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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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June 11, 2007

Songs and Stories Podcast #7: Interview with songwriters Bev Barnett and Greg Newlon

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Click to hear episode 7 (time = 22:15, size = 25.4 mb We just finished a very fun (and full) […]

June 4, 2007

Schedule for this weekend’s Annual Vintner’s Festival at Roudon-Smith Winery

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It’s here again: Our annual weekend of music for the Vintner’s Festival at Roudon-Smith Winery. This is my fourth year […]

May 30, 2007

Good God Man How Big an RV Do You Need?

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I’m still coming off the (natural, more or less) high of last weekend’s Strawberry Music Festival. I’ve been going for […]

May 20, 2007

Songs and Stories Podcast #6: Wanna Buy a “Spotted Mule”?

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Click to hear episode 6 (time = 26:16, size = 30.0 mb) It’s amazing what one little bluegrass song about […]

May 8, 2007

Songs and Stories Podcast #5: High and Lonesome

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Click to hear the episode 5 (time = 17:47, size = 20.3 mb) What comes first? The music or the […]

May 3, 2007

Sat 10/27 and Sun 10/28 – Harvest’s End Festival at Roudon-Smith Winery

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It’s that time again: Wine, music, crafts, and wine all weekend at Roudon-Smith Winery’s annual Harvest’s End Festival. Besides a […]

April 25, 2007

News, links, tunes, shows

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Howdy everyone – Hope you’re enjoying this great bout of Spring weather – California gave us April showers last week, […]

April 17, 2007

Missed Spellings (Or No, I Don’t Need to Buy a Vowel)

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I’ve always loved the Louden Wainwright tune T.S.M.N.W.A. [They Spelled My Name Wrong Again] in which he laments over misspellings […]

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