Greetings! It’s been awhile since my last newsletter. It may appear that I’ve been on a long vacation but the truth is I’ve been busier than ever, involved in projects mainly with young people and mostly not open to the general public. In May and Sept I went to Florida to work with 30 of the Parkland school shooting survivors. With the help of the students 12 songwriters led by Peter Yarrow and I wrote 13 songs which will be released on a recording before the end of 2018. Details soon. All proceeds will go to the foundations formed by the students and their parents to help fund their efforts in trying to bring some sane reform to the gun laws in our nation.
I also spent some time writing songs for an organization called Better Angels. They are trying to bring people together at a time when the divide in our country is worse than ever. They believe that many of us are tired of the division and if we got to know each other as people, we might find we’re not as far apart as the media, social media etc makes us feel. I’m all for supporting their efforts in trying to bring people closer together. Check out their work at https://www.better-angels.org. I will be recording these songs as well as other new material after the first of the year...
I will be taking off the rest of 2018 to spend time with family and friends. I have lots of things planned for 2019 including trips to Nashville TN, Portland and Bend OR, Western NE, Chicago IL, NY, NJ, TX and Florida. I’m adding more dates everyday. I will be sending out updates about those performances as well as local SF bay area shows soon. Meanwhile, here is some info on my 15th annual Songcrafting Seminar in Nashville for Jan 25th - 27th. If you are a songwriter, I can’t think of a better way to spend the last weekend in January. Take care and I hope our paths cross again soon...
