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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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July 9, 2009

Songs and Stories #66: Fingerstyle Guitarist Edgar Cruz

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Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #66 (time = 27:30, size = 25.35 mb) I’d file this under “accidentally crossing […]

June 26, 2009

Songs and Stories #64 and #65: Dana Hubbard – Living On Six Strings and Four Wheels

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I met Dana Hubbard (first heard here in Songs and Stories #47) last Fall when he played the American River […]

June 20, 2009

Songs and Stories #63: Roads, Rosie, Roselle

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Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #63 (time = 27:30, size = 25.35 mb) I’ve been a guest on Rosemary […]

June 16, 2009

The Santa Cruz Sentinel Interview

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Sometimes a meeting is just a good excuse to chat with an old pal. I spent quite a few years […]

June 10, 2009

Music , Wine, Music, Wine…

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This past weekend made it my fifth year playing the Vintner’s Festival up at Roudon-Smith Winery in Scotts Valley. Where […]

May 30, 2009

Songs and Stories #62: Kacey Jones Has “Donald Trump’s Hair”

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Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #62 (time = 35:20, size = 32.5 mb) With song titles like “I Wanna […]

May 15, 2009

Songs and Stories #60 and #61: Jay Howlett sees “Carnival Lights”

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Bay area audiences know award-winning songwriter Jay Howlett both as part of the songwriting collective BlahBlahWoofWoof and a solo performer […]

May 2, 2009

Songs and Stories #58 and #59: The Musical Path of Annie Moscow

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In the last couple of “Songs and Stories” episodes, we heard how Martin Giles and Strings (of the former British […]

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