I just finished my 4th CD titled “…So Many Roads”. As with the previous albums, this CD is my acoustical guitar and me singing bluesy originals that I’ve composed. Like so many artists, I’ve kept my “day job” to keep the wolf away from the door…and also like so many, my day time hours have been cut (3 days a week, was 6 days a week not long ago)…but like my song on the “Open Heart” CD … Papa Can’t Break Down or “My Song Ain’t Over Yet” on this latest CD. I’ve a beautiful wife, healthy-handsome son and I’m still eating…(in the north country, South Dakota, USA).
I originally started playing music as a drummer. My first drum set was used and the previous owner was a rodeo clown. That was a while ago. I’ve always loved music and the influences are wide (and varied). Growing up, I remember my Dad listening to John Prine, Johnny Cash, Jerry Jeff Walker, Neil Young, The Grateful Dead, The Mystic Cowboys, etc. (I played some bar gigs with my Uncle Dan – The Mystic Cowboy, drumming). I still enjoy these artists, plus so many others.
Of course, all the vast experiences of my life reflect in my composing. My Mom and Dad are divorced and remarried. Mom is on her 2nd marriage and Dad on his 3rd. This has left me blessed with their love and the love of many siblings. I’ve lived in many places, Texas, Washington, Wyoming, South Dakota, Florida, California, Missouri and back to South Dakota, which continues to give me wanderlust.
