Magnificat – SOLD OUT!
I’m both happy and sorry to tell you that we’ve sold out of Magnificat discs. I will reorder (twice as many) for Christmas 2012. Our other discs are still available and also make great gifts for your holiday giving. I hope for each of you peace and prosperity. May your lives be filled with joy [...]
Magnificast
It all started with a conversation in early August when Pat and I were driving from VA to NC. Me: Let’s make a Christmas record. Pat: This year? There’s not time. Me: There’s never a good time. Pat: What do you want to sing? Within a week we had a list of songs, a demo, [...]
Cooking with Fat
…is one of my favorite songs by VA singer-songwriter, Tray Eppes (wanna hear?)…and it just about sums up my recent adventure with lard. Last week I read an old recipe that called for homemade lard. As a DIY-er, I found this hard to resist. After all, I’ve made my own butter and wouldn’t think of [...]
Magnificat…
…comes from the Latin [my soul] magnifies and is traditionally known as the song of Mary. Magnificat is also the title of my new Christmas disc, which will be released late this November 2011. At the last several shows, people have been pre-ordering copies of Magnificat for themselves and as gifts for others with an [...]
Slaving away
Last November, just after Thanksgiving, Pat and I started a small mushroom farm with the help of our friend, Larry Roth. Since then we’ve been slaving away…plowing, weeding, hoeing…not really. We’ve only been waiting, and they finally arrived yesterday. Fresh shitakes! Unless you’ve had them fresh, you can’t imagine the difference between these and the [...]
News!
I hope this post finds all of you enjoying your Labor Day with a lack of labor and an abundance of grilled food. I find myself reflecting on an awesome summer of music. You guys gave me such amazing support by showing up everywhere in large numbers…Stratford Village, Trade Street, Old Salem…it feels great to [...]
Blessed are the Cheesemakers
At our recent show in Greensboro I told many of you that I’d share my latest obsession in the next blog. It all started a couple of years ago when Ben Singer loaned me a copy of Barbara Kingsolver’s book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle which chronicles a year in her family’s life of homesteading in Virginia. [...]
Getting “The Goodbye Party” to You
Last weekend, for the first time, I heard our music performed live with strings and trumpet. Our five piece band was joined by six members of the Winston-Salem Symphony for a very special show. I can’t tell you how gratifying it was to be engulfed in that big, lush sound. We plan to post videos [...]
CD Release Party Alert!
I’ve always loved the month of April. I love the tiny yellow daffodils with the white bells. I love rain. I love the in-between-ness of this time of year. So hopeful and full of anticipation. It’s in that spirit that I give you my latest disc. This Friday, April 15, is the official release concert [...]
No Depression
About 10 days ago I had the pleasure of performing “The Goodbye Party” in its entirety to an intimate group of friends in a lovely setting. That show marked the end of what felt like a long journey to bring TGP into the world. My work since then has involved publicity for our [...]
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