Life. Changes. Love, loss, and age, it happens to us all. That about says it all. I have been cancer free for five years, have had vocal coaching, and am enjoying a happier time of physical, emotional, and spriritual healing…
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2017 Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit
What could be more beautiful than Marylhurst University in the springtime? Answer : Marylhurst in the springtime during the Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit.
Saturday afternoon I decided to hang out at Five Star Guitars while my wife got her hair…
Art & Tragedy
One of my latest songs is a tragedy named The Bird. An audience member asked me if I ever write "simple" songs. The answer is yes. However I do prefer topics with a little more substance. Now, I do not…Read more
Songwriting: ideas
The world gives an unending supply of inspiration. Each idea is a seed that will germinate, if we cultivate it. Some of us play with words only when we have time. Others may clock in and wait for inspiration at…
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What is Latin Blues?
The whole world has the blues! Sharing similar structure and minor tonalities with its American sibling, it has a decidedly more percussive nature and because of its preference to swing rather than shuffle, is marked by its sultrier, more elegant…
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