Folkswagon Trio

Here's something new and different for the ears to hear.

We are called "The Folkswagon Trio".
A three piece group consisting of myself and two good friends from the homelands.
Jeff Lanman and his Martin Dana, myself and my Seagull June, and Sean Burke on his electric geet, Lucy. Instruments may vary, and we like to trade and rotate instruments.
Here's our first two tracks, just the first takes but two super catchy tunes!
Surfrat, bluesy, folky singersongwriter vibes in each tune!

The first tune,

Crazy Eyes is a great intro to the trio. It combines our three styles perfectly, Jeff with his super unique and brilliant picking intro and riffs throughout the tune, Sean Burke with his trippy groovy leads and riffs, and Annie Trezza vocals and strumming. Good stuff. Good inspiration.

The second tune,

Try Something  is a very catchy surfrat kinda tune. Sean Burke lyrics and chords, Jeff Lanman with some surfy leads, and my first take on drumming. A fun song for sure.

So give em a listen,
and there will be more to come.

-Annie Trezza

"Don't Think Twice"

Every musician has at least a handful of tunes that they love so dearly. That they can relate to more then most. A song that leaves them feeling such a great deal of emotion each time they hear it or play it. A favorite song in the world. Yes, I have quite a few. but there's one song I can say right away that is one of my absolute favorites. I can listen to it again and again, and never get sick of it. And no matter what every time I hear it I feel it in my mind, my heart, my soul. The lyrics ring so true and I can relate to this song more then almost any. The genius lyrics from Bob Dylan as well has his brilliant finger-picking. To me this song expresses how it feels to get your heart broken better then almost any other. The sarcasm, the truth, the pain, everything. It sums up exactly how I felt and I'm sure many other people. Bob Dylan tunes never fail in expressing exactly what my mind is thinking, and my heart is feeling.

"Your, the reason Imma travelin on, so Don't Think Twice, it's alright..."

So, this is one of my most favorite songs to cover and sing and It always allows me to release as much emotion as one of my tunes. I play it every set, and I find myself loving it more and more every time.
So here is a video from a gig a few weeks ago. Just an idea for ya of how I like to play this tune.
So enjoy a quick listen and Don't Think Twice, It's Alright...

The Homeland Saturday's Surf Check.

Seaview Sunset

Tonights Advice from a good friend: "But Annie, Life only sucks when you stop seeing the beautiful things. Because life is very simple. You either enjoy it or you don't." 

From the Seaview rooftop 

I watched the setting summer sun

Watched the colors change, the clouds engage,

and remembered why

 I have no need

to run. 

Her advice couldn't of been more fitting. After hearing that, stepped outside to see this. One of the most beautiful everyday things that occurs in our world. The Sunset. I try to see it everyday, and everyday is just as beautiful as the last one. Never lose sight of the beauty this world has to offer, Makes life much easier and simpler and beautiful indeed.

And I'm so thankful to be able to love and live so free. 

<3 

"Blue" by The Sea.

This is one of the first songs I've ever wrote. It's called "Blue".
Wrote this song in December '11.
After feeling confused for a while, then coming to terms with letting it go.
Before I was getting ready for my first real solo adventure, headed west! to Hawaii.
This was before I was really writing songs alot, before i started singing infront of anyone at all, so this song is one of the reasons why I realized I needed to start singing soon!
Cause when you start writing music, you got no choice but to sing your own tunes..So anyway, here's this tune inspired by a friend that once was but now isn't. A lover perhaps, but a friend indeed.
Never played it like this before, its a whole new tempo, a whole different feel but I dig it I think.
So, brought my guitar, "Blue", to the beach and shared some tunes with the sea and some friends.

Morning Surf Check.

Checking the surf, happily looking like a kook.

Entering the Juniverse

These days I've hardly been writing.
Just working non stop, but at least I've been playing some gigs.
Hope to start creating and working on alot more these next few summer months.
It's gonna be a crazy one, but it's gonna be a good one.
It always is.
Warmer weather, warmer waves, and the never-ending sunny daze are quickly approaching us.
Thankful to be in a place as beautiful as Montauk.
Here's a little one I wrote at Ditch this fine, windy evening.

Ditch Plains                                                                                                                      6/2/13

Onshore Daze

The smell of ocean.

The taste of salt.

The moist air brushing my skin. 

The haze from the west is rolling in.

Waves are crashing, crumbling, dumping and racing.

I'm taking all this in while anticipating.

Anticipating all that's to come.

All I need to learn.

All I need to feel, create, 

and slowly watch burn.

If I could control it all,

I'd tell the sun to take a break,

to stay inside and disappear for a few days.

Dark is peace, the moon is home.

When I follow the moon I find that I'll 

never be alone .

So I'll sit on the shore in a daze,

I'll stare at the horizon.

Forever in wonder, forever defying. 

The ocean is love, the ocean is real, 

without the ocean I fear I would never

know how to feel.