Of all the songs I’ve written I think this is one of the most beautiful and meaningful. It’s based on two passages from Psalm 95. The first, “v’anachnu am marito v’tzon yado,” means something like, “we, your people, are like
#BlogElul 2017 Day 2– Search
Searching for the sound for the chord for the note for the words for the letters for the syllables for the rhythm for the meter for the heartbeat for the loud for the quiet for the silence of the song
Notes on The American Acoustic Tour
I rarely attend concerts on Friday night due to Shabbat, but this last Friday I went to see The American Acoustic Tour at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. I went because my good friend, Matt Coffman, came to town specifically so
Every song writer’s dream
I logged in to Facebook today to find that I’d been tagged in a post. But it wasn’t just any post. It was a post from my NC based songleading colleague, Penny White. And it included a video of her
Notes on An Evening with Gillian Welch
Last night, Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings performed at Atlanta Symphony Hall. It was my first time seeing them live and they made a very strong impression. Performing in front of one of the most appreciative crowds I’ve ever
Grateful Dead: Meet up at the Movies
Last night I conducted a little sociological experiment: I bought a ticket and went to a Grateful Dead “Meet up at the Movies” show at a local Atlanta movie theatre. I took my seat in the theatre and settled in