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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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January 17, 2011

Songs and Stories #101 – Antsy McClain: “Heroes (and Vinyl) Last Forever”

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Click to hear episode #101 (time = 51:05, size = 23.5 mb) We kick off the first episode of the […]

January 7, 2011

The Talent Booster

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Years ago when I had the opportunity to watch Richard Shindell play for the first time, he got into a […]

December 15, 2010

Songs and Stories #100: Mary Gauthier – Songwriting, creativity, and when the muse finally came around

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Click to hear episode #100 (time = 41:14, size = 30.7 mb) I’ve been hanging onto this interview for a […]

December 8, 2010

Past Lives Part 1 – Writing KPIG Radio Ads

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(One of the interesting things about revising the web site has been in the editing and dusting off of old […]

November 27, 2010

Songs and Stories #99: “Off the Road” with Laurie Jennings and Dana Keller

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Click to hear episode #99 (time = 53:07, size = 48.7 mb) I *almost* met Florida-based songwriters Laurie Jennings and […]

November 23, 2010

Twisted Sheet Music: Faerie’s Aire and The Death March

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Leave it to my friend “Maddog” to come up something like this. Sheet music with absolutely demented chord formations and […]

November 17, 2010

Gettting “Cosy” in the Canyon

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Disclaimer: Okay, I’ll be honest. I totally lifted the clever subject line for this post from my pal Marky’s recent […]

November 9, 2010

Franti Hits One Home for the Giants

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Even the casual visitor to this site here on the Interwebs knows I’m a huge Michael Franti fan. And anyone […]

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