I always thought the year slowed down around the Fall. This year I’m wrong, but that’s a good thing. Our little band is busier than ever. We have a *lot* of shows this month, and new dates are popping up […]
Songs and Stories #15: Canadian Songwriter Tia McGraff
Click to hear “Songs and Stories” #15 (time = 31:11, size = 37.4 mb) Canadian songwriter Tia McGraff is originally from Port Dover, Ontario. She spent a number of years in Nashville, but these days, when she’s not on the […]
Songs and Stories #14: Stevie Coyle
Click to hear podcast #14 (time = 32:12, size = 39.7 mb) Fingerstyle guitarist and songwriter Stevie Coyle has a background that puts my own song “Jack of All Trades” to shame. He’s toured with The Royal Lichtenstein Circus and […]
Songs and Stories #13: Still Walkin’ / The Half Dome Hike
Click to hear podcast #13 (time = 29:44, size = 29.3 mb) I haven’t picked apart one of my songs in awhile, so I thought I’d take a look at “Still Walkin’”, the opening track on “Spotted Mule and Other […]
Next up: The Crepe Place on Wed 8/20 8-10 pm
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Songs and Stories #12: A Talk with Paul Thorn
Click to hear podcast #12 (time = 25:07, size = 29.3 mb Singer/songwriter Paul Thorn was raised the son of a Pentecostal preacher, spent years working in a chair factory, and was even a professional boxer – at one point […]
Songs and Stories #11: The Mark O’Connor Interview
Click to hear podcast #11 (time = 25:027, size = 29.3 mb) This week, I had the rare opportunity of talking with violinst-composer Mark O’Connor. A classically-trained musician, he’s been at the front of contemporary acoustic music for a long […]
E3 R.I.P.
Well, we were *supposed* to play here tonight. Unfortunately, the E3 Playhouse closed its doors on Wednesday after losing a 6-1 vote at Tuesday night’s city council meeting. We happened to be downtown this afternoon, and I noticed that E3’s […]