California Work and Writing Retreat

I have one last day here in California before I fly back home to Ohio.  I flew out for a show at the end of January and ended up staying for almost three more weeks. I've been feeling very grateful…

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This summer I went swimming...

This summer I did a 24 day tour of the Northeast.  I'm home now and hit the ground running, but I wanted to take some time to reflect on the lovely time on the road.  From wineries, house concerts, art…

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Interviews...

I had the pleasure of doing a couple interviews when my album Waiting came out this summer.

 Here's the link for The Dirt Poor Podcast with Ben Davis Jr.:

And on WOUB with Emily Votaw:

 

Enjoy!

Me, Rivers, Wildflowers, and Foxes

Me

I was talking to a friend recently about writing.  He asked if reading my blog would help people get to know me better.  I had never thought about this question before.  How personal is my blog?  How personal do…

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Thoughts from Stay-At-Home...

Dear friends, fans, family, 

In February I was in the Redwoods (pictured above) with my sister.  I flew home three weeks ago, and since then things have been changing rapidly.   

Ohio has now joined the Stay-At-Home Orders.  I have lots…

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Looking Back on Summer

“To say it was a beautiful day would not begin to explain it. It was that day when the end of summer intersects perfectly with the start of fall.”  – Ann Patchett

It's officially fall.  As summer came in I…

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California in 3 Parts

I spent this past month touring through California.  Originally the trip was planned as a full tour with another songwriter, but they dropped off due to personal issues.  I was disappointed, concerned, and left with a big change in logistics…

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On Writing

At the end of a recent interview on our local Athens station I was asked what my future hope was for my music.  The interviewer mentioned that I have had some success with touring and recording, and he asked if …Read more
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From Ohio to Iowa

This month I took a tour with my pal Joe Stevens.  He flew to Ohio from California and we did a run of 9 shows from Ohio to Iowa.  In Iowa we met up with the amazing River Glen Trio…

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The Great Northeast

My journey through New England was part family vacation, part farm work, part music tour, part hiking trip, part... well there were lots of parts to it.  I got to see some family and friends I hadn't seen in a…

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Beautiful Ohio

Sometimes when I'm traveling people ask where I'm from.  When I tell them Ohio I get a variety of reactions.  My least favorite is "Oh, I'm sorry" to which I respond "Don't be, I love it."  Then there is the…

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12 Photos

At the end of this southern tour I found myself with hundreds of photos.  I decided to narrow it down to 12 for the blog so it didn't feel like an old family vacation slide shows that your uncle use…

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