Highlighting Words In My Singer Songwriter World If you’ve visited my blog before, you may have noticed that I’ve written a lot of music for kids. Well, in the past 6 months I’ve been writing some stories for kids, and some have even been … Read the rest
Category Archives: singer songwriter
Singer Songwriter Carries A Dream
The Starry-Eyed-Singer-Songwriter And His Dream One day there was this young singer songwriter who fell awake. He noticed a leftover dream in his head. He shook his head… Nope…still there. He thought to himself, “If I get this dream out … Read the rest
Independence Day 2011, but then again Every Day Is Independence Day My preference, as a singer songwriter, has always been to go the “Indie” route. When I first started out (a couple of centuries ago), independent musicians didn’t stand a … Read the rest
Denver Brings The Heat This Summer That’s actual temperature…not heat index or ambient heat from sitting in the sun… And I gotta tell ya…that’s too hot. So, if we could just get Congress to shut up for a day or … Read the rest
Don’t Dis Dis Singer Songwriter For His Dissonance So… …I’m workin’ on some new music, and it occurs to me…I really like dissonance in a chord. There’s just something full and rich about 3 notes very close together in a … Read the rest
On The Road
I used to be a full-time on-the-road-singer-songwriter… And I played so many places all around the country. It was a blast. The reason I bring this up is because of some photos I recently came across. Check out the one … Read the rest
Train Of Thought
Yes…Even Singer Songwriters Can Have A Train of Thought An observant singer songwriter is always on the lookout for ways to jump start musical ideas. Sometimes lyrics from other singer songwriters spark a new idea. Sometimes it’s almost by accident. … Read the rest
Singer Songwriter Recommends Roses
This singer-songwriter isn’t a sensitive 90’s guy. But when it comes time to “mend fences,” flowers are almost perfect. When I was a singer songwriter in Nashville in the middle 90’s, I was almost always the only keyboard player on showcase … Read the rest
I’m Not A Superstitious Singer Songwriter, but… It doesn’t stop me from using a figure of speech to write a song. I mean…well…that’s just good songwriting business. 🙂 Here’s one from 1987. My brother, Marty, on acoustic guitar…feel free to … Read the rest
You're Getting Sleepy
Pay No Attention To The Singer Songwriter With His Lullaby Songs No…don’t listen. If you don’t want to fall fast asleep and hear music in your dreams… If you start your bedtime prayer with “now I lay me down“… If … Read the rest
Angel Cafe
Singer Songwriters Like Metaphors… …or at least this songwriter does. Pardon my metaphor and I hope you enjoy an old homemade recording of my song: Angel Cafe Stay tuned, P.S. Here’s a hint…if you’d like to get songs delivered to … Read the rest
Oops, I think I’m gonna sing myself to sleep with my own Lullaby Songs So…I guess they must be doing their job. I was out and about today, and I noticed (as I often do) a lot of young people with … Read the rest