Of all the good things that have been visited upon my life, by far the most treasured and rewarding of them are my sons. Each of...
Cincinnati has the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Country Music Hall of Fame has been a mainstay in Nashville for decades. Downbeat magazine has...
It won’t be long now. Soon I won’t be boring my family and newly made friends on park benches with updates regarding the movie I’m making....
Garrison Keillor is a sneaky guy. Over the last 40 years he has quietly, but consistently, worked his way into the homes of America on that...
There is nothing as powerful as a question. Answers close everything down. Questions open everything up. In our efforts to improve our lives, our careers, our...
In the past week one of the biggest blessings to come down the pike in awhile is the joy that I’ve experienced in discovering the songs...
Dawn Mitschele looks as though she is at peace. Sitting outside a bustling coffee shop on the west side of Coast Highway 101 in Encinitas during...
In the June 2011 issue of the San Diego Troubadour, I profiled the father and son behind one of the most compelling musical stories I’ve ever...
Switch on a TV, and the programming is nearly wall-to wall-karaoke shows, enormously popular contests full of marginally talented, aspiring young Mariah and hat-act wannabes, warbling...
Tom Shaw walked into Folk Arts Rare Records, back in 1970 looking for guitar strings (which I didn’t carry). Now I’d already had experience at that...