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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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October 29, 2007

Songs and Stories #17: Texas Songwriters Part 1 – Darden Smith

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Click to hear Episode #17 (time = 20:15, size = 23.8 mb) The next few episodes of “Songs and Stories” […]

October 20, 2007

Roudon-Smith Winery’s 3rd Annual Harvest’s End Festival

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This Saturday and Sunday, October 27th and 28th, is the 3rd annual Harvest’s End Festival at Roudon-Smith Winery in Scotts […]

October 11, 2007

Songs and Stories #16: Meanwhile, back at the Wooden Nickel…

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Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #16 (time = 26:09, size = 29.9 mb) I run a songwriter’s open mic […]

October 1, 2007

For the benefit of…

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I always thought the year slowed down around the Fall. This year I’m wrong, but that’s a good thing. Our […]

September 24, 2007

Songs and Stories #15: Canadian Songwriter Tia McGraff

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Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #15 (time = 31:11, size = 37.4 mb) Canadian songwriter Tia McGraff is originally […]

September 10, 2007

Songs and Stories #14: Stevie Coyle

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Click to hear podcast #14 (time = 32:12, size = 39.7 mb) Fingerstyle guitarist and songwriter Stevie Coyle has a […]

August 29, 2007

Songs and Stories #13: Still Walkin’ / The Half Dome Hike

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Click to hear podcast #13 (time = 29:44, size = 29.3 mb) I haven’t picked apart one of my songs […]

August 16, 2007

Next up: The Crepe Place on Wed 8/20 8-10 pm

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On Wed 8/20 I’ll be at

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