Today is Woody Guthrie's 114th birthday. This year I decided to release a collection of Woody Guthrie songs. I have always considered Woody Guthrie my promary influence, so it seems like this is something I should have done a long time ago. Good thing about these songs, is their timelessness. Generation after generation discovers this music and continues to carry it…

It has been a while since I last posted. May was a hectic month for me. It began with a performance during the Woody at Home program at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. The program featured guests Anna Canoni, President of the Woody Guthrie Publications and granddaughter of Woody Guthrie. Steve Rosenthal, who engineered the release was…

This is a new song inspired by current events. I have been longing for an opportunity to explore surrealism in my music. Today a topical song is surreal without trying. Lyrics You want to be loved like JesusFor most people this is trueBut all you do is deceive usThen you do what you wanna do Well, the pope had nothingTo say about…

This song was written about a character from the old Coventry neighborhood. When I wrote it, I saw a lot of myself in him. Not the desire to play lottery tickets, but to get out and live the life I wanted to live. I was new to disability, and it would have been easy to accept giving up on those dreams.…

This is a new recording I did a few weeks ago. Simple and raw. The song was the title track to my CD from 2013. That recording included Steev Inglish on harp, Xe La on Bass and vocals, and a childhood friend Greg on the banjo. it's fair to say everyone on this record had /has strong beliefs going in a…

I wrote this song towards the end January as Greatlakes was shipping was forced to shut down for the winter due to ice. This song began as a story about a freighter called the American spirit that was trapped in the lake as it tried to make it's way back to Toledo. The song gained a new verse and meaning later…

Accidental fruit is the story of a man who lives for the hope of a promise. Bill Lestock provides fiddle and Laura Joy joins me on vocal. This is the first recording where I felt confident on the mandolin. The par you hear was intended as a reference for Bill, a musical prompt. He heard it and said, "the part is…

I wrote Remember Who We Are in early 2018 in response to students of Stonebrook Douglas demanding to be heard and protected. The message, was we can't vote yet, but you better remember who we are.The song also focused on vulnerable people everywhere and their bravery to stand up to injustice and refusal to be marginalized. Woodyfest 2018 The song won…