Acoustic music painted in earth tones. Warm, intimate and personal with depth and subtle detail in his songwriting and a voice that asks to be invited into your space.

12 MP3 Songs in this album (38:00) !
Related styles: COUNTRY: Americana, FOLK: Modern Folk

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A while back I was trading slide guitar licks with Ray Wylie Hubbard live on the radio and thinking, âHow cool is this?â Mattson Rainer of KNBT, the top-rated Americana station in the country, had called earlier in the week and asked me to play on their âRoots and Branches of Americanaâ show. So there I was, doing what I love to do bestâplay music. I know it may sound âhokeyâ to some but itâs the whole point of me being here. Itâs one of the few times I can become totally lost in the moment. It feeds my soul.
Now, I canât say I havenât gotten side tracked from the dream of making music my calling in life, because Iâve definitely had a few detours on the road to âmega stardom.â I worked as an electrician and appliance repairman. Iâve been married and divorced. Iâve made some really bad choices and lived through the consequences. Iâve had a few disappointments and a few triumphs. Iâve lived the school of hard knocks. Surprisingly all of those tangents, missteps and âreal lifeâ have shaped my song writing and music in ways I couldnât have imagined at the time.
My first CD, âIâve Been Around,â charted 38 on AmericanaâDolly Parton gently nudged me off. Iâve opened for Jerry Jeff Walker, Gary P. Nunn, Charlie Robison and Ruthie Foster. Iâve played Gruene Hall and appeared on Mattson Rainerâs âCrossroads Americanaâ numerous times. The old âHumbletimeâ radio show featured me as their guest artist. And, as I started off saying, I got to trade slide licks with Ray Wylie.
I play bottleneck slide and finger-style acoustic guitar. A little contemporary folk. A little blues. A little country. And unlikely combinations, like Phillip Glass meets ska.
So if you just want to sit back and laugh a little, remember what you tried to forget, or just groove to the blues, check out my calendar. Stop by. Pull up a chair and be a part of what I love to do bestâplay music.