Dirt Storm Drifters

Dirt Storm Drifters Dirt Storm Drifters is a Caprock Folk duo from Lubbock, Texas. Their music is a cross between Gordon Lightfoot, James Taylor and Pure Prairie League.

David Chapman sings and plays mandolin and bass. Roger Martin writes, sings and plays guitar. Dirt Storm Drifters is an unusual duo. A grey-beard and a metal-band refugee – they look like a musical version of “The Odd Couple.”

Guitarist/songwriter Roger Martin is a veteran of the rock/folk ‘70s while bassist/mandolinist David Chapman grew up singing hymns and folk before buying a bass and headi

ng into loud land with a series of metal bands. In 2010, Roger, David, and Jan Chapman, started a weekly jam. Mostly they sang folk from the 60’s and 70’s. But once Roger dusted off his notebooks and started writing new material, the band found their own path. Rehearsals became recording sessions. Jan moved, but still sings with the group when she can. Seeing where they were headed, David decided to expand his talents and picked up a mandolin. Putting the parts together took a year and a half, but the result is “After the Eclipse,” the Dirt Storm Drifter’s first CD. The songs are a mélange of folk, county and Americana with some rock stirred in for spice. Fans will find something here to like no matter what their musical tastes. So what is it like when Dirt Storm Drifters perform? David focuses on rhythm and brings his Sunday-smooth voice to ballads and harmony. Roger’s guitar sets the groove, and his vocals add a little bar room grit to the mix. When Jan sits in, she transforms the band with her powerful, pure tone. Between them, they channel that old coffee house vibe with just enough sass to keep things moving. It may be odd, but it works.

05/18/2026

Last Friday night here in Lubbock. An old Ray Price song.

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Is this the saddest song ever written? Hank Williams released it in 1949.Video link
04/15/2026

Is this the saddest song ever written? Hank Williams released it in 1949.

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Is this the saddest song ever written? Hank Williams released in in 1949 and it's still a heart breaker.

Voice leading is a way to arrange chords so they flow smoothly. I’m trying to learn how so I made this exercise.
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Voice leading is a way to arrange the notes in a chord so they flow from one chord to the next. Here's an exercise I did to teach myself.

Styx played Lubbock last night. Saw them last time they were here 6 years ago. Maybe I’m just getting too old to rock a...
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Styx played Lubbock last night. Saw them last time they were here 6 years ago. Maybe I’m just getting too old to rock and roll but I remember them being better then. Last night was melt your face loud with lots of guitar athletics but not much groove. I was in the minority though - the crowd loved it.

03/03/2026

Dig out your old Neil Diamond music and tune in on the drums and bass. Yes the lyrics and vocals are great but listen to the grooves the drums and bass are laying down. THAT’s why his music is so powerful.

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Yet another band I should have known back in the day. The Flying Burrito Brothers. The rhythm section is killer and so are the harmonies.

What band most embodies your experience of the ‘60’s? For me it’s CSNY.
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01/02/2026

Listened to Pat Metheny’s Moondial album Wednesday. Just Metheny on a baritone guitar playing the top line chords/melodies along with the bass parts. I seemed like the top line was the ideas but the bass line was the emotion behind those ideas. It was intense and it’s stretching my understanding about the bass. Has anyone else had this experience?

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