I have been a working (and working class) guitarist for well over 50 years now.
I’ve played plenty of blues and folk, jazz and rock and roll.
I think of my acoustic solo music as “contemporary traditional”;
original music that reflects my interest in a number of styles of music.
These influences come through in my original material,
but it is a contemporary music that grows from, rather than mimics, those influences.
When I play someone else’s music or a traditional piece
I do my best to give the listener at least a few small surprises.
Keleren Millham, a fine singer in Spokane,
once said of my music,
“There is an integrity and clarity to his work”.
I try to live up to that.
The integrity thing is easy.
The clarity thing is really hard.
the cinders
blues band
One project I’m passionate about is my blues band, The Cinders.
It’s worth it to come out and dance to us live.
