The American Spirit (Is Trapped in the Ice)

The story The American Spirit is a Lake Erie ore boat that had one more trip in January 2026 before docking for the winter. As it made it's voyage west to Toledo, the lake began to freeze with 40 knot gales spraying lake water that would soon freeze to the side of the boat causing instability.Meanwhile a little further north in…

By admin February 13, 2026New MixFARM, Folk Alliance International, folk alliance region midwest, folk music, great lakes, human rights, Ice, ore boat, protest, roots of american musiic, Ships, songwriting, topical musicNo Comments

New Mix Song Spotlight

Hold Me Close

Hold Me Close- Performed by Becca Rhoades and Charlie Mosbrook Something I have been doing a lot of lately is to open old recording projects and give them a fresh mix to reflect my current knowledge of mixing and the tools available to me. This song Hold Me Close was written by Avin Baird. I asked Becca Rhodes to share the…

By admin February 4, 2026New Mix, Song SpotlightA Time Long Gone, avin baird, Becca Rhoades, folk music, norma troy, Red Brick Rhoades, songwritingNo Comments

New Mix

Minister Creek

In my free time of late I have been doing a lot of recording. I want to get better at the recording craft and the art of mixing. That happens by doing it. the simplest subject matter is my own music. These recordings are exclusive content on my website. I will be adding these routinely. This is a recording of Minister…

By admin September 27, 2025New Mixcleveland, compression, david grisman, folk music, jerry garcia, minister creek, recording, songs, songwriting, telarc, tom anderson