This is a story posted in the Township Journal dated nvember 11th 2010:
NEW JERSEY > ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT UPDATED: NOVEMBER 12, 2010 Post a Comment Print this story Email this story Fredon guitarist releases CD named for local park By Laurie Gordon รพ FREDON — Just in time for Christmas, local artist Glenn Zervas, has released a new CD featuring blues-rock guitar renditions of classic Christmas songs.
“The inspiration for this production was my love of Christmas music and my love of blues-rock guitar,” the Fredon resident said. “I wanted to bring attention to these classic songs to people who enjoy blues-rock music. My goal was to play the best guitar I could, within creative arrangements.”
The CD was recorded at Glenn’s Guitar Studio, located in his Fredon home. The studio is used for teaching guitar and bass, and also for recording projects for others.
“All instrument sounds were played on acoustic and electric guitar, bass, and guitar synthesizer,“ Zervas said, “And the ambient night sounds on Silent Night were recorded from a microphone placed outside our house at night.”
The CD is entitled “Lodestar,” which, as locals know, is the name of a popular park located on Route 94 across from The Fredon School. Zervas said, “I always wondered what the name of the park in Fredon “Lodestar” meant. I looked it up and it’s defined as a star that shows the way and also something that serves as a guide or on which the attention is fixed. Well this describes who "Jesus is to me". Zervas added, “I didn’t want this album to have a typical ‘Christmassy’ look about it so I chose Lodestar because it is different.
Included are “Silent Night,” “The First Noel,” and other classics.
Zervas will be debuting this CD on Nov. 20 at Crossroads Coffeehouse in Flanders, and also at The Sussex County Arts and Heritage Council’s art opening on Dec 4 and the Sparta Library on Dec 8th
For time and directions to the debuts or to purchase the CD, contact Zervas at gzguitar@earthlink.net.
To hear and download Lodestar go to: http://www.audiolife.com/store/GlennZervas/Albums.aspx for more info about Glenn see: http://www.glennzervas.com/
Here is a new video from Lodestar---------We Three Kings
