The Sound In My Head

Confession 1: I am a sucker for a lush, emotive, (dare is say it) pretty movie soundtrack. . . . And by the way, you are too. (Tell me you didn’t cry when the family dog died and the little boy is sobbing…

The Unwanted Friend

I don’t know that I’ve ever completely finished a song. I’ve worked on a few thousand and gotten them to the point that they were performable, or recordable. But there’s often the gnawing sense…

Abandon Hope

One of my favorite (and, I contend, one of the best) songwriters around today is Andy Gullahorn. His music is a thought-provoking mix of candor, honesty, humor and hope. And his performances…

Know Who

When I first started doing music full-time, as a 40+ year-old totally unknown guy-with-a-guitar, I said ‘yes’ to pretty much every gig opportunity that came my way. I played for all sorts of audiences…

Know Why

When I left law practice to become a vocational musician, one of the first things I did was write a mission statement. That sort of thing was in vogue at the time, mostly as a business practice…