3 on Thursday – 2/16/23
In this week’s issue I share…
1) Live performance of “Tilt-A-Whirl”
2) AMA: “Do you do your own mixing/mastering?”
3) On Songwriting: How I Write Melodies
New Music
3 on Thursday – 2/9/23
In this week’s issue I share…
1) Rosie Thomas: The Making of “Tilt-A-Whirl” Part III
2) The Most Inspring Thing I’ve Seen Lately
3) On Songwriting: It’s Like Naming a Child
3 on Thursday – 2/2/23
In this week’s issue I share…
1) The Making of “Tilt-A-Whirl” Part II: The Case of the Loud Wristwatch
2) What I’m Reading and Watching
3) On Songwriting: Paint with the Brushes You Have
3 on Thursday – 1/26/23
In this week’s issue I…
1) share The Making of “Tilt-A-Whirl” (Part I)
2) tell you a very short story about Janice, and
3) reveal a new segment called What Songwriters Talk About at a Bar on Thursday.
3 on Thursday – 1/19/23
In this week’s issue I…
1) perform “Paper Route,”
2) share a time lapse video of my watercolor “Paper Route,” and
3) talk to my fellow songwriters about shushing.
3 on Thursday – 1/12/23
In this week’s issue I…
1) answer a question no one’s ever asked me, which is, “Should I get a paper route or a dairy cow?”
2) check in on how my new album Up North is doing on Spotify, and
3) talk to my fellow songwriters about whether they should move to Nashville.
3 on Thursday – 1/5/23
In this week’s issue I…
1) answer an AMA: “What songs did you listen to most last year?”
2) perform a verse and chorus of “Court Report” and
3) talk to my fellow songwriters about when the best time to write is.
Secret Songs Club Is Back!
One New Subscriber-Exclusive Song Every Month! Instead of having to wait for my often slow-moving official releases, Bandcamp subscribers will now get one new song on the first Friday of every month, starting in May. I’ll begin by sharing some of the new material off the concept album. Sound like something you’d enjoy? Sign up!
How a Song Comes to Be, Part 1: The Idea
I have a new single coming out in a few weeks, but rather than show you the process after the release, I thought I’d unfold it with you. That way, by the time you are listening on Bandcamp or Spotify or wherever, you’ll know the backstory and have heard the various versions. Sound fun? Ok, …
The Kindness of Strangers (Origins)
“Hmm…this could be a song.” That’s the first thought I have before I record something in my iPhone voice memo app. It’s usually the moment I have a little snippet of lyric I like, and some guitar pattern I’ve been fiddling with. What does it sound like? It varies. But for “The Kindness of Strangers” …