Song School and Folks Fest 2015!
Last week I was in Song School, which was awesome, then Folks Festival happened. This year Jason Isbell was the Saturday night headliner. Pretty much as good as it gets. … [Read more…]
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Song School, and Beyond! (gigs and rambling)
Ahh, that time of year when the tribe gathers in Lyons to conduct strange rituals in tents and stay up all night playing songs. Yup. Song school. This is my … [Read more…]
Process, what process? Birthing a song.
Someone asked me a while back, “what’s your songwriting process?” I think I mumbled, ‘uh, I dunno, I write stuff and sometimes it rhymes, and sometimes I figure out how … [Read more…]
Couch By Couchwest Mini Set and Update.
Six months to the day after the flooding that hit Lyons, one of my songs is on Couch by Couchwest (the OTHER festival going on right now). It’s a flood song, … [Read more…]
Couch by Couchwest Again!
So if you are into strange internet events, it’s time once again for Couch by Couchwest. The ultimate independent music festival, it’s so alternative you don’t have to go anywhere … [Read more…]
Hey Ray Wylie, I did my homework…
Ray Wylie Hubbard, who has taken to writing loooong and really entertaining Facebook posts, included a song suggestion in a post not too long ago. I’m a big fan of … [Read more…]
Home Sweet Home, and ‘After the Flood’ Thoughts (song included)
Yes, it’s good to be home. There is no denying that. Sleeping in my own bed is good. The dogs are happier. The cat is still grumpy, but he’s home. … [Read more…]
Experience into Art (with songs and a flood update)
So I posted the Flood Update a while back. In between finding a more stable place to spend our exile from home, talking to FEMA (I feel like I have … [Read more…]
After the flood…
So there’s that saying about ‘life is what happens when you are making other plans.” I often see it attributed to John Lennon. He was pretty smart, he might have … [Read more…]
Camp, for people with guitars!
Song School starts tomorrow! It’s pretty much camp for big kids. Lots of people actually camp on the festival grounds, there’s food, singing, a river, and sessions. Sessions on writing, … [Read more…]