Lake Forest 

Well, we moved up to beautiful Lake Michigan and the north shore of CHICAGO LAND. We arrived in balmy February of 2020 just as COVID-19 changed our lives in so many ways. Obviously, live performance and even inspiration to write took a back seat to managing church service protocol, kids' school situation, and acquiring toilet paper...  

We are settled in and working hard to play a positive role in our new community. We miss home - family, friends, and food, but we keep on keeping on.  

Abilene, Abilene 

I am happy to announce, that after three years of seminary in Sewanee, TN, my wife, Claire, is now serving as an Episcopal priest! We have moved to Abilene, TX and are readjusting to the heat... 

I am looking to reconnect and book house concerts and other listener-oriented venues. Please contact me if you would be interested in a concert (even if you have never hosted one before).

Lots of new songs, rewrites/rearrangements of older songs, and lots of positive feedback on the new record, Loop That Big…

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Back to Tennessee 

In 2001 I left Nashville. I valued my time there among trees and some of the nicest, talented musicians I have met. In the summer of 2014 I have returned to Tennessee. This time I have the company of my beautiful wife Claire, our two young boys, and our aging beagles. This fall brought back many memories. For me, the colors and the feel of the air in these foggy hills make the autumnal prelude to the holidays somehow more tangible. Now spring is here and it does something powerful and meaningful as well…

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The San Angelo Concert Series 

*In the summer of 2014 we celebrated our 11th season of the San Angelo Concert Series. We have now featured over 100 artists and paid them over $65,000 for their performances. Thanks to all who have attended these special concerts. We will be on temporary hiatus for three years of seminary, but stay tuned for more Since 2004* the San Angelo Concert Series has had a simple mission: "Award Winning Songwriters, Listener Oriented Concerts." We are proud to host nationally known songwriters in West Texas and…

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Songwriter Showcase Radio 

Songwriter Showcase was a radio program which aired on KNCH 90.1 FM - Public Radio San Angelo. The selections were focused on quality, genuine lyric songwriting. Shows consisted of "mini-sets" featuring 2-3 songs per artist, but every 4-5 episodes or so one songwriter was "showcased" for the entire program in chronological (discography) with pertinent background/production info thrown in. "Showcased" Artists included: Dana Cooper, David Wilcox, Willis Alan Ramsey, Paul Simon, Adam Carroll, John Vandiver…

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