Things are moving…Lots o’ things.
Updates and a cover song.
songs
Southwest Regional Folk Alliance Conference
Friday afternoon First Timer’s Showcase: 2:00pm Room 909 Friday evening showcase: 1:10am Room 809 (technically Sat. am. Room host- Stauffer’s Stars) Saturday showcase: 11:50pm Room 908 (Room Host- Anderson Fair)
Who are your heroes?
If Darrell Scott played guitar in your band at a club show on a Saturday night, everyone who heard it would swear he was the best guitar player they had ever heard. If he sang at that gig, they would swear he was the best singer they had ever heard. If he played his songs, … [Read more…]
Myths and Legends
I grew up with Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. If you aren’t from Minnesota we’ll forgive you for not knowing what that is. Click the link. Later on, I heard the John Henry story, probably in the Johnny Cash version, but there are so many versions. The John Henry story is an archetypal American … [Read more…]
Time Flies When You’re Having Fun
Kinda powered through the last month there didn’t we? Fall is always busy, which can be a bummer, since it’s also my favorite time of year. I had a couple of great shows at The Rock Inn and The Jamestown Mercantile in October. Two of my favorite places to play here in Colorado. The Merc … [Read more…]
So, I made a record…
Well, that took a whole lot longer than I had anticipated. To say the least. About eighteen months ago I sat down with Brian Schey and we talked about making a ‘little record.’ I figured we could get it done by the end of the summer. Summer of 2014 that was. Hah! In July, after … [Read more…]
It’s a process, right?
I hate that. It’s a process. Trust the process. Don’t hurry. Heck with that! Unfortunately, when someone tells you that, they’re probably right. It is a process. Being in a rush probably won’t help. Won’t make it better. Won’t make it what you want it to be. And that’s true in so many realms, not … [Read more…]
Couch by Couchwest Wrap Up! (extended cut)
I meant to write this a while ago, but I didn’t. So here we go. CXCW is definitely my favorite bit of internet crazy. We had fun making the videos, and I had a lot of fun watching other peoples vids. See here for my mid-festival update. The only big thing to add to that … [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 said that. Last post was upcoming gigs and fun stuff. Then we had a flood. My next three gigs were Lyons, Jamestown, Lyons. I’m going … [Read more…]
Stolen Cars (scratch versions of new songs)
I spent a chunk of time yesterday recording some scratch versions of songs I’m working on. They may or may not end up developing into some larger project. I’m going to post a few to Soundcloud just for fun. Here’s the first: Feel free to comment below- these are very much works in progress.