take your clothes off when you dance
About thirty-five years ago I played the Moers Music Festival in Germany. The band was one of Eugene Chadbourne’s wild inventions. Ashwin Batish, Jonathan Segal, Brian Ritchie, and, most importantly, […]
Tours
flight back
The flight back from Sweden was the worst I’ve ever taken. I Usually book an aisle. I forgot. Wedged for eight hours between two large men. By the time I […]
dates
So far confirmed or (almost confirmed) for next winter: Saskatoon, Regina, Qu’appelle Valley, Prince Albert, Creston, Fernie, Kimberley, Sointula, Nanaimo, Whistler, Powell River, Osoyoos, Sechelt and Winnipeg. Waiting on seven […]
satisfaction
It was all too perfect. The festival happening in the afternoon and later once it got dark. The great food. The kind people and old friends. Wolfe Island, Chris told […]
dates
Next winter tour dates are shaping up like this. Starting March: Vancouver, Victoria, Duncan (or Lasquiti), Campbell River (or Nanaimo), Sointula, Powell River, Sechelt, Burnaby (fly to Winnipeg) Qu’appelle Valley, […]
garlic and gochajang
I was asked to play in Sweden in September 2025. So pleasing to have this offer, I asked if they could set up a few more shows to make the […]
which side is the pledge of allegiance?
I started a song trying to not do things the way I usually do. Stemming from all the situations I put students in to write stream of consciously. I worked […]
mensch
The greatest gift an artist could give another artist, taking them on the road and sharing their audience. Natalie Merchant did that for Tracy Chapman. Fast Car would not have […]
roll on john
Three weeks ago we screened the film Alive Inside for the songwriting class. It’s about dementia seemingly interrupted by listening to music. Hoping to remind the students, even though schools […]
media lessons
There was a songwriter who, when she was a teenager, got a job as an assistant to a famous movie actress. Later in life, she became a songwriter and touring […]