PATCHWORK POETRY Now Available!

In March 2020, the world shut down. That same month, a few thousand Snow Patrol fans from around the globe met Gary Lightbody online to write songs. Patchwork Poetry and Other Gibberish by the Saturday Songwriters contains over 100 poems, prose, and works of art by 39 Songwriters from over a dozen countries. In addition, each of the contributors…

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Any Way The Wind Blows…

Storm Chasing Update! Hello, everyone! So…the plan was to get the heck out of Dodge as soon as we could to chase those storms. I got the cookies for the Patreon Royal Baker Tier done ahead of time and got my to-do lists together. I decided to bring along some mailers, so that I could send out whatever exciting…

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Living in the Future, the Right Way

On Saturday, I woke up sad. I’d had a lovely time at the beach with old friends the day before, but for some reason (which I now blame on ragweed) Saturday morning brought with it a weepy sort of melancholy. By Saturday night, my heart was full again. I was reminded what an amazing life I lead. And I…

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Happy Holidays 2015

This year’s Track Listing! 1. Life In A Northern Town — The Dream Academy 2. Christmas Ball Blues — Leon Redbone 3. Pat-a-pan — Charlotte Diamond 4. The Last Snowfall — Vienna Teng 5. Cool Yule — Louis Armstong With The Commanders 6. Cold December — Matt Costa 7. Christmas In The Sand — Colbie Caillat 8. Christmas Tears…

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Happy Holidays 2014

As promised, here is the Track Listing for my Happy Holidays 2014 mixed CD: 1. Let it Be — Beatles 2. The 12 Days Of Christmas — Straight No Chaser 3. Christmas Paradise — Carole King 4. Winter Song — Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson 5. Colder Days — Adam Ezra Group 6. Christmas at the Airport — Nick…

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The Thirteenth Christmas

This is a tough post to write, but it must be done. As Thanksgiving approaches, and more of my beloved friends and family start digging out their Christmas storage boxes and playing music as they decorate their homes, I start getting messages about my Christmas CDs. Back in 2001, I didn’t know what to get all my new friends…

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Lunch Money @ CCPL

If you have children and don’t know about the band Lunch Money, you should really get on that. Here’s a video I took of Lunch Money performing “Going to the Library” at the Charleston Public Library on May 30th. It was so awesome to finally see them play LIVE!! Tweet

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Music Monday

My dear friends The Adam Ezra Group had all the fans at Brighton Music Hall film their “Basement Song”, and then send it in to be edited into this very cool video. This is one of my favorite songs of AEG’s, but I warn you: There are a LOT of words. Listen carefully. And enjoy! Tweet

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Kiss Quick

I’m working hard on getting the outline for Saturday’s book into my publisher. In the meantime, this song has been going through my head since my birthday — my friend Lauren posted on my FB wall and told me it reminded her of me. You know, it reminds me of me, too. Tweet

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