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Same Music, Different Words

In January 2016, I wrote a song that just didn’t work. That shouldn’t be surprising since – over twenty-five or so years – I’ve written... Read More
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June 2018
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Books About Music 2017

For the third consecutive year, I’ve read more than enough music-related books to fill up a blog post. So, hot on the heels of Books... Read More
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January 2018
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The Bottom Line

My first apartment in New York was at the corner of Bleecker St. and MacDougal St. That was the epicenter of folk music in the... Read More
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November 2017
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Deadhead Phase

I heard the studio version of Uncle John’s Band in Mike Lowe’s car on the way home from high school during my sophomore year. Mike,... Read More
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October 2017
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Local Gigs

And He said, “Truly I say to you, no prophet is welcome in his hometown.” -Luke 4:24 Performing in one’s hometown is harder than you... Read More
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September 2017
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Opening Act

I toured all over the U.S. and Europe in the late 90s/early 00s, but never progressed beyond opening act. It would have been nice to... Read More
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August 2017
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Wedding Songs

I was invited to two weddings on the third Saturday in June, and I’m not one of those people who can be in two places... Read More
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June 2017
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Overlooked Masterpieces

I knew lots of songwriters during my time in New York City in the late 90s and early 00s, a number of whom had or... Read More
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June 2017
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Ensenada

Sometime in the summer of 1991 – between my junior and senior years of college – I joined a group of friends on a quick trip... Read More
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May 2017