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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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August 6, 2008

Songs and Stories #39: Songwriter Vienna Teng (or “When to Leave the Day Job”)

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Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #39 (time = 30:56, size = 35.4 mb) A question many artists often ask […]

July 31, 2008

I can conform, but just a little. Okay?

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There’s a song called “Good God Man How Big a Car Do You Need?” on my “Spotted Mule and Other […]

July 24, 2008

“Porter” (written by Jon “Lou” Lewis)

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(My Redding pal Lou lost a good friend last week and wrote up the following. He gave me the okay […]

July 20, 2008

Songs and Stories #37 and #38: Chuck McCabe – A Creature of Habit

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Bay area staple Chuck McCabe is one of those “songwriter’s songwriter” type of folks. (In other words, he’s a real […]

July 16, 2008

Animal Friends Rescue Project – “Unconditionally”

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I’m still not sure how I started writing songs about mules (there are three mule tunes to date), but the […]

July 6, 2008

Songs and Stories #35 and #36: Alisa Fineman and Kimball Hurd

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“There’s a million ways to live a life” is how local singer/songwriter describes that path she’s taken. A California native […]

July 5, 2008

“Got Mule?” Shirts – Now Available

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Thanks to reasonably-popular demand, you can now get your very own “Got Mule?” t-shirt, as seen in the “Spotted Mule” […]

July 4, 2008

“Spotted Mule” – the video

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The world’s just dying for a music video starring a mule. They just don’t realize it: Click to see the […]

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