Boise, Idaho
Singer-Songwriter

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"This Kind of Sun calls me"

BIOGRAPHY

GENRE:
My live performances resonate with layers of Indie Folk with a smattering of Jazz whispers and haunting classical surprises. Now incorporating appalacian music via my mountain dulcimer.

PERFORMANCE
I've enjoyed playing my original tunes in local venues since 1998 - coffee houses, stores, art galleries, parks events and festivals. Now that the kids have grown I'm looking forward to gigging far and wide. As Walt Whitman says "Afoot and light-hearted I take to the open road, healthy, free, the world before me..."

SONGWRITING
I've been honing my singer-songwriter craft since age 17. My very first song was about tea-drinking candlelight hours on the sultry Cape Cod shores of Massachusetts. Since then I've documented my life in songs, the subject matter reflecting the current phase I am in. I love painting 3-minute pictures of what I see, feel, love and yes, even an occasional ode to what I hate; after all life is the entire package, not merely the fine wrapping.

RECORDINGS - CDS:
A CHRISTMAS DREAM ~ 2006 Folk, Soft Rock
VESSEL OF GOLD ~ 2004 - Folk-Pop, Soft Rock
SIMPLE THINGS ~ 1998 - Folk-Pop, Soft Rock
ANCIENT PATH ~ 1998 - Spiritual Pop, Soft Rock

BAND
Currently playing solo but I'd gladly welcome a bass guitar player and a percussionist to my live performance. Please contact me if you are interested. Aiming for folk festivals, house concerts, coffeehouse and old theater gigs

LEVEL

semi-pro

GENRES

Singer/Songwriter, Folk, Easy Listening

INSTRUMENTS

keyboard / piano / vocals

INFLUENCES

Carole King / Neil Young / Cat Stevens / Yusuf Phil Keaggy / Laura Niro

DAY JOB

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I AM INTERESTED IN

in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to artist
in pitching songs to tv
in getting a record deal
in getting a publishing deal

I WRITE:

It's my second job

I Also Write:
by myself
for myself
for others

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

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