Shared sorrow is lessened, shared joy is increased. – Spider Robinson, “Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon“ Like Spider Robinson’s band of misfits that find each other at the fantastical Callahan’s, my music finds the listener and joy and sorrow are shared, thought not always in equal measure. There have been times during my career that I focused …
August has landed here in Missouri and the afternoons are three digits, summertime hot. But this day is almost ended and I sit on my back porch with a tall glass of ice water. Cicada song surrounds me. Cicada Choir May you have cicada songMay it last all summer longOn through dusk and straight through …
I recently had a conversation with my dear friend of almost three decades, Dru Ann Welch. Of her many gifts and talents, her passion and care for others as a Sound Healing Practitioner is extraordinary. As we spoke, I realized that her journey into sound healing might be of particular interest to our Pagan Song …
I live in the northern hemisphere, where winter is giving way to spring as we prepare to celebrate the subtle fire festival of Imbolc. Light softly conquers shadow, and we observe the early days of February to choose our path through the seasons before us. This is often a time of new beginnings and setting …
My friends have asked me to share the stories behind some of my songs, and amazingly, a theme has emerged – celestial objects. I certainly have days when I am feeling low and defeated, but eventually, I always find myself looking up. Quite literally looking up to the sky for inspiration and hope. I have …
Music and Tarot have have long been linked through vibration and archetypal symbolism. Their respective energies are packed into accessible and, at least on the surface, more easily understood formats. In tandem, they provide heightened opportunity for both focus and broad exploration of worlds within and without. Paul Foster Case assigned a note to each …
An Update In my blog post last summer, I shared my experience applying to and preparing for an artist residency at Osage Arts Community (OAC) in Belle, Missouri. Best Laid Plans I arrived October 1, 2024, and settled quickly into the River House on the Gasconade River. Eager to begin, I set up my studio …
How I am preparing for my winter artist residency as a songwriter After years of dreaming of and researching artist residencies around the US, I have found a great fit, and am excited to announce that I have been awarded a five month artist residency with Osage Arts Community in Belle, MO. This winter I …
Songwriting is such a strange process. I often spend months and much research on a single idea, and it might take a year for the actual song to emerge and mature. I have even said that a song isn’t a song until I have played it 100 times, because it will morph even after it …
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I spent my first years in the Pagan musical community hiding from my fellow musicians every time they asked for folks to sing, play or otherwise contribute to something that they were working on. Why? My reasons might be different from others, but what it came down to was imposter syndrome and my belief that …
