Last Fall, we got to play a few benefits for some notable local charities and events. It was great being able to bring music to a cause, and it also gave us the opportunity to play for new people. In […]
Songs and Stories #19: Texas Songwriters Part 3 – Colin Gilmore
Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #19 (time = 28:16, size = 32.4 mb) This third in a series of talks with Texas singer-songwriters is a visit with second-generation artist Colin Gilmore. Besides obvious influences (his dad Jimmy Dale Gilmore […]
Songs and Stories #18: Texas Songwriters Part 2 – Patrice Pike
Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #18 (time = 27:36, size = 31.5 mb) She quit the University of North Texas (while attending on a scholarship), formed the band Little Sister (which evolved into Sister Seven), and has been writing, […]
Songs and Stories #17: Texas Songwriters Part 1 – Darden Smith
Click to hear Episode #17 (time = 20:15, size = 23.8 mb) The next few episodes of “Songs and Stories” will be interviews with three very different Texas songwriters. In a couple of weeks, we’ll be talking with Patrice Pike […]
Songs and Stories #16: Meanwhile, back at the Wooden Nickel…
Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #16 (time = 26:09, size = 29.9 mb) I run a songwriter’s open mic night on the first Thursday of every month at the Wooden Nickel Bar and Grille in Watsonville CA. I haven’t […]
Songs and Stories #15: Canadian Songwriter Tia McGraff
Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #15 (time = 31:11, size = 37.4 mb) Canadian songwriter Tia McGraff is originally from Port Dover, Ontario. She spent a number of years in Nashville, but these days, when she’s not on the […]
Songs and Stories #14: Stevie Coyle
Click to hear podcast #14 (time = 32:12, size = 39.7 mb) Fingerstyle guitarist and songwriter Stevie Coyle has a background that puts my own song “Jack of All Trades” to shame. He’s toured with The Royal Lichtenstein Circus and […]
Songs and Stories #13: Still Walkin’ / The Half Dome Hike
Click to hear podcast #13 (time = 29:44, size = 29.3 mb) I haven’t picked apart one of my songs in awhile, so I thought I’d take a look at “Still Walkin’”, the opening track on “Spotted Mule and Other […]