Some folks pop out of the womb singing and songwriting, others take a more meandering route: Dave Matthews was a bartender, Sheryl Crow a school teacher and Toby Keith worked the oil fields as a derrickhand. Americana Rhythm Music Magazine just did a feature article focusing on my path to tunesmithing. Read about it here, or listen to the whole interview on their podcast here.
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A Classic Love Song – When the Fat Lady Sings
I had a Nashville “critic” tell me a couple years ago that no one would ever play When the Fat Lady Sings. He said that in this day and age, you just can’t mention a “fat lady” in a song. Well, I’m pleased to say, ...
Read MoreGreat Time Sunday Morning at the NOCC Run/Walk
The whole Harrison Country gang had a wonderful time Sunday morning performing at the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition – Central Maryland Chapter’s Run/Walk at the Annapolis Mall. We were happy to play a small part in ...
Read MoreAin't there a Man in the House?
A few years ago a Nashville critic had this to say about Men in the House: “it's just a little childish from the woman's perspective since you're basically calling all the men in the place boys.” Obviously, she never met this ...
Read MoreClimate Change is now Signed, Sealed and Delivered!!!
Remember how you felt on Christmas Eve night when you were 8 years old? When you could barely sleep, listening for Santa Claus, pulling back the curtains every time you rolled over to see if there was a hint of daylight -- your signal that it was ...
Read MoreDon’t Go Crazy, Climate Change Almost Finished!
Does trying to open a CD package drive you as crazy as it does me? It’s just an ultra-thin plastic membrane, but unless you carry a pocket knife or sharpen your finger nails into Wolverine-type blades, you end up jamming at it with a pen ...
Read MoreFinal Vocal Recording Session
Brooks and Charlotte couldn’t have been better while their mom recorded harmony vocals for Climate Change. May use that percussive “marker scratching” that Charlotte is doing in the song. All vocals now recorded. Bryan ...
Read MoreHead Banging in Harrison Country
Upcoming CD Climate Change will have something for every kind of music fan, even the head bangers! Click here.
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There is a tradition in the religions and literature of the West known as katabasis. It’s from the Greek words for “down” and “go,” and it involves the hero of the story descending into hell. Odysseus consults his dead ...
Read MoreLike a Ghost
CD is just about finished, with ten songs down and two more to wrap up. The dozen songs remind me a bit of Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates: “you never know what you’re gonna get.” Here’s ...
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