Hello friends. Hope you’re all navigating our Brave New World with patience, love and resolve. Could we be
living in crazier times? As if this virus wasn’t enough, we just can’t get a grasp on racial injustice. It’s time for the pot to boil over. Enough is enough. We are all responsible to make this right, and it’s gonna take work. Please do your part, I promise I will. On top of it all, our lunatic ‘president’ fans the flames of hate and division - this asshole must go! By whatever means.
Ok, had to get that out.
Life continues to evolve for me. I’m staying busy doing remote projects, writing, recording and playing at home. I help out at our new business - Sebastopol Cookie Company, as much as needed. Bronwen is crushing it there. Business has been very good. I am grateful for all she does. Go Cookies! I’ve been playing my Bi-Monthly porch concerts in Petaluma with pianist Steve Rupbart. Been a lot of fun. I’ll also be doing a remote concert at Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society with violinist extrordanaire Mads Tolling on July 19th. Ticket info to come soon. I’ve also begun the process of recording a group of my songs that have been dormant for too long. We had our first session this week and it went great, The song is a collaboration with Scheherezade Stone. Can’t wait to share it with you. Speaking of music - I’d like to share a couple recordings with you. Check em out below. Talk to you soon!
This lovely song ‘Fireflies’, written and performed by Elaine Lucia, features the debut of my string quartet arranging. I’m really pleased with how it turned out. The song features Elaine on vocals and nylon guitar, me on electric guitar, Cliff Hugo on bass, Alan Hall on drums and a string quartet featuring Kathy Marshall-violin, Candace Guirao -violin, Darcy Rindt -viola and Kelly Maulbetsch -cello. Elaine’s put together a great album. Should be available soon - check it out!
Here’s something kinda personal. Our lovely daughter Isabella just turned 18. Wow - all my children are now adults! She’s a wonderful young woman who makes us both proud. We celebrated her life by writing this song for her. My music, Bronwen’s words. I took a leap by adding my vocals - yikes! Family and friends contributed by shouting out at the end. Love ya Bella! Enjoy.