Livestreams
Doing a livestream in about half an hour — Sunday morning, windy outside and maybe get some rain. So we’re using the living room. I made a song list just so my mind doesn’t go blank — nothing to follow like the letter of law but something to refer to. A mixture of old and […]
Best CD In the World
I made the best CD in the world. Well, not just me — me and some friends who also play music and who get along on the fundamental levels that count. And a studio and an engineer. And a mastering engineer. And Katy, who has more braincells than all of us put together. I’ll say […]
The Money Collar
they had a big feast in Yosemite at the Ahwahnee Hotel it was Thanksgiving and they were giving thanks to the gods of self indulgence for the right to flaunt and play dumb 100 dollars a plate for dinner 700 dollars a night for the cheap rooms it was not for the faint of wallet […]
TradFest Podcast
Here’s a podcast interview I did with my old buddy Kieran Hanrahan. Kieran is the director of TradFest, a great music festival in Dublin, Ireland. He’s also singer and mandolin player with a band called Stockton’s Wing. The podcast just got posted and it’s pretty good, so check it out: https://tradfest.ie/podcasts/?fbclid=IwAR01eB7up_-JmZnmDoRdj3Oo0td3GuLjF6VlVPJgQnTczGdwn0ZVpn2iCAc
That’s all you need most of the time.
Just sent off the package design for a new CD called “Pretty Simple.” And it is too, just voice and guitar. That’s all you need most of the time. It was recorded in one afternoon at SunRoom Studio in Seattle a little secret hideaway that only a few of us know about. It was engineered […]
The newness of not too old
Making sense is not my forte at this time of night. But somebody must do their best and that somebody at this point must be me. So here goes. There’s a coyote in the neighborhood. It’s been seen prowling around wraith-like as the suns sets and the darkness get darker. Katy saw it while she […]
Glass Paperweights
It’s been a while since I posted anything here, guess I’ve been kinda lazy. Or distracted, doing other things. Life is like that. I remember saying to somebody back in 1981 that it was like one of those glass paperweights with the snow inside. Shake it up and see where it settles. Anyway, a lot […]
Time To Record
Time to make another record. And yes, they are all “records.” “Record” is short for “recording,” and that what you have to do if you’re going to get anything – MP3, WAVE, CD, vinyl, cassette, 8-Track, anything. Even if you just throw it away when you’re done with it, it’s a still a recording. Listen […]
Watching Luke Kelly
I’ve recently been spending a lot of time on YouTube watching Luke Kelly, the great Irish ballad singer, front man of the Dubliners. Luke died in 1984 and I’ve never been able to figure out if I met him. I might have, much of those days is in a haze for me. He might have […]
February’s On the Way Out
We’re melting our way out of February and the days are getting longer. Soon spring will be here and life will begin anew. I’m gearing up my booking for April/May trip to California. You can see what I have right now – not much but I usually slam it just a few months ahead, so […]