by admin | Aug 27, 2013 | Blog
Last year, I had a chance to play a concert with Tom Hambridge and Bonnie Hayes at the Red Star Union in Cambridge. The gig was wonderful, and the venue was wonderful, but one of the greatest things that happened is I got to meet Sal Baglio. Sal was accompanying...
by admin | Aug 25, 2013 | Blog
Let’s talk about heroes. There are the day to day heroes who touch our lives in realistic ways. Moms or Dads rate big in this department. Then there are the Untouchable Heroes. Sports legends, politicians, movie stars. And of course, musical heroes. I think my...
by admin | Aug 15, 2013 | Blog
One of the best features of the Summer Songwriting seminar at Berklee is the opportunity for our students to work with visiting artists. This year is particularly meaningful to me, because the visiting artist is one of Boston’s most respected songwriters, Dennis...
by admin | May 19, 2013 | Blog
Feels like home to me Feels like home to me Feels like I’m on my way back where I belong…. Randy Newman It’s been almost 48 hours since I arrived here in Montreat, NC for SERFA 2013 (the South Eastern Regional Folk Alliance conference). Driving the three plus hours...
by admin | May 16, 2013 | Blog
Meeting Carole King On monday, I had a once in a lifetime experience to meet and hang out with the great and gracious, Carole King. A dear friend of mine who is a friend of hers invited me to her sound check at Beehive in Boston. Carole arrived ready to perform, and...
by admin | May 1, 2013 | Blog, News
It’s no mystery that Bonnie Raitt is a big influence and inspiration to me. You may ask yourself what this has to do with me being excited about playing a concert with Bonnie Bishop. It’s not just the fact that they’re both called Bonnie…though...