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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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April 23, 2009

An “Earth Day” nod to “Dogspeed”

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Folks who’ve put out a CD or two know one of the ironies of production: It still costs more to […]

April 16, 2009

This Fri (4/17) on KVMR, this weekend (4/17-18) in Redding, and a free MP3 offer

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Lots of fun coming up this weekend: If you’re within earshot of Nevada City (or the Internet) on Friday morning […]

April 10, 2009

Songs and Stories #56 and #57: “Stryngs” Attached

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At the American River Music Festival last Fall, I found myself camped next to Martin Giles and “Strings”, part of […]

April 6, 2009

Gallery Page Updates

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A webmaster’s work is never done…particularly when you’re a musician who’s just *pretending* he’s a webmaster. (Yeah, I wear a […]

March 23, 2009

Songs and Stories #54 and #55: No, the OTHER Arthur Godfrey

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This April makes five years that I’ve been running the open mic night at the Wooden Nickel Bar and Grill […]

March 19, 2009

My Top 15 Records (more or less…)

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Over in the land of Facebook, the latest trend is to post your very own “25 Random Things About Me” […]

March 12, 2009

Whole Foods in Santa Cruz – with the whole band – this Sunday 3/15

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We’re pretty jazzed to be included in this one: To kick off the opening of their new Santa Cruz store, […]

March 5, 2009

Songs and Stories #53: Chuck Brodsky on “The Story Song”

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Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #53 (time = 22:21, size = 25.6 mb) I had the good fortune to […]

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