Music On The Homestead - Kerry Adams at Lagoon Records

Today I'm talking with Kerry Adams about music, and why it's important on the homestead.

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00:00 You're listening to A Tiny Homestead, the podcast comprised entirely of conversations with homesteaders, cottage food producers, and crafters. I'm your host, Mary Lewis. Today I'm talking with Kerry Adams at Lagoon Records. think it is in Michigan. Good morning, Kerry. How are you? Good morning. I'm fabulous. How are you, Mary? I'm good. So again, it's going to seem weird that I asked somebody who's into music to be on the podcast about homesteading, but music is a craft.

00:28 And music is a big part, has been a big part of Homesteaders for a long, long time. So tell me about yourself because people then understand why I asked you to be on the show. Wow. That's a big question. Well, yes. I've been doing this for about 50 years. So I started back in the Jurassic era and it's, I'm a guitarist or producer. I used to be on tour.

00:55 I managed a couple of different artists when we were on tour and I'd be their guitarist. um I've owned three recording studios. I still have one now. um And to me, the music is not a whole lot different than eh cooking the vegetables that you grow or being a painting artist or whatever. It's all art and it all kind of comes from the same place. So I love to play and I love to cook. So it comes from the same side of the brain, I guess.

01:23 Um, so yeah, I've been doing this since I was a kid. My dad was an amateur guitarist.  Um, my sister was a published,  uh, pencil and ink artist. So I guess it's kind of in the family a bit.  Um,  so  that's  my thing. That's what I know how to do uh and cook. know how to cook seven days a week for my family. And we try to do  shopping locally and, and

01:51 I don't have enough property  to grow enough vegetables and stuff to feed my family. So we do a lot of  shopping locally and farmers markets and things like that. And to me, it's all kind of the same thing.  And I've seen a number of your podcasts and I think they're very cool. So  I'm honored to be here today. Thank you.  Well, thank you for saying my podcast is very cool. I love it, too. uh So you said that you think it's something to do with the brain that actually leads me to it's something that I believe, too.

02:21 My dad was a bio med tech for years and he just turned, he just turned 83 in July and he's been retired for quite a while.  And I know that you worked for Ford as an engineer  and I feel like  engineering or wrenching on machines  is something that goes with music.

02:47 See, that's, uh, you know, we, I don't know that people know this, but we've kind of known each other for awhile. Um, you're one of the few people, there were old engineers that used to tell me, well, you know, if you're an engineer and musician, that's two different sides of your brain and they'll never connect. You can't do both well. Um, I believe engineering is artistic. Um, it's creative. Like any of those things. Um, if you look at engineering and you say, okay, I got, I either have some new widget I want to design or I have some problem to solve.

03:17 Yes, there's mathematics, there's trusted formulas, things you do. But before you even do that, you have to look at a problem and go, okay, what would be the best way to handle this? And so the artistic part is being creative before you even start a project. I think it all, even engineering comes from the same place and the same side of the brain. But having done that for 35 years and being a musician for 50, I think they're actually more similar than they are different.

03:47 Yeah, my dad played guitar for a long time and  he is a natural tenor singing voice and his voice is beautiful. I don't know if you heard him sing a long time, but when I did hear him sing, it was gorgeous. So  I think that music and engineering are tied together and I will die on that hill.  Well, thank you. There's not a lot of people  ascribed to that, but it's true, I believe. Yeah, I've known enough people who who wrench on machines, whether it's cars or

04:17 radios  or  copiers or whatever that have some musical talent that I really think there's a tie i