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Rick Mena Music |
Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Rick Mena has been a favorite in
Santa Fe, New Mexico for many years, including his 8-year engagement as featured
soloist at the Hotel Santa Fe.
Playing banjo, fiddle, harmonica, mandolin, dobro, lap steel, electric
and acoustic guitars, bass and vocals, Rick's styles range from bluegrass,
Cajun, blues and rock to classical and flamenco. Rick studied classical
guitar with Pat Corelli, a student of Andres Segovia.
Rick began playing
guitar at age 12 in La Crescenta, CA, and began playing professionally
at age 15, performing in rock 'n roll bands at college fraternity parties
and school functions, and even appearing at the Hollywood Palladium.
Rick is available for live performances in the Santa Fe area.
Rick can perform instrumental solo guitar or vocal material while playing guitar, fiddle, harmonica and Lap steel guitar with recorded rhythm tracks in the styles of pop, blues and country . To sample Rick’s solo guitar music listen to cuts from “Fuente”.
To sample Rick’s vocal material listen to cuts from “ Vintage covers and “Vintage Country Covers”. Rick also performs some of his original songs and instrumentals.
If you are interested in booking Rick for your function please contact booking agent Vicky or Chris at Absolute Entertainment (505) 986 -5882.
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In his early 20s
Rick moved to Orange County, CA, where he learned banjo and began playing
in bluegrass bands in the Newport Beach area and in the Mammoth Lakes
resort area and at Magic Mountain.
He has appeared
on "The Gong Show," on movie soundtracks and in films, including
the last "Gunsmoke" TV movie with James Arness. He has performed
in Italy, and has recorded six albums.
A man of many talents,
Rick also owns a recording studio, builds electronic equipment, is a
master carpenter and a "dabbler" in sculpture and graphic arts.
Rick is known for
his professionalism, warm personality and incredible variety of styles
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ORDERING:
I am not currently set up to order by credit card or PayPal.
Order by check: Rick Mena, 19 La Vela Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87507
Price: $12 per CD,
plus $2 shipping per order, no matter what quantity.
Be sure to indicate CD title(s) desired.
Contact
/ Questions
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Rick Mena's music used in advertising videos (just 2 of several included here):
(Song is track #16 from "Fuente" CD below)
CDs
available to order
Click
on underlined songs to hear short samples
1. I
Failed the Lie Detector Test (Rick Mena) (3:27)
2. Breaking
Down the Walls (Mena) (3:39)
3. Joshua (Rick Mena) (3:31)
4. I’ve
Been Looking (Rick Mena) (3:15)
5. It’s a Long Way (Mena & Ellsworth) (2:28)
6. Life
Is The Distance (Mena & Lujan) (3:25)
7. Styro Rider
(Rick Mena) (2:59)
8. Captives of the Violent Screen (Mena &Bailey) (3:22)
9. Reality
Is Insane ( Rick Mena) (5:04)
10. Please Don’t Stray Away (Rick Mena) (3:19)
11. Tables Turned
(Mena & Periera) (3:08)
12. Love Can Make You Weep (Mena & Periera) (3:23)
13. . Magic Man (Mena & Ferguson) (3:25)
14. I Want My Guitar Back (Rick Mena) (3:25)
15. Boogie Board Beatnick ( Rick Mena) (3:03)
16. I Can't Believe (Rick Mena) (3:50)
17. It Gets Lonely At The Top (Rick Mena) (3:35)
18. The Parasites (Rick Mena) (3:46)
19. Here I Am With Tears (Rick Mena) (3:12)
20. More
And More Rain (Mena & Lujan) (3:34) .
21. Heart String (Mena & Lujan) (3:42)
22. It Doesn’t Occur To Him (Rick Mena) (3:29)
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1. Kindhearted Woman (Robert. Johnson) 3:34
2. Slip Away (Lewis, William & Wilbur) 3:14
3. Landslide (Stevie Nicks) 3:44
4. My Babe (Willie Dixon) 3:52
5. Heart Of Saturday Night (Tom Waits ) 4:13
6. Tell Me Mama (Walter Jacobs) 4:32
7. Sleep Walk (Santo & Johnny Farina) 3:29
8. Hoochie Coochie Man (Willie Dixon) 3:44
9. One Way Gal (William Moore) 3:25
10. Beyond The Sea (Lasry, Lawrence, Trenet) 3:04
11. Blue Moon (Richard, Rodgers, Lorenz & Hart) 3:06
12. Friend Of The Devil (Adrienne & Barry) 3:34
13. Blow Wind Blow (McKinley Morgan Field) 3:04
14. Blackbird (Lennon & McCarney) 2.33
15. Classical Gas (Mason D. Williams) 3:03
16. Boom Boom Out Go The Lights (Lewis) 3.22
17. Lonesome Town (Thomas Baker Knight) 2:18
18. Give Me One Reason (Tracy Chapman) 4:28
19. Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (Benjamin, Caldwell & Marcus) 3:03
20. Rhythm of the Rain (John Gummoe) 3:00
21. Whiter Shade Of Pale (Brooker & Reid) 3:50
1. Lovesick Blues (Cliff Friend & Irving Mills) 2:56
2. Jambalaya (Hank Williams) 3:22
3. Desert Sky (Toy Caldwell) 5:07
4. Steel Guitar Rag (Mc Auliffe, Stone, Travis) 1:44
5. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain (Willie Nelson) 2:36
6. I'm An Old Cowhand (John H. Mercer) 3:57
7. Louisiana Saturday Night (Robert Lee Mc Dill) 2:55
8. Coney Island Cakewalk (Richard Saslow) 2:03
9. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry (Hank Williams) 3:33
10. Ghost Riders In The Sky (Hugh E. Thomasson) 4:20
11. Deep River Blues (Doc Watson) 2:42
12. Aschokan Farewell (Jay A. Ungar) 3:37
13. Diggy Diggy Lo ( J. D Miller) 3:41
14. Ring Of Fire (June Carter & Merle Kilgore) 2:53
15. Folsom Prison Blues (Johnny Cash) 2:55
16. La Cacahuete (Traditional Mexican) 2:2717.
17. Louisiana Man (Doug Kershaw) 2:36
18. Deep River Blues (Doc Watson) 2:42
19. Orange Blossom Special (Ervin T. Rouse) 5:08
20 Long Gone Lonesome Blues (Hank Williams) 3:15
21. The Devil Went Down To Georgia (Charlie Daniels, Crain,
Di Gregorio, Edwards, Hayward and Marshall) 3:39
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Hear Rick interviewed
on BuDDy's
Old Fashioned Podcast!
Rick Mena's "Ricky Recordo" studio
in Santa Fe, NM provides recording and production services for a wide variety
of projects.
While equipped with the latest production programs
like "Sonar," "SoundForge," "Band in a Box" and "Power Tracks",
engineer Rick Mena is also an accomplished multi-instrumentalist and vocalist,
with numerous CDs to his credit, and original songs appearing in
videos distributed by Discovery Communications (an affiliate of The Discovery
Channel), The Food Channel and others, and numerous recordings broadcast
nationally. Reasonable rates, friendly service, good playing, great recording.
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ORDERING:
I am not currently set up to order by credit card or PayPal.
Order by check: Rick Mena, 19 La Vela Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87507
Price: $50
per mike, plus $5 shipping per order, no matter what quantity.
Contact
/ Questions
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