The song, “After Darkness Comes the Light,” is what Kenny Rogers used to call a “little song.” Not to demean these compositions, the intent is to execute a simple, easy to follow lyric and melody that could be sung by anyone who wants to sing along AND to make it touch the heart. And that …
The song, “Leave Your Heart Open,” was inspired when my friend, Ruth, lost her father. Looking back, Ruth wasn’t someone who needed a reminder from me to let her emotions out. Like many women I’ve known, Ruth was three-thousand percent more in-touch with her emotions than this man was during his early adulthood. So, I …
The theme of a relationship lasting beyond its expiration date is one I’ve been mining since my early 20s. “Holding On” is probably my best swing at the topic. When my parents split, my dating life turned into a series of long term relationships until I met and married Beth nearly 20 years later. I …
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 …