September 2003
2. Funk Infection - standard
4. Shake - standard
6. All So Cliche’ - standard
8. The Flobgob - standard
10. Harley Girl - drop D
11. Never A Lake Of Fire - C G d g a d’
changes midway to G1 G d g a d’
13. George - D A d f a d’
14. Deep Sea Creature - drop D
15. Flow - standard
17. Rashi & Me - standard, changes to E G d g b e’ for ending jam
18. Mary Poppins - G G d g b e’
22. #36 - standard
23. Wilmore - D A d g a d’
24. Descent Of The Moon - standard

Peter Nevland Band
“Birth Of The Spoken Groove” - September 2003
3. Harley Girl - drop D
14. Descent Of The Moon - standard

“Late Bloomer” - May 2002
8. Night Longings - drop D
12. Rain - D A d g a d’

Mary is a Washburn DC 60 E, serial # 62304. I purchased it new on September 6, 1991 for about $800 at The White House Of Music in my home town of Waukesha, Wisconsin. This model was produced only for about 5 years. Aside from when they were first available, I’ve only seen a few ever since they came out in the early 1990’s. What sold me on the guitar is the unique 24 fret (2 octave) neck. Very rare for any guitar, and unheard of for an acoustic. What keeps me playing her is the incredible tone, it has SO improved with age. And it is a warhorse! Takes a beating on the road and has held up amazingly. For example:

Due to a drunk patron, Mary took an upside down dive off a 3 foot stage in New York City in 1993 and came out with only a tiny ding. By rights that should have broken the headstock off. In Temple Texas, a metal footswitch dropped on it from several feet up when the guitar was lying on the stage floor without a guitar stand. Dumb idea. Mary also survived Tropical Storm Allison, a flood in Houston on June 8, 2001. The car I was in got stalled in high water, was pushed to higher ground, but the water kept rising. Thankfully the water never got higher than the rear wheels after that. I had to leave the guitar in the trunk as my girlfriend and I waded thru chest high water to flee to a nearby hospital for shelter for the night.


Recent repairs & modifications have been done by Tom Oatley. Tom was Jimmie Vaughan’s guitar tech for 5 years, and was also a tech for the Dixie Chicks recently. Of special note is the beautiful hand made metal cross he himself made after receiving the idea for it in a dream! It’s purpose was to cover the hole in the side left from the original electronics panel. The pick up system he installed is a Trance Audio Amulet System. This pickup system I was turned onto by Michael Hedges, who used a prototype model. It’s what captures all the body knocks and hand nuances on the guitar.

Other mods have been done by Luthier Del Langejans of Holland, Michigan. The man makes guitars that will make you melt. He’s made guitars for guys like Phil Keaggy & John Michael Talbot.

Another important addition are brass bridge pins on the bass strings. Again, I got the idea from Hedges, but then was convicted to make the change after hearing for myself when I played Willy Porter’s guitar. Brass pins add a huge amount of volume and tone. Both very good things!

The neck & headstock is 1 piece of mahogany which I find amazing. Several pieces of wood at least are normally used for this step. And mahogany being a soft wood makes for easy neck vibrato when you shake the guitar with love.

Meet Margie

“Margie” is my new girlfriend! She’s a 2007 Taylor 354ce, serial # 20071114023, purchased in January 2008. It was an outer space experience the first time I played her at Strait Music in my now home of Austin, Texas. That same outer space experience continued the 2nd & 3rd times too before I purchased it. It is a writing tool extraordinaire!! Oceans of sound. I tune it in DADGAD, but a 1/2 step lower still. Huge sound! Who ever invented the 12 string should get a medal for being extraordinarily cool.

A common trick I do w/Margie is to capo also at the 5th fret in the tuning I mentioned. This is a fantastic balance of bass, middle & treble. The melodies I often play on the middle 2 strings, the lower strings work the bass range, and the top strings work as drones or harmonies. 3 parts-that’s the key to a full sound. I employ the capo like this on “The Bloodhound”, “Mayim” & “Metamorphosis” on The Butterfly.

New Bell Recordings

"The Butterfly" 2009

Purchase CD direct from Paul, CD Baby, Amazon, Waterloo Records-Austin TX

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Track listing here.

Description: Showcasing Paul at his finest yet. This is a beautiful work of sound, story and growth. “I did everything I could to make this CD as concise as possible. I love the journey within a song, that’s what this recording is about. In it’s individual tracks and as a whole”. This CD adds a new element to Paul’s sound-the 12 string guitar-which is featured on 4 songs. Percussionist and studio ace Glenn Rios added his brilliant percussion to several tracks.

14 WINDOWS Released July 2004

Wizard Academy Press

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Track listing here.

Description: Paul’s 2nd CD includes unique narrative tracks about each individual song. This gives the listener specific knowledge and direction for the musical story played out in the music. “Spirit Of Autumn” is an excellent music story; having the narrative tells exactly where the piece originated from. 14 Windows includes Paul’s 10 minute epic “Never A Lake Of Fire”.

A.D. Released October 2001

Self released

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Track listing here.

Description: There is a wonderful mix of instrumentation on this CD. Paul says: “I still love this CD after all these years. Arrangements of multiple instruments is one my favorite parts of creating music. Having the guitar as the primary voice of course I’m fascinated with.” Half of the pieces are solo guitar in addition to the multiple instrument pieces. “It means the world to me that so many people have received such joy listening to this CD”. As a turn from the rest of the CD, the ridiculously funny The Wolf Song is the CD’s hidden track.

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