The American Story by Christopher Flannery is now live - some of the background music (violin and guitar) was done by Alayne Wegner and myself. The stories are inspiring and thought-provoking -…
I just returned from the Swannanoa Gathering and had a wonderful time with John Gorka, Don Henry, Amy Speace, Peter Mulvey and many others! Soon to come - some videos from the Rialto Theatre with Kerry Kean (as Goslee Reed…
I have been working on providing some of the music for a podcast of American Stories. My friend and fellow musician, Alayne Wegner, and I are recording some traditional American folk songs on guitar and violin, so violin duets of…
My song "Yellowbud" will be featured on the next Acoustic Rainbow CD which is mailed to 500+ radio stations! This makes me very happy, and makes my granddaughter do a little dance, since the song is one I wrote for…
My duo with Kerry Kean has been busy the past few summers playing in lovely outdoor venues. Out favorite is not exactly outdoors - rather it is inside an old stone chapel called Quarry Chapel in Gambier, Ohio. We like…
So much has been happening in my home town of Mount Vernon lately - the biggest thing is the opening of the Woodward Opera House. This historic gem was built in 1853 and has been restored to the 1880's look…
I am excited to be attending two songwriting events this year - one in February: Ten Pound Fiddle Red Cedar Songwriting Festival in East Lansing, Michigan with Jamie-Sue Seal, John Latini and Jonathan Kingham, and the other Camp Ned in…
The Heritage Singers are an a capella group directed by Marty and Joe Bell. We perform a variety of songs - from hymns to pop and in between. Recently, Cliff Davis, a composer and arranger in the group, arranged my…
A piece was done on NPR about Songfest at Camp Nuhop - it aired on July 3, 2014 on WKSU from Kent, Ohio. Here is a link to the piece - it is so wonderful how it finishes with two…
My song written with First Graders at Dan Emmett Elementary has been published in the latest issue (Fall, 2013 - #75) of Pass It On!, the journal of the Children's Music Network. This song can be heard on the…
I am happy to announce that the upcoming Summer Concert Series received a grant from the Ariel Foundation and will occur on three Sundays in the summer of 2013. The concerts are free and will take place in the Children's…