Boise, Idaho
57 Years Old
Singer-Songwriter, Instrumentalist

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BIOGRAPHY

I am a guitar and mandolin picker, singer/songwriter and sometimes I even play bass in and around Boise, Idaho. I play in a band called Joshua Tree (with Deborah Holmberg, Boyd Wilson, Jake Hoffman and Mike Rundle), and with anyone else kind enough to have me. In days gone by I have performed and/or recorded with the Jeremiah James Gang, Rosalie Sorrells, Dale Keys, Bill Coffey (The Third Man, Seven Devils), Belinda Bowler, Pinto Bennett and his extended musical family, John Hanson, Rob Matson, Randy Meenach, Ben Burdick, Jonathan Lee Pickens, Billy Braun, Ned Evett, Chris Wall, Simon McCain, Curtis Stigers, Muzzie Braun, Stetson and I even got to perform with Steve Goodman twice! And probably more who may wish to remain anonymous. Many thanks to all. I have also had the pleasure and privilege of opening for John Prine, Guy Clark, Reckless Kelly, Asleep at the Wheel, Robert Earl Keen, David Bromberg, Tim O'Brien, Cross Canadian Ragweed, The Duhks, Slim Cessnas Auto Show, Justin Townes Earle and Sam Bush (who came out and joined us for a song)

LEVEL

semi-pro

GENRES

Country, Folk, Rock

P.R.O.

BMI

INSTRUMENTS

acoustic guitar / electric guitar / mandolin

INFLUENCES

Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, John Prine, Steve Goodman, Jerry Jeff Walker, Pinto Bennett, Jonathan Lee Pickens

I AM INTERESTED IN

in co writing online
in co writing in person
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
with others
for myself
for others

I Prefer To Write:
lyrics
melody
music

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Cadillac Sky

Cadillac Sky should be a lot more tired. It’s early Saturday afternoon at MerleFest and the band–Bryan Simpson, Matt Menefree, Andrew Moritz, Ross Holmes and newest addition David Mayfield–has already logged two performances on the day....

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Sessions: David Bazan

It was pretty slow. I mean, I played [the songs] on acoustic guitar for a long time, but I didn’t know how to transfer them to the other format. I didn’t want it to be a solo acoustic record. I wanted there to be bells and whistles and full band arrangements even if I didn’t want it necessarily to be electric guitar rock....

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Sessions: Vetiver

“It’s always slightly confounding to me whenever Vetiver is depicted with the same tropes that people have read off of press sheets,” says Andy Cabic. “The same sort of milestones get mentioned but then no one really digs to find out that there are those other things going on.”

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Spoon: The Power of Transference

In 1995, Spoon were often dubbed “the next Pixies.” The tag never quite fit, but the two did share a love for writing glorious pop songs and then shrouding them with walls of noise and mystery. Over 15 years, the Austin, Texas band have survived lineup shuffles and early record label neglect, finding their signature style with 2001’s Girls Can Tell and quietly building one of the strongest rock catalogs of the decade.