I guess I love critter songs so much (minor epiphany spoiler alert here) since they combine two things I’m quite fond of: critters and music. Add the chance to play with cool people (something else I always appreciate) and you […]
Bodie Heads Home
Man, this one was tough. I’ve heard that Aussies (Australian Shepherds) really bond with their owners/keepers. I think in this foster’s case, it was the other way around. We brought in Bodie a few weeks ago. He originally came from […]
Foster Pigeons (No Kidding)
There must be an animal bulletin board somewhere. My wife and I have been fostering dogs and cats through AFRP for years. But word gets out to the rest of the critter community: “Go to the Gaither’s. They’ll feed you […]
Remembering Chuck McCabe
We lost songwriter Chuck McCabe a year ago. I’m still amazed (well, not really) when I meet someone and discover that our musical three degrees of separation goes right back to Chuck. (Chuck meant a lot to a lot of […]
Mules, Strings, Rivers
Redding songwriter Jim Dyar and I have been mutual fans – and supporters of each other’s music – for a long time. We’ve shared more than a few sunny (and rainy) weekends at the Strawberry Music Festival trading songs in […]
Where’s “Tink”?
We foster a lot of critters for AFRP, but sometimes a particular animal just captures everyone. Especially when she looks like a fuzzy brown cotton ball and is just stupid cute. “Tink” was around a month or so back. As […]
Songs and Stories #110: Paul Kamm and Eleanore MacDonald
Click to hear episode #110 (time = 48:33, size = 66.7 mb) The next couple of “Songs and Stories” episodes feature artists performing at this year’s American River Festival, September 16-18, in Lotus CA. I’ll be up there again, hosting […]
Free Dropcards – And Free Music
Want some free music – including a couple of my tunes – in exchange for helping me with a little field experiment? Read on. Music has always been about the medium*. Wax cylinders gave way to records, 8-tracks, and cassettes. […]