Earlier this month, John Polkinghorne passed away. He was an Anglican priest, theoretical physicist, and theologian. I was introduced to his work far too late in my life and have so much of his writings to catch up on, but…
Read moreMar 18 2021
Earlier this month, John Polkinghorne passed away. He was an Anglican priest, theoretical physicist, and theologian. I was introduced to his work far too late in my life and have so much of his writings to catch up on, but…
Read moreMar 12 2021
In most situations, I'm an incredibly practical person. I believe that anything can be figured out, broken down into steps, and conquered. My first instinct is rarely emotional, it's mathematical.
I wrote We Are Easy only a few months ago…
Read moreFeb 19 2021
1. Silver Lining by Tyler Kealey
2. Pitchers and catchers report, the magical words that kick off another year of baseball. If Opening Day is my Christmas, the start of Spring Training is my Thanksgiving!
Comment below with something that…
Read moreFeb 11 2021
Today, instead of a single record, I’d like to share something a little more accessible to people who may not have a record player.
Several months ago, a friend of mine threw out a…
Read moreJan 20 2021
Two things that inspired me on the day we welcomed a new President:
Jan 15 2021
Scott has been a long-time favorite songwriter of mine. In so many of his songs, he expertly captures the emotions of his subject matter and then passes them on to the listener. I…
Read moreJan 13 2021
I haven’t been doing the social media thing lately, so I decided to add a blog to my website. My hope is that this will be a place where we can connect and converse about all kinds of things, not…
Read moreJan 7 2021
Happy Thanksgiving! It's been a few months since I've put a free song up here, so today feels like a good day to do it. It's 3 am here in Nashville and I've been up all night shooting and editing…
Read moreJan 7 2021
Today's entry into the Socially Distant Song catalog will bring us out of our sobering lament and plant us firmly into the face-melting territory of rock-n-roll tomfoolery. And a bonus, it's a music video!
I started writing this song with…
Read moreJan 5 2021
A song about losing everything.
I wrote this a few years ago, on commission, as a theme song for a video game that has yet to see the light of day.
I'll fight the urge to talk about the specifics…
Read moreDec 10 2020
The first song I'm putting out into the world during these socially distant times is a cover of an Otis Retting song, written by Otis and Steve Cropper. It's the first track on his Dictionary of Soul record, which…
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