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Michael Gaither

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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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April 20, 2011

Politics and Cell Phones

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I always say, “none of my songs are political. I just write about every day stuff.” My friend Judy called […]

April 12, 2011

Songs and Stories #106: Greg Kitchel: Live from Baja

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Click to hear episode #106 (time = 38:17, size = 17.6 mb) Greg Kitchel and didn’t really talk in Baja, […]

April 7, 2011

Free CD with Every Dog

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Not only is it coming on kitten season, but it also seems to still be “Ahem, We Still Have a […]

March 28, 2011

Playing on KPIG (with audio)

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We were on KPIG Radio’s live Sunday morning show “Please Stand By” again yesterday. It’s always a kick playing on […]

March 21, 2011

Songs and Stories #105: Craig Rayburn

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Click to hear episode #105 (time = 43:41, size = 20.1 mb Here’s a switch: An interview at someone *else’s* […]

March 13, 2011

New Foster Pup – And This One’s an Import Model

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Watch this space in the coming months for a run of adoptable dogs that fit nicely into the “small and […]

March 10, 2011

This Sun 3/13/11 – Russell Brutsche: New Songs, New Paintings

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Even the casual reader of this blog knows I’m partial to stories. Songs lend themselves easily to this. And since […]

March 7, 2011

Songs and Stories #104: Vicki (Thorn) Simpson of The Waifs

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Click to hear episode #104 (time = 27:51, size = 12.9 mb) Somewhere near the upper/middle/top of that huge list […]

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