A side project to Atomic 7, Ancient Chinese Secret was an instrumental trio that I heard described as doing instrumental covers of old country songs, music by guys like Connie Smith, Lefty Frizzell, Charlie Rich, Robert Mitchum, and so on. However, it sounds like their sets were more diverse than that. There's a set list on the Etc. page as an example, and you can see some live video on the Videos page. See The Written Word for more information.
Ancient Chinese Secret were:
- Brian Connelly - guitar
- Rob Clarke - bass
- Mark Duff - drums
Brian's since started the band Her Ghost!.