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to preview/buy my debut album Time Will Tell.
Spotify | Apple Music | Pandora | Amazon
ALBUM STORY | ALBUM ACCOMPLICES LINER NOTES | SONG LYRICS | PHOTO GALLERY
to preview/buy my debut album Time Will Tell.
Spotify | Apple Music | Pandora | Amazon
ALBUM STORY | ALBUM ACCOMPLICES LINER NOTES | SONG LYRICS | PHOTO GALLERY
More than you probably want to know...
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After many years of singing and playing guitar, bass and mandolin in bands, duos and solo at clubs, lounges, schools, corporate events, private parties, ski resorts, festivals, cruises and more -- throughout western Washington and beyond, well, it all got a bit simpler some years -- and over 500 shows -- ago, performing as a solo artist and debuting my first album in October 2023, Time Will Tell, featuring 14 original songs of my own. How's that for a run-on sentence?
I play both steel and nylon-string electric/acoustic guitar and often use a looping pedal to layer guitar parts. Guitar and vocals go through a quick-setup solo PA system, and with a mic, mic stand and a few cords, it’s all good to go. It all comes together in a tidy little package that works very well for clubs, wine bars, pubs, coffee houses, lounges, parties and special events. It's a blast, and an honor to play for every audience.
Music's in the family. My mom and dad met in a lounge, way back when, when one of my dad's friends bet him that he couldn't get a date with the singer in the band -- my mom-to-be. Well, he won that bet, obviously. My mom was a pianist, played a bit of ukelele -- and an amazing singer. She won the northwest regional tryouts for the Metropolitan Opera, in fact -- but chose to have a family instead. My dad, well, he loved music too... and he was a darn good whistler.
We always had music in the house, ranging from Nat King Cole, Montovani and the West Side Story soundtrack to the Beatles, top-40 AM radio and country radio too. My three siblings (all older) all played at least a little bit of guitar, so although I originally started out playing drums, I really had no choice in the matter.
Today, my two sons continue the tradition, both being excellent and award-winning musicians in their own right -- one on guitar, one on the drums. Proud dad here. And I'm appreciative of every minute, being able to play music for listeners.
See you 'round.
I play both steel and nylon-string electric/acoustic guitar and often use a looping pedal to layer guitar parts. Guitar and vocals go through a quick-setup solo PA system, and with a mic, mic stand and a few cords, it’s all good to go. It all comes together in a tidy little package that works very well for clubs, wine bars, pubs, coffee houses, lounges, parties and special events. It's a blast, and an honor to play for every audience.
Music's in the family. My mom and dad met in a lounge, way back when, when one of my dad's friends bet him that he couldn't get a date with the singer in the band -- my mom-to-be. Well, he won that bet, obviously. My mom was a pianist, played a bit of ukelele -- and an amazing singer. She won the northwest regional tryouts for the Metropolitan Opera, in fact -- but chose to have a family instead. My dad, well, he loved music too... and he was a darn good whistler.
We always had music in the house, ranging from Nat King Cole, Montovani and the West Side Story soundtrack to the Beatles, top-40 AM radio and country radio too. My three siblings (all older) all played at least a little bit of guitar, so although I originally started out playing drums, I really had no choice in the matter.
Today, my two sons continue the tradition, both being excellent and award-winning musicians in their own right -- one on guitar, one on the drums. Proud dad here. And I'm appreciative of every minute, being able to play music for listeners.
See you 'round.