May already? Wow, April sure flew
by!!
Some big losses in April. We lost George Jones; one of the great
voices in popular music. A favorite album of mine is his "Like
A Rock." Great songs on it - here. And here is a nice video from his "Hits I Missed" album.
Lost
my mom also this month. She was one week shy of 95. A major voice
in my life but not one that I wanted to listen to sometimes. She bought
me my first guitar, and I worried her with how much I liked to play it.
She gave my sister and I a lot, and life will be very different with her gone.
This song speaks to that. Some of the icons
singing on this video are gone now too. But the music and memories carry us
on.
Do you know about the No Depression website? (Love that name.)
They review Americana music; the kind that I make: folky, rootsy,
country, singer songwriter stuff. They have a lot of good music to discover.
No, I haven't hit their radar screen yet. Here is a video of one of my favorite singer songwriters, Kieran
Kane. Love the rhythmic groove that Kieran puts under his songs.
The
internet radio site, Indie Showcase, is another good place to discover music.
They are worth a visit at www.indieshowcase.net. Listen in to MomHensCorner show at 6pm on Wednesday evenings, nice
mix of music from down home to folkipolitan to what else, Americana!
I have hit their radar screen, and I did a two hour radio show recently with them,
playing some of the artists who have inspired and influenced me, in addition to
a few of my songs. What a treat! If you missed it
and want a listen, it is here.
This last month, I played a couple of Steve Key's Songwriters At Play showcases, where I always hear excellent
music -- starting with Steve, of course, who I have already told you about. A couple of folks to mention to you: Ragged Company, Tim Pacheco and
Cindy Myers' new collaboration, was a pleasure to hear their beautiful harmonies.
Tim is a fine guitarist too, listen here. I like Devin White also. He
plays with a cajon player - love that rhythm!! Don't have a link for
you -- you'll have to catch him live.
I did a lot of playing in April, and have some fun gigs
coming up in May: on the 1st with Allan Frank at the Guitar Merchant in Canoga
Park (that's LA). I am also
very pleased to be playing with Larry K. Potts at the Aqus Cafe in Petaluma
on May 11. I'll be back at Ghiradelli Square
too. You can check my calendar on my website for details.
About
my van dreams: when I run the numbers, for the price of the extra gasoline I can
pay for a motel room. A lot more comfortable. Hmmm -- maybe
I'll get a Prius and stay in nicer motels. In the meantime, I get pretty
good gas mileage in my Celica and it's got no top :-)
Thanks for
listening and reading. Sure do appreciate your interest in the music.
Hope
you are doing great, and all the best to you.
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