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I finally finished the basic itinerary for next year’s Celtic Invasion Vacations. You can hear about it in this week’s Pub Songs Podcast. I’m calling it Origins of Celtic Invasions for several reasons. For one, my mom lives there. She moved to Italy in 1985. I have visited many times since. I even graduated high […]
I had a good weekend. Sunday was our first relaxing day at home in months. The weather was cool. We sat out on the lawn. The girls built houses and played in the water. We talked and inhaled deeply the calm that had finally set in. Not to say this will be a usual thing. […]
My family and I were walking back from dinner in downtown Decatur on Saturday. A musician was strumming his guitar. He had a sign that read, “Venmo…” followed by his name. Wow! What a fantastic use of technology! It stuck out in particular because that morning I was at Pepper Place Farmer’s Market in Birmingham. […]
Last week, I learned an interesting stat. When you buy a shirt or CD, that’s the equivalent of about 6000 streams on Spotify. Incredible! I realized early on as a musician how important it is to educate my audience. The average listener doesn’t understand that my success is largely based on you. So I try […]
Did you hear I rebooted the Pub Songs Podcast this year? The new show is over an hour long. It comes out every two weeks. It features my music, Celtic songs and tunes from the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, and some geek songs I find and love. Plus I rant on a variety of […]
Is it just me or does this year feel like it’s starting off super slow? I guess that’s because I didn’t start working until last week. And then almost immediately, Birmingham was hit with a “snow day”. It’s more like a snow dusting, but it was enough to close all of the schools. The kids […]
I love this time of year. The weather gets colder. Christmas music starts playing. And the mood is thankfulness. I feel like one of the luckiest people on the planet. In 1992, I had a dream. I could make a living as a musician like my idol, Elvis Presley. It took thirteen years, but it […]
I am back from The Shire. I’m wrapping my head around the weekend. It was incredible, beautiful, peaceful, fun, but there was a different feel. This year’s ALEP (A Long Expected Party) just felt different. I’m still not sure why. This was our fourth event. It’s hard to believe I’ve gone back to Shakertown, […]
June was a fun month. I got to travel to France for my annual Celtic Invasion Vacations. We had a family trip to the beach. And it ended with me as Guest of Honor at InConJunction in Indianapolis. Best of all, my family join me for that trip as well. Now it’s July, and and […]
I had this really cool idea a few years back. It was to change the way musicians tour. I knew I wanted a family. So I didn’t want to spend all of my time on the road. And so, my goal was to “tour” by sharing live shows in my podcasts and perform live on other […]
