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“Folksy, jazzy, bluesy in all the best senses of the words... a voice like cigarettes and the smoothest whiskey you’ve ever tasted.”
-Stephen Markley, Chicago RedEye
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Ollie Ollie Oxen Freeeee!!!

05.16.2012
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BIG NEWS! Three great things have happened: 1. My Volvo now has door handles on all four doors. Now for more minor considerations, like brakes and an alternator… 2. I’m a Kerrville New Folk Finalist! This rad(ical) competition has featured folks like Lucinda Williams, Lyle Lovett, Nanci Griffith, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, and many [...]

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Shakori Hills

04.30.2012
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Every year I promise myself I will sleep at least five hours each night. Every year I am still awake at 4 A.M., inhaling lungfuls of campfire smoke and bellowing Hank Williams, much to the displeasure of surrounding campers. I can’t pass up the old friends who gather at Shakori Hills to share music at all [...]

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From Memphis to Live Oak

04.06.2012
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So here’s how it goes: I keep on promising to write, and more stuff keeps happening. Who wants to read a 10,000 word post? Instead of boring you with the minutia that I typically generate, how about a quick rundown? Memphis: awesome. Greg Humphreys was my road buddy. 24 hours of driving never went faster. [...]

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More to come.

03.06.2012

Many days, many miles, many cookies, and many shows later, I’m still in one piece! It’s a miracle of evolution.  Or call it a miracle of many kind strangers and new friends.  Back in NC I’m still basking in the glory of Folk Alliance, Memphis, Nashville, and being cold-free (at last!). You know how you [...]

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I got the rescheduling blues.

02.16.2012
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No, this is not the title of a new song. (Carson voce) “Ladies and gentlemen, I regret to announce… ” We won’t be playing at Awful Arthur’s/Growlers’s in Roanoke, VA tonight. I am bummed to be caught between the proverbial “rock” and the more mysterious “hard place” – I can either deliver a limping performance [...]

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Sleep now, travel later.

02.10.2012
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Ugh. I have the sick. The nasty post-nasal-drip-sore-throat-it’s-February kind. I am ingesting vast quantities of water and indulging in as much sleep as possible, so maybe this will be a short one. On a more positive note, I also have a few awesome shows coming up. This Saturday  Feb 11th (I will be better! I [...]

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