Jingling For Democracy
Feeling so grateful that Chicago harmonica legend and overall musical icon Corky Siegel excerpted my song “Delicate Arch” as the first song on his new Jingles For Democracy Facebook and YouTube pages. His premise for Jingles For Democracy– which is aligned with the nationwide Common Cause movement– is to bring joy to the socio/political discourse […]
What the world needs now: Protest Song Therapy
I don’t do massages or counseling. BUT, I’m offering “Protest Song Therapy”, a musical march combining songs of resistance I’ve written with classics you likely know by Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, etc. To recreate that coffeehouse vibe that spawned the Golden Era of protest music, I’m accompanied on acoustic six string, as well […]
New Song: “Roadrunner”
Inspired by a 2023 month in Tucson and a childhood of Warner Brothers cartoons, “Roadrunner” is an anthropomorphic flight (actually, dash) of covetous fantasy. It is also the last song I recorded with longtime friend, duo partner and producer/recording engineer Dave Hopper, who sadly left us before we could add a final lead guitar part. […]
My MAMA Loves Me!
Recently my song “Sunflowers (For Ukraine) received the Madison Area Music Association’s MAMA Award for 2022 Folk/Alternative Song of the Year. This is southern Wisconsin’s version of the Grammys, and I’m surprised and humbled to be voted for this honor from among the gazillion incredibly talented musicians in this region. If you haven’t heard it, […]
Oh, MAMA!
I’ve been voted Madison Area Music Association’s (MAMA) Children’s Performer of the Year for the second straight year. Thanks a gazillion to all of you who supported me, and especially donated toward MAMA’s mission of providing instruments and financial support to kids and music programs in need. And if ya know anyone needing a rollicking […]