I
was literally immersed in music from the time I was just a few days
old, accountable to my Christian grandmothers. Classical composers were
their
offering of choice; honestly, by the time I was three, I may have
memorized most of the works of Beethoven, Bach, Mozart - you know, the
usual crowd of longhairs. And there were others, of course. I'm told
that when asked, I could identify the composer and the title of the
piece being
played. My dad used to say that pleased him greatly.
As the years have passed, I've since enjoyed nearly everything from big bands to bluegrass, Western swing & Country (the old, REAL Country music), 50's do-wop, beat generation poet-songsters, Pete Seegar & folk, honest soul & British rock, psychedelia, reggae, "new age" and similar genre. There may be sounds I could truly say I totally dislike, but I haven't found them yet. There's probably something to like in all kinds of music.
I started writing my own music prior to my teen years; played bass for years in high school rock groups, and have performed as a soloist on & off for a couple of decades. Most of my music now is a kind of folk/semi-Country/Christian blend that I think is fairly easy on the ears. It always seemed to me that everyone was playing someone else's music. I wanted to write my own, to tell my own stories, to be able to offer listeners something new - or that at least sounded a bit different.
My songwriting is far less frequent now, and performing live is even less frequent than that, as a general rule. As always, I continue to write tunes mostly for my own pleasure, but still enjoy sharing my better compositions with others.
That's about all I want to say about me & my music. I offer amateur cuts of a few roughly performed originals below; listen to them if you want and make your own conclusions about my work. It would be nice to hear your opinion, positive or negative. Song inspirations come from everywhere.
You can hear of few of my original solo compositions & renditions recorded in August, 2008, presented in mp3 format, enhanced with backup vocals and instruments provided by Howie Campbell of Wisdom and Truth Music, Charlottesville VA.
As the years have passed, I've since enjoyed nearly everything from big bands to bluegrass, Western swing & Country (the old, REAL Country music), 50's do-wop, beat generation poet-songsters, Pete Seegar & folk, honest soul & British rock, psychedelia, reggae, "new age" and similar genre. There may be sounds I could truly say I totally dislike, but I haven't found them yet. There's probably something to like in all kinds of music.
I started writing my own music prior to my teen years; played bass for years in high school rock groups, and have performed as a soloist on & off for a couple of decades. Most of my music now is a kind of folk/semi-Country/Christian blend that I think is fairly easy on the ears. It always seemed to me that everyone was playing someone else's music. I wanted to write my own, to tell my own stories, to be able to offer listeners something new - or that at least sounded a bit different.
My songwriting is far less frequent now, and performing live is even less frequent than that, as a general rule. As always, I continue to write tunes mostly for my own pleasure, but still enjoy sharing my better compositions with others.
That's about all I want to say about me & my music. I offer amateur cuts of a few roughly performed originals below; listen to them if you want and make your own conclusions about my work. It would be nice to hear your opinion, positive or negative. Song inspirations come from everywhere.
You can hear of few of my original solo compositions & renditions recorded in August, 2008, presented in mp3 format, enhanced with backup vocals and instruments provided by Howie Campbell of Wisdom and Truth Music, Charlottesville VA.
Begin Us Again, written ©1990
Praise and Prayer, written ©1991
Warmth of the Sun, written ©2008
If you want to discuss music, songwriting and/or performing sometime, drop me an email and let's see what develops.