$20 Bill (For George Floyd)

June 9, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

On this day of George Floyd’s memorial service in Houston, a repost of my version of Tom Prasada-Rao’s powerful tribute song. Tom’s song has now been covered 20-30 times by a beautiful assortment of musicians. This version was a part of my “Coffee On the Porch” Livestream on June 4th, 2020. (Lyrics below. Thanks again […]

I Am A Man

July 21, 2015.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Brand Spanky New Website

April 7, 2015.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A quick word to say that my website has been completely updated. It’s mostly a website that supports my music, and it’s got new pictures, soundclips, videos, and more. (Or, at least old ones…finally collected together.) Check it out at http://www.ericfolkerth.com While you’re there, sign up for my email list, check out the links to […]

That Moment When Magic Happens

March 4, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

One of my favorite little movies of the past year was “Begin Again.” It’s a movie about music, songwriters, and music producing. For those of you in any of these fields, run out and see it now. Yes, it’s a Hollywood film. Yes, there’s a ton about it that’s really, really unrealistic. But it also […]

Remember the Lady of the Harbor

July 4, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

Maybe the people of Murietta are just too many miles from the Lady of the Harbor. Maybe in their comfortable Southern California town, far away from Liberty’s statue, it’s just too easy to forget that we’re all immigrants.; and that even the men (yes, men) who signed the declaration we celebrate this day were also all […]

Friday’s Show: Please Spread The Word!

May 1, 2014.Reading time less than 1 minute.

“It’s All Music, Eh?”

January 29, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

I wasn’t a close friend of TR Richie‘s. But we ran in the some of the same circles. And we shared some powerful times with our Coho/Calvin’s friends, especially through Michael and Kendra. I’ve been following TR’s final journey with some interest, as cancer has been taking its toll. Some friends may have seen the […]