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Michael Gaither

Music. Trivia. Humor. Gratitude.

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Michael Gaither was raised on the central California coast and takes the “write what you know” idea to heart, wrapping songs around small-town life and humorous takes on everyday stuff. His love of animals and active involvement with local animal rescue work also find their way into Michael’s songs. He has released three independently produced CDs: "Spotted Mule and Other Tales" (2006), "Dogspeed" (2009), and "Starlite Drive-In Saturday Night" (2012). In addition, Michael books and hosts the Corralitos Cultural Center Music Series. Offstage, he produces and hosts the “Songs and Stories” podcast, which features stories behind his songs and interviews with other independent songwriters.

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June 30, 2017

Songs and Stories #169: Gurf Morlix Returns with “The Soul and The Heal”

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Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher No stranger to “Songs and Stories”, Austin producer/songwriter Gurf Morlix makes his third visit to the […]

May 26, 2017

Behind the Song: Somewhere I Went Right

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Sometimes, a great song takes a great journey and just gets better. I need to tell half this first story, […]

April 19, 2017

Songs and Stories #168: “Greg Kihn is Re-Kihn-dled”

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Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher With all the last-minute scurrying around while finishing the new “Hey Karma” record, I’ve been remiss […]

February 13, 2017

Songs and Stories #167: “Russell Brutsche’s ‘Bucket of Gold’ “

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Click here to listen to the interview with Russell Brutsche (time = 54:59) Ever the humble artist, Santa Cruz’s Russell Brutsche […]

January 30, 2017

New Music from Audrey Auld

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Audrey Auld is often referred to as “the greatest star Nashville never heard”. Anyone who *did* hear her – or continues […]

January 2, 2017

Songs and Stories #166: “Jonathan Foster and Miracle Mile Records”

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Click here to listen to the interview with Jonathan Foster (time = 32:37) I’m kicking off 2017 with a brand new […]

November 7, 2016

Songs and Stories #165: “Something Good from Martha Groves Perry”

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So just how *does* a classically trained cello and pianist end evolve into fronting her own band, singing her own […]

October 28, 2016

Songs and Stories #164: Nancy Cassidy’s “Heart of a Song”

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Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher This episode’s a return visit with one of my favorite people, and one of my favorite […]

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