It’s been a lifetime of making music. I started writing silly songs when I was 14. These recordings are a partial representation of this life. I like to think. And I feel like these songs are thoughtful efforts to help me remember people, places, times, and feelings. I can get emotional just hearing one of these songs, the memories are so clear. Musicians, sessions, jokes, disagreements, arrangements, explanations all come back to me by hearing all of these songs. Maybe they are a form of time machine. Some of these songs were only performed live once - and miraculously captured. I can’t tell anyone how grateful I am for these coincidences. Every song here I STILL completely believe in. Most of them have been groggily written down on whatever I could find in the middle of the night. Dylan talks about this. Neil Young too. It can be an amazing experience. Some of them have come from the metronome of the road. I do a TON of driving, and the sound of a quiet cab and the tires on the road make for a cool rhythm. I have never been a journeyman songwriter. When I hear good songs written as an exercise or as a conscious effort - I am amazed. Of course, I have - as a lark - done a little AI tune and it was almost GOOD. That blows my mind.

The business of music has, for the most part, eluded me. Seems like I’m about 2-3 steps behind in merch, marketing, promotion, etc.. Certainly, here on this website I offer a way to donate money to fractionally offset the actual, real costs for making all this music a tangible experience. But, this is also a legacy for complete, utter strangers to find buried treasure, something very few have found. It’s not a total vanity project, like I said - I BELIEVE in these songs. I’ve heard a ton of AMAZING songs: Steve Earle, John Prine, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Merle Haggard, CSNY, Townes van Zandt, Lucinda Williams, Dylan. And I STILL want to push these songs through the birth canal and help them see the light of day.

There are songs here that were very recently recorded in the Bay Area where my family and I currently live. There is a song here written in 1978! So, that is the time frame. There are many more archival songs from some of my favorite songwriters that I may release in the future. But this is a good start. Please enjoy this music. Please share this music. There are many styles of music represented, so enjoy making the effort to check it all out. If you’re a fan of the aforementioned artists, you will find music here that qualifies for your time.