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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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February 23, 2015

Songs and Stories #144: Nashville Songwriter/Guitar Slinger Will Kimbrough

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Click here to listen to the interview with Will Kimbrough (time = 26:21) Here’s the second of a two-part interview with […]

February 12, 2015

Songs and Stories #143: Nashville Songwriter Brigitte DeMeyer

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Click here to listen to the interview with Brigitte DeMeyer (time = 23:35) Here’s the first of a two-part interview with […]

January 26, 2015

Three MacDonald’s, Tears, and Laughter

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There’s a new venue in town, and it’s quite the cool, artsy place. The Haute Enchilada, behind the WHOLE Enchilada […]

January 16, 2015

Songs and Stories #142: “Drive-Ins and Mountain Lions”

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Click here to listen to”Drive-Ins and Mountain Lions” (time = 20:33) We’re kicking off 2015 at “Songs and Stories” with a […]

December 11, 2014

Songs and Stories #141: Brad Colerick Finds “Tucson”

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Click here to listen to the interview with Brad Colerick (time = 36:24) Another returning artist to the podcast, this time with […]

November 13, 2014

Songs and Stories #140: Chuck Brodsky Flashback

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Click here to listen to the interview with Chuck Brodsky (time = 24:43) We’re looking forward by looking backward in this episode […]

October 30, 2014

Behind the EP – “Lump of Coal”

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“Simple” is often a relative term. When you look at the end product – in this case, the new six-song […]

September 25, 2014

Songs and Stories #139: Keith Greeninger’s “Soul Connection”

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Click here to listen to the interview with Keith Greeninger (time = 53:00) Local songwriter Keith Greeninger is no stranger to “Songs […]

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