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Town Hall Family Concert 11/15 & spooky song for Halloween
Hi All, I’m excited to announce I’ll be performing at Town Hall in Seattle on 11/15 as part of their Saturday morning Family Concert series. The music starts at 11am. I’ll be bringing a variety of instruments, as well as sound effects to make an imaginative, engaging and memorable show for people of all ages.…
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Robert Kotta Memorial Songwriting Contest
I’m excited to announce that “The Bellwether Sheep of the Mosquito Fleet” has been awarded 2nd place in the Robert Kotta Memorial Song Writing Contest. Next Saturday, August 9th 2025, all the winners will be performing at the Port Gamble Maritime Music Festival starting at 1:45pm. The festival is free to the public. This contest…
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Roll On Kalakala on the radio!
Painting by Andy Pham at the Rabbit Box Theatre The idea to release “Roll On Kalakala” started out as a seed in the corner of my mind when I met the lyricist, Jack Broom, in late 2023 to borrow an old record while researching songs about PNW ferries. The seed blossomed into a room full…
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Roll on Kalakala!
I am excited to share “Roll On Kalakala” to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of the demolition of the Kalakala. Lots of show details, articles, videos, and radio appearance info in this post! In addition to the song being available on all streaming platforms, I also made a collage/lyric video at the youtube link above…
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Two podcasts, new song release & upcoming show
In the last few weeks I’ve had two podcasts come out that feature songs I recorded about boats. The first is from the Unsolved Histories podcast that explores the story of what happen to the SS Valencia off the coast of Vancouver Island. Shortly after this 1906 tragedy, a song was written by a Seattle…
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