A Word on the Songwriter:
I didn’t really know they played music on the radio because music was always being played live in my household, church, and at my parents’ shows. Michael McGinnis has known me since I was a small child, and was consequently one of my earliest musical Continue reading ““Utah Moon” by Michael McGinnis”
A Word on the Song:
Funny how seemingly mundane, even childish beginnings can result in a timely cultural hot potato. This song was written just before the #metoo movement and was not inspired by Continue reading ““Weird Little Bonnet” at 68 Sound”
A Word on the Song:
All this year so far I’ve been doing a monthly “voting” concert where I pass ballots out to the audience and literally have them vote on which of the unreleased tunes I’m playing Continue reading ““Sugarfree” at Wonka Sound”
A Word on the Song:
I did a house concert for my friends and built a little tour around it to make some extra cash. At one of these extra gigs a woman wielding a wine glass approached me and said Continue reading ““The Ballad of Cooper Young” at The Donkey Den”
A Word on the Song:
I was honestly surprised when this song won the popular vote — I wrote it a long time ago (I think I woke up from a dream Continue reading ““Poor Tom” at Holiver Productions”
A Word on the Song:
After writing this song I realized it said much more about me than about the subject. We are obliged to love the moments when our own art—over which we thought we had the control—teaches us where we are failing at being a human, Continue reading ““Bad Book” at The Chalet”
A Word on the Song:
My favorite story about this song (and there are a LOT of stories about this song) is the last line of the bridge. Traditionally, the last line of the bridge of a novelty song like this is the MONEY line, and when I first wrote it in 2012 I used a line I knew was a placeholder Continue reading ““All the Time” with Nostalgia Media”
A Word on the Song:
I was living in Boston when I received my invitation to Captain and Clark’s wedding in Leavenworth, WA. On the plane ride over I realized I had not budgeted for a wedding gift for them. So between the flight, the drive, and the stay, I Continue reading ““Anywhere I Be” at Woodworks Recording Studio”
A Word on the Engineer:
Joel and I have worked together in many capacities from music licensing to performing to chicken wrangling, so it was a treat to be in the studio of a friend Continue reading ““Ode to the Causeless Generation” at Steinhenge”
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