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Coming soon: image gallery, Jack’s Journal, and more!
I have lots of thoughts as I travel around with my songs and stories. Some of them aren’t the kind of thing you print, as though other people would want to read them, but some, perhaps, are.
It occurs to me lately, for example, that anyone doing music in any setting has just as much validity as the most acclaimed concert master in the most prestigious concert hall. It’s all about being human, creative and honest where you find yourself. That’s all. I rather suspect that much of the greatest art happens in small places that don’t attract much attention. The greatest art, it seems to me, doesn’t necessarily seek broad exposure. It’s happy just being what it is. We should all be so wise!
5/14/09 - I just got back from a week down in Nashville seeing friends like Buddy Greene and Jeff Taylor. My friend, Scott, came along and we did a couple of shows, hung out with friends and had adventures. One adventure was meeting a guy named Jack Pearson who lives in Murfreesboro. We have the same name. He’s the dot com guy and I’m the dot org. It turns out that Jack is an awesome musician and a totally cool guy. We became friends right away. It will be interesting to see how our paths continue to intersect. Look for him on future recordings.
5/27/09. Okay, we’re really gonna try to bring “7 Stories Tall” out on CD, you guys! We’re getting the art department geared up and getting other things in place, so hang on!
9/22/09 - As promised, “7 Stories Tall” is now out on CD thanks to Kari Pearson and her wonderful illustration and layout abilities. www.karipearson.com. Thanks, Kari! Also, the big winter news is a series of house concerts I’m doing in California in partnership with Mount Hermon Conference Center. People are opening their homes and inviting their friends for an rousing evening of music and fellowship. If you’d like to have one yourself, I’m booking for northern CA in March, so let me know and we’ll try to fit you in.
12/17/09 - A P.S. to the house concerts mentioned above. We had a ball in November with twenty shows most of which were house concerts in the LA area. I’m partnering with Mount Hermon to offer these free of charge to interested families. We do lots of songs and stories and also share about the work that happens at Mount Hermon and in the lives of people as a result of being there. More of these are schedule Jan. 16-30 and March 12-24, 2010. There’s a chance we could fit you in if you act soon! Call me at 612.722.1106 if you’d like more info.
3/16/10 - I'm out here in California doing house concerts from San Francisco to LA. It's going great and I expect to do more of these next year. A number of you have suggested I do an instrumental CD project. This has been stirring around in my mind for some time now and I just might start working on it soon. I'd like to do two: a hymn tune project and also a general instrumental one of traditional and original melodies. If you have favorites you'd like to hear on one of these recordings, let me know!
