eROI, a prominent digital marketing agency in Portland, recently asked me to contribute to their Why Moment project — a
In high school, my brother-in-law gave me a copy of James Taylor’s Greatest Hits and my musical world has never
I recently phoned-in a most unique interview on KSCO 1080 (San Jose) discussing with host, Ruth Copland, what it means
With less than two weeks remaining in the Guitar Center Search for the Next Great American Songwriter with Don Was
There are only three weeks left in the Guitar Center Search for the Next Great American Songwriter with Don Was
As The Search for the Next Great American Songwriter presses on, I’m still hanging out in fourth place but I’m
My friends, another contest is at hand and just like The Outlaw Roadshow, with your help, I know I can
Because musical rankings are fickle, I wanted to document this day and time … the moment when I sat on
Standing proud as track #1 off of my new album, Some Days I’m a Lion, is “This Too Shall Pass”
Track number one on my 2010 EP Long Before the Wheel is a song called Leave Oregon — it was
Yesterday, I was invited into the Indie Music PDX studio to record one of their signature podcasts with host, Jonah
Two years ago, just before my stint in Nashville, I was invited to collaborate with Portland-based hip hop artist, Madgesdiq.
In the 100+ songs that I’ve written, only a handful have been written in a single day. Yesterday was one
This is an original song that I wrote in 2010 but I wanted to post it today, with lyrics, because
Between the 17 metaphors for growth, all rhyming with oooo, and the dangerously “artsy” nature of the song, writing We
In late 2006, two very gracious friends of mine surprised me with a plane ticket to Europe, providing me with
While perched on top of Mt Pilatus in Lucerne, Switzerland, I had the opportunity to observe some of the most
In 2003, my brothers and I were all independently going through our share of difficulties in this life; trying to
Although I first heard the phrase Whistle Stop in a poetry class in 2004, it took me two years to
After surviving a substantial break-up with my college sweetheart in 2004, my four-walled apartment began closing in on me and
There are many times in our lives that something leaves us before we’re ready to see it go. Leaving a
There is a humble river from my childhood that runs through the middle of Lander, WY — the place of
On my 25th birthday, I awoke to find that I was no longer a child. The carefree days of childhood
When lovers quarrel, the conversation often leads to the definitive question, Should we work it out or should we part
When assigned to write a descriptive poem about a landscape in a University of Oregon poetry class, I found myself
In the wake of my dark and dismal song from 2006, What I Feel Like As Winter Comes, it seemed
During the height of my Dave Matthews fanship, I wrote a stream of consciousness song that I hoped would resemble
In the Spring of 2004, I took a poetry class at the University of Oregon where we were assigned to
In 2004 I made a conscious decision to stop writing pop-rock monsters and to start writing simplistic folk tunes with
My cousin Grant teaches 2nd grade and across the years he has creatively used my music within his classrooms to
One of my favorite songs from the Long Before the Wheel album is the last track, We Grow. It’s my
Track #4 off of my Long Before the Wheel EP is a short and sweet tune called Clover. While most
Inspiration is a funny thing — months ago, I felt inclined to write about the mystery woman of my dreams
I spent a couple hours in the recording studio today with Rob Stroup recording a new song called Often &
Track #2 off of Long Before the Wheel is a bittersweet ballad that was written for a special few —
Track #1 off of Long Before the Wheel is a simple song called Leave Oregon. It was the first song
I was asked to teach a songwriter’s workshop during a festival I recently played and although I was initially apprehensive,
Somewhere this Spring I lost most of my musical confidence and began to ask myself the question: What the hell
Call me nostalgic but I’ve decided to post a recording of my first song EVER — written and recorded in
I’m currently writing a song that will be the last track on my upcoming album Long Before the Wheel —
I was informed today that my 2002 song Cannonball is being featured in the New Songs section of AmericanSongSpace.com! This
In September of 2009, the world lost a true talent — Scotland Barr. He was a singer-songwriter and wordsmith and
Today marks the day that I officially made my reality TV debut. Though the whole concept of manufactured fame has
Sunday was an absolute writing tear for me — in my last post I commented that songs can take me
I’ve always said that my songs take a while to write … longer than most. I’m a firm believer in
Nashville had enjoyed a month of 80 degree blue skies until that Thursday when I received the phone call saying
Friday May 7th (tomorrow) I will be playing a showcase at Nashville’s Listening Room Cafe. This should be a wonderful
On September 25th of 2007, I schemed the lyric, It seems the words have changed and their meanings have faded
I am proud to announce that I’ve written a song about Wyoming — the last good plot of land. It
I recently posted a number of videos that promote my new album Bittersweet Parade by discussing and explaining the behind