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Somethings you learn the hard way.  When I was going to high school and college the popular way to study was wait till the last minute then cram.  Show…

As I have been reporting, I have been working on putting together a band to play live gigs with me.  I think I may have found two guys that will really mesh well.  Ron Tintner and Tom Gentry.  Ron plays…

Saturday I got to play at two different venues.  First at the grand opening of Santa Fe Guitar Gallery and then later at Dr. Hall's Santa Fe Has Talent.  

Good turn outs at both and it went well.  

Always nice…

Learning something new later in life is both humbling and rewarding.

Thursdays I take guitar lessons. Because my instructor is good, he pushes me. First I have to intellectually understand the lesson (the music theory of it) and then learn…

I played solo tonight at Cerrillos Station farmers market in Cerrillos.  Had a very good turn out.  I added some twists to some of the songs along with play some new songs I have recently written.  Went completely without amplification…

Hard work pays off.  I am starting to book gigs through the summer.  

May 30 I am playing at Beer Creek for the album release party

June 4 I will be playing at Cerrillos Station in, what we hope will…

Yesterday was the New Mexico Music Awards, where I had the honor of being nominated for one of the songs on my album. While I did not win, it was a privilege to spend time with some of the greatest…

A year ago none of this was on the radar.  I had not even considered recording an album, much less thought about awards.  But with encouragement and help from many people including George Mahn III and Ron Whitmore songs got…