Is a praying mantis really good luck? I’m not sure, but I do know that finding one in your backyard is a rare – or unheard of – event these semi-rural parts of south Santa Cruz county. And it most […]
Remembering Roselle on 9-11
Funny how an older-ish song can become “new”: “Roselle”, from the “Dogspeed” CD, was released back in 2009. Both the story – and it’s a great story – and the song are suddenly getting attention. I’ve been yammering about the […]
Video: “Gator Shine”
I guess I love critter songs so much (minor epiphany spoiler alert here) since they combine two things I’m quite fond of: critters and music. Add the chance to play with cool people (something else I always appreciate) and you […]
Songs and Stories #111: The Band of Heathens
Click to hear episode #111 (time = 23:30, size = 32.4 mb) Take three singer-songwriters, throw them into an Austin nightclub one night a week, add a band, and you *might* get lucky enough to end up with a group […]
Foster Pigeons (No Kidding)
There must be an animal bulletin board somewhere. My wife and I have been fostering dogs and cats through AFRP for years. But word gets out to the rest of the critter community: “Go to the Gaither’s. They’ll feed you […]
Remembering Chuck McCabe
We lost songwriter Chuck McCabe a year ago. I’m still amazed (well, not really) when I meet someone and discover that our musical three degrees of separation goes right back to Chuck. (Chuck meant a lot to a lot of […]
Songs and Stories #110: Paul Kamm and Eleanore MacDonald
Click to hear episode #110 (time = 48:33, size = 66.7 mb) The next couple of “Songs and Stories” episodes feature artists performing at this year’s American River Festival, September 16-18, in Lotus CA. I’ll be up there again, hosting […]
Songs and Stories #109: Annie Moscow on “Phoenix”
Click to hear episode #109 (time = 43:01, size = 59.1 mb) I always appreciate time with a songwriter, learning about how they got into music, and finding out what influences them to keep going. (Hopefully you do, too, since […]