A bunch of years ago, friend and fellow musician, Blake Rowe, told us all about the idea that became “Leave a Little Room for Jesus.” Supposedly, there were Catholic nuns who would travel around the floor when teenagers had a social dance reminding some amorous couples that they were dancing too close to one another. …
“In the Present Moment” is mindfulness in song form. In fact, Beth and I have used it to open some shows when we perform Mindfulness Matters in elementary and middle schools. When the Scott Bierko Band featuring Beth, Regina Singel and Alan Baruch was in full-swing (pre-pandemic) this was and audience favorite and one of …
I’ve been lucky. Our wonderful canine companion, Bradley, has been so easy to travel with on this Adventure. Like many RVers, we might leave behind a home but we take our pets along for the ride. They are family. A couple of months ago, we noticed a strange, pea-sized growth inside Brad’s ear. Unfortunately, it …
I’ll admit it: My Wife, the Psychic is probably the strangest track on the album! Once upon a time, Beth and I attended weekly therapy with Sarah Rubin, a powerful healer in Katonah, New York. Sarah was one of our favorite practitioners and over the years she taught us a lot of life lessons, guiding …
Jeff Raab played a great Marcellus Washburn when I was in The Music Man ten years ago. We did over 50 performances together and became great friends. Jeff joined Beth and I for a writing session and the result was “Wide Open Road,” the 5th track on the album. It’s one of my most-requested songs …
As I write this, I’m sitting in our truck with Bradley (our dog) in an overflow parking lot next to Westchester Airport. Beth is in the terminal waiting to see if her 5:30pm flight will take off at 6:15pm or at all. Such is air travel these days There’s rain on the windshield and that …
Track 3 on Create Without Caution is “Shopping Spree,” the only song I know of that takes direct aim at people like the narrator who use shopping like alcoholics use the drink. Most people find the song lighthearted. After all, “retail therapy,” as it’s commonly called, seems on the outside to be one of the …
The second song on my CD is the title track, “Create Without Caution.” This song is an anthem for me, an affirmation that addresses my inner critic, the voice that says, “Be safe, Scott. You’re less likely to fall if you stay by the trunk of the tree and avoid crawling out onto those flimsy, …
The first track on my first solo CD is “Live, Laugh and Love.” I wrote this song in 2005 about our daughter, Helen, but it has a richer backstory that deserves telling. Beth and I started looking for homes the previous year. The idea of owning a home was one we were pursuing somewhat half-heartedly …
When was the last time that I spent an hour in a pool? How about you? When we lived in Yonkers, I suppose. At that time, we were fortunate to be in a co-op overlooking the Hudson River and the Palisades. We had a different, beautiful sunset every night and the co-op’s pool was someplace …