ANNOUNCEMENT ALERT – I’m officially open for business as a freelance graphic and web designer! If you need any design work done, I’d love to chat. This is all very exciting, but risky too. Last week I left my steady part-time job in marketing to move towards a life with music and art at the …
It’s been more than a week since my friend Cheryl Muth died and I’ve been wrestling with that loss. I am grieving, but I’ve found unexpected comfort. On Monday afternoon I found myself in awe as a thousand people gathered to celebrate Cheryl Muth’s life. I want to live a life like she lived. I …
My friend and mentor Cheryl Muth passed away this week. She was hit by a vehicle while crossing the street and suffered irreversible brain damage. For a week or so there was some hope of recovery, but it was not to be. Her death is sudden, senseless and surreal. But today I want to think …
To imagine is everything, to know is nothing at all. — Anatole France Here is what I’m sure of; hope is worth fighting for. The older I get, the less I seem to know. I have plenty of information and access to infinitely more. What I’m lacking is Truth. Certainty. Faith in the world being …
“I found God so late last night / on a city bench waiting for the sun to rise” These opening lines from Lucas Chaisson’s Most True Thing also open this year’s edition of my #YEG Falls playlist on Spotify. This list of original music is made and released exclusively by artists from my hometown, Edmonton, …
Have you ever found yourself in a good situation by seemingly random chance? Then, when you look back at it, you realize a connection led you there? The people I’ve met have determined the course of my entire life, and my music career is turning out to be no different. This past Saturday night I …
This weekend a stranger passed me a note. I was between songs, on stage in front of an audience. I’ll tell you what it said in a moment. First, let’s talk about that stage. It’s small – not really a stage at all. It’s a patch of wood-printed vinyl in the corner of The Carrot Community …
I didn’t drink until I was in my thirties. In part, I was staying faithful to my religious community. In part I was scared. Afraid of transgressing. Fearful of what I didn’t understand. These days I really love a good craft beer. A fine whiskey. A rich red wine. As I near forty, I’m loosening. …
“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.” – Mary Oliver I just travelled thousands of miles and paid thousands of dollars to learn how to be a better songwriter and human in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I’d like to share what I learned, and it won’t cost you a thing. Pay attention. …
Today I’m releasing a Patreon-exclusive single – an acoustic version of my song Angel! This is not the version you’ve heard, but the song as it was originally written. A different key. Different instruments. Different vibe. As a way to say thank you to my current supporters on Patreon – and perhaps entice new people into our …