An unexpected pay-off of playing live music is sharing an important moment with members of the audience. The other day I was playing live music for the patrons of the Winery at Bull Run. There were quite a few folks there enjoying the day. One fellow in particular was struck by my delivering “Heart of […]

Here  I am laying down vocals in the studio for my record, “Motel”. Man, it is HARD! I like my voice when I’m playing live – it will usually do the job for me. But when I’m laying down for posterity – yuck! Who AM i? I’ve discovered that I can’t really lay down believable vocals […]

Recording my voice I get anxious when recording my voice.  My voice is like my hair – I just can’t trust it. When I really need it to shine for me, in a recording studio or a photo shoot, I just don’t know how its going to behave. My voice works for gigging –  it’s solid, […]

I’m pretty burned up about the political situation these days. And I’d gladly use any forum to express my views EXCEPT maybe its not such a swell move when I’m playing in public. You know, you just can’t tell from looking at a person which way they swing. You might think you do, but you […]