WALNUT CREEK, CA—Save Mount Diablo’s all-volunteer band, Blue-Eyed Grass, has just released their new album containing mostly original songs about nature and conservation.
Of the 11 songs on the album, which is entitled Blue-Eyed Grass after the band’s name, nine are original and two are cover songs the Grateful Dead played, one of which has an environmental message.
Blue-Eyed Grass’s original songs on the new album cover various topics:
- loving Mount Diablo,
- protecting land,
- appreciating native flora and fauna like the Mount Diablo globe lily,
- honoring the Mount Diablo Beacon,
- hiking in the Diablo area,
- dealing with the climate crisis,
- addressing invasive species, and
- being a kid in nature.
To listen to the new album, please visit any of the major online music platforms (Amazon Music, YouTube Music, etc.).
The band will be grateful if you enter your likes for all their new songs that you enjoy to spread the love for Mount Diablo and its Diablo Range, our incredible natural world, and the band and its music delivering a positive message about nature and conservation.
On Saturday, December 21st from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, there will be an album release party at Luigi’s Deli and Market, located at 537 Main Street in Martinez, California.
Stop by for some good food, drinks, company, holiday cheer, and live music from Blue-Eyed Grass. At the event, you will also be able to donate to Save Mount Diablo and get a CD copy of the band’s new album.
There are five people in Save Mount Diablo’s Blue-Eyed Grass band:
- Ted Clement, who serves as Save Mount Diablo’s Executive Director, on guitar and vocals;
- John Gallagher, who serves on Save Mount Diablo’s Board of Directors, on dobro and vocals;
- Bob Loomis on ukulele, harmonica, flute, and vocals;
- Dave Schneider on bass and vocals; and
- Rich Silveira on drums (made out of a recycled suitcase!) and vocals.
Band members of Blue-Eyed Grass. Photo by Tena Gallagher
The band worked with recording engineer Bob Byers, of Clayton, California, on recording the album.
Music and events artist Edward Sortwell Clement, III, Ted Clement’s son, created the art for the band’s new album cover.
Album cover for Blue-Eyed Grass. Art by Edward Sortwell Clement, III
The band thanks Bob Byers and Edward Sortwell Clement, III for their important contributions to the album.
About Save Mount Diablo
Save Mount Diablo is a nationally accredited, nonprofit land trust founded in 1971 with a mission to preserve Mount Diablo’s peaks, surrounding foothills, watersheds, and its sustaining Diablo Range through land acquisition and preservation strategies designed to protect the mountain’s natural beauty, biological diversity, and historic and agricultural heritage; enhance our area’s quality of life; and provide educational and recreational opportunities consistent with protection of natural resources. To learn more, please visit www.savemountdiablo.org.
Image Captions and Credits
- Top row from left to right: Rich Silveira, Ted Clement, and John Gallagher. Bottom row from left to right: Dave Schneider and Bob Loomis. Photo: Tena Gallagher
- The art for the band’s new album cover. Artwork: Edward Sortwell Clement, III
High resolution versions of images are available; please contact tclement@savemountdiablo.org.
