Whether you’re playing music or watching music, the real beauty of the thing is the paths you cross and the friends you make along the way. (I suppose any common interest amongst people has that same effect. With me, it […]
Songs and Stories #20: The Benefit of Benefits
Last Fall, we got to play a few benefits for some notable local charities and events. It was great being able to bring music to a cause, and it also gave us the opportunity to play for new people. In […]
Songs and Stories #19: Texas Songwriters Part 3 – Colin Gilmore
Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #19 (time = 28:16, size = 32.4 mb) This third in a series of talks with Texas singer-songwriters is a visit with second-generation artist Colin Gilmore. Besides obvious influences (his dad Jimmy Dale Gilmore […]
Songs and Stories #18: Texas Songwriters Part 2 – Patrice Pike
Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #18 (time = 27:36, size = 31.5 mb) She quit the University of North Texas (while attending on a scholarship), formed the band Little Sister (which evolved into Sister Seven), and has been writing, […]
The Honey Farm Gig
Sometimes you stumble upon a place that really isn’t a performance venue, but just has the feel of a nice place to play. Say, for example, you’re at a honey farm down the road from where you live in Watsonville. […]
Songs and Stories #17: Texas Songwriters Part 1 – Darden Smith
Click to hear Episode #17 (time = 20:15, size = 23.8 mb) The next few episodes of “Songs and Stories” will be interviews with three very different Texas songwriters. In a couple of weeks, we’ll be talking with Patrice Pike […]
Roudon-Smith Winery’s 3rd Annual Harvest’s End Festival
This Saturday and Sunday, October 27th and 28th, is the 3rd annual Harvest’s End Festival at Roudon-Smith Winery in Scotts Valley. This little party hosted by David and Annette Hunt has grown into a great event: It’s one of the […]
Songs and Stories #16: Meanwhile, back at the Wooden Nickel…
Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #16 (time = 26:09, size = 29.9 mb) I run a songwriter’s open mic night on the first Thursday of every month at the Wooden Nickel Bar and Grille in Watsonville CA. I haven’t […]