I wrote a very happy song this week. Hope you enjoy it.

enjoy a rough cut, acoustic version of my song, "the Harpist".

-Philip H. Mancuso

Last night will forever be one of my most memorable nights as a musician in Downtown Raleigh, NC.

I showed up to the Deep South bar to play my guitar in their weekly open mic and spend some quality time with my musician friends. The night was quiet, but we played, and we still had fun.

And then, right before midnight happened.

A bunch of coworkers and my roomate walked into the bar, as well as many other good friends, while I was up on stage playing my 2nd set. Midnight rolled around. March 24th, 2010. My twenty-first birthday.

My good friend, Demaris, stopped me mid-song and dumped a shot of irish whiskey into my mouth, and then after I finished the song, the whole bar sang the birthday song to me, on stage.

It was a wonderful night, filled with music, friends and spirits. One night that I will never forget.

Yes, he really will. The following is the new desktop background that I made for my roomate Eric today. Happy New Years all.

The show tonight at Gerard Hall was simply amazing. I was lucky enough to grab a front row seat and catch the magic. They stuck around, so I even got to chat with them after the show. I'd say that on the whole, it was a very good night.

-Philip

finished recording my song "Plane". enjoy.

my latest song, wrote it this morning and spent all day working on it. enjoy.

take 5 minutes.

go sit outside under a shady tree.

just feel.

just listen.

just live.