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Michael Gaither

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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September 2, 2009

Songs and Stories #71 and #72: A Kitchen-Table Chat with John Batdorf

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I love the ambient sounds (cars, birds, trees and wind) that gets picked up in many of these interviews, but […]

August 23, 2009

Mailing List / Free MP3s

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Not on my mailing list? Would you like to be? Sign up (click here), and I’ll send you an MP3 […]

August 18, 2009

Songs and Stories #69 and #70: The Return of Brad Colerick

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Nineteen years might seem like a long time between recording projects, but it isn’t like Brad Colerick hasn’t been doing […]

August 12, 2009

“Lifetime Warranty” is not an oxymoron if you have an Intellitouch tuner

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In these days of unending telephone trees and outsourced customer service, it gives me hope when I can call and […]

August 6, 2009

Songs and Stories #68: The John Cowan Interview

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Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #68 (time = 30:00, size = 12.5 mb) Singer/bassist John Cowan is best known […]

July 27, 2009

Songs and Stories #67: Chuck McCabe on the “Young At Heart” Project

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Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #67 (time = 13:20, size = 12.5 mb) In this followup to “Songs and […]

July 24, 2009

Airplay on “Car Talk” This Weekend / Free MP3

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This week ended with a happy email from Director of Musicology over at “Car Talk” on NPR. Turns out that […]

July 20, 2009

One Hot Weekend

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I was born, raised, am still fortunate enough to live here on the California coast. Over the past few days, […]

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"Welcome Back: A Collection" is now available on all your favorite streaming platforms. You can also purchase the CD at shows and here on the website. $15 includes free shipping AND a New Best Friends sticker.
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