Two Christmas Songs for You

December 10, 2006.Reading time 6 minutes.

Since the holidays are upon us, I thought I’d break out a couple of holiday songs. The links below lead to mp3s of two demos I recorded a couple years back. Each you about this time, I remember that I always intend to do a holiday CD, but that it’s too late again this year. […]

Deep Ellum Festival Pics

April 12, 2006.Reading time 1 minute.

Here’s a shot of us early in the hour: This was the “Texas Singersongwriter Stage” and as you can see it was at the corner of Malcom X and Main Streets. It was incredibly windy that morning, and this was the first set of the day. The set was sponsored by my friends at the […]

Dan Fogelberg

February 16, 2006.Reading time 21 minutes.

Feb/15/2006 07:47 AM Filed in: Balcony People (Note: I’ve done a little reorganization of the blog today, and created a new category called “Balcony People.” Joyce Landgraff created the term some years back, to describe folks living, dead, fictional, and non, who were her support system….her cheerleaders….her inspiration. It seems to me that part of […]

Gloria Dei’s Obituary: I’m Interviewed by the DMN and offer my opinions

August 4, 2005.Reading time 8 minutes.

Last week, you may remember how I lamented the passing of Gloria Dei Nights Coffeehouse. Well, today the Dallas Morning News has run a story about it, and I get quoted throughout. (Along with my good friend, Annie Benjamin). You can find it here. (subscription required…) It’s not often that the Morning News covers this […]

Death of a Coffee House: Sad News About Gloria Dei Nights

July 28, 2005.Reading time 5 minutes.

Got some incredibly sad news this am about Gloria Dei Nights Coffeehouse. Looks like they’re folding up shop for good. I had several really great shows there over the past few years….they always had appreciative crowds and crowds that LISTENED…which is something often lacking at coffee houses… You can hear what it was like here. […]

Movin’ Out: I reminisce about Billy Joel and his music

July 15, 2005.Reading time 16 minutes.

Dennise and I went to see Movin’ Out last night down at the Fair Park Music Hall. I know the show’s been out for years in New York, but this was our first chance to see it here locally. It was awesome. Of course, I should say that I’m INCREDIBLY biased. Because Billy Joel is […]

Picalalooza: Richard Ruane’s Kerrville pics are cool

June 21, 2005.Reading time 1 minute.

New Folk Finalist Richard Ruane has posted a lot of shots from the Kerrville Folk Festival. As you’re reading my summary , it might be nice to also check out these pics . Of note are perhaps the only 360 panorama pictures ever taken at Kerrville. Here’s the second one. In my entry, I spoke […]

Kerrville 2005: Looong ramblings about this year’s festival

June 10, 2005.Reading time 52 minutes.

Several of you wrote me in May to ask if I’d be doing this again, so I will. Gratifying to know someone’s actually reading. But the thing I need to make abundandly clear is that these are MY thoughts about what I experienced. Please don’t write me to say “hey, you didn’t mention the cool […]

This is Crabcake, calling Frito Pie (Melanie’s reflections on Camp Nashbill and Kerrville 05)

June 9, 2005.Reading time 10 minutes.

(With apologies to Rachel Garlin for the lyric adaptation…) Greetings fellow campers! (And this includes you whose “tents” come with indoor plumbing and room keys…) It’s almost exactly a week since my flight touched down at Reagan National, bringing me home from Kerrville. It already feels like worlds away (sigh). It seems to get harder […]

Only the Beginning: I confess my undying love for the band, Chicago.

February 3, 2005.Reading time 9 minutes.

Bought two CDs the other day: “Chicago: The Very Best of: Only the Beginning.” Man! I love this disk!! If you have been looking for just ONE Chicago CD to own, this should be it. Some of you who know my music may be surprised to find that for many years of my life, I […]