49 West
What a night! Thanks to all for coming out, it was a full house and an awesome audience. Special thanks to Lynn Hollyfield and Larry Byrne for joining me. They are amazing musicians and it’s both an honor and very humbling to share the stage with such talent. And special thanks to Justin Trawick for opening the show, he was sensational! A big thanks to Frank Kayser for great sound. A big thanks to the staff at 49 West, especially Ryan, for making us all feel so welcome.
Edith May’s Paradise
Caroline Ferrante and the Whole Magilla were awesome and it was an honor to open the show for them. This was my first time playing here and I was impressed by the room and the wonderful audience. Hope to be back!
Brewer’s Alley
Great night of music. Thanks to Rod for playing harmonica and to Ali for singing. Great sound by Todd Walker. Brilliant poetry from Rod and John Holly and a nice set from featured act Domenic Cicala. Jimbow’s piano prelude was awesome, sounded like Chick Corea at times. And does anyone play better train whistle than Ron Goad? I think not.
The Barns at Hamilton Station
Wow, an awesome audience and what a gorgeous room! Rustic ol’ barn in a mesmerizing country setting; listening to the music ringin’ in the rafters while I stood in front of a fire and watched the cats coming and going each time the door swung open. Thanks to Susan, Hosannah, Steve, et al. for having us out there.
9 at 49 West
Always such a pleasure to play this room with all these fine songwriters. The snow made the room that much more inviting. Thanks to Jeni Parris Brady and naptownmusic.net for videotaping everyone and to Rachel for running the show so smoothly. Thanks to Jessica and Ali for braving the weather to be there.
Frederick Coffee Company
Good times at Frederick Coffee Company. Sam Biskens and John Holly in the audience. Got to talk music with Sam and poetry with John after the show. Thanks for coming out!
Beans in the Belfry
Sure it was cold. Sure the football playoff games were going on. We had a good time anyways, hanging out at Beans in the Belfry. Driving west to the show I could see Venus and Mercury side by side nearly the whole way to the mountains. I remember trying to find Mercury once at an astronomers gathering and no one was having much luck. Seeing it so clearly Saturday, shining through the orange twilight, was really cool. I’m looking forward to playing there again on March 7.
New Deal Cafe
Thanks to everyone who braved the cold and came out to New Deal Cafe Wednesday! It was a fun night and we got to sing Happy Birthday to good friend Erin Lewis, who, by the way, painted the cowboy on the CD cover. Thanks to Frank Kayser (Sounds About Right) for doing sound and to everyone at New Deal for always making us all feel welcome.
Brewer’s Alley
It was an honor to close out the season at Brewer’s. Rod Deacey played harmonica on my new tune Out Door In and it was a blast! Great sound, good people, and of course, Bob Sima. What a performer! He performed completely unplugged and captivated the room by wandering among the tables and engaging the audience in each of his songs. Always learn something watching him perform. I’ll be back in March, will keep you posted!