Happy Canada Day to all my friends, collaborators, and kindred spirits across the country! Canada has quietly shaped more of my life and work than most people realize—or maybe not so quietly. If you’ve talked to me for more than five minutes, chances are I’ve mentioned a road trip through Alberta, a song that came… More »
So… um… I may have overcommitted myself a little this month—but honestly, I think I wouldn’t have it any other way. June is packed with performances, and whether I’m on a porch, on camera, or on a livestream, I’m feeling that forward motion that comes from asking for and then saying yes to the right… More »
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been carving out time — sometimes in fits and starts, sometimes in longer bursts — to move a bunch of songs forward. Not just starting new ones (something I’m very good at once the brain kicks into songwriting mode — which I apparently fed caffeine to in February), but… More »
Alright, I’m tired. Not “I didn’t sleep well last night” tired, more like “this has been a decade-long week and the coffee isn’t cutting it” tired, and my stomach can’t take any more coffee anyway (and also, tariffs). The kind of disturbingly weary that seeps into your bones a little and makes your to-do list… More »
I don’t have much to post right now. I’ve got this great batch of new songs—ones I genuinely love. There’s an album’s worth of fresh tunes ready to record, and plenty of other fun things percolating. I’ve been playing for more people again and making some exciting plans for the summer. And yet… somehow, it… More »
Apologies in advance if this one runs a little long — there’s been a lot on my mind. Let’s start with February. I didn’t have to travel, but work kept me busy. Even so, I managed to write 14 brand-new songs, meeting the February Album Writing Month (FAWM) quota. It was a challenge, but I’m… More »
Well, after a nice little break, I think perhaps it’s time to start filling the catalogue once again. For those who are not yet aware, February Album writing month is a thing. The challenge is to write 14 songs in 28 days. I have never hit that mark, but my songs “Heart of a Young… More »
It’s New Year’s Eve, 2024. Quite an incredible, challenging, and rewarding year behind us, and a lot of possibility in front. I’ve just come back from spending a couple of days down in New Jersey with family. All of the joys, jokes, competitions, cooking, baking, headaches, indigestion, and new memories that you can possibly imagine.… More »
I haven’t written in a little bit. Part of that is just having been busy, but part of it has also been because of the fact that I find myself at a little bit of a crossroads, or at least in a somewhat introspective place. It’s December, and that always seems to be a time… More »
Sitting here at about 30,000 feet above Winnipeg. It is 11 November. The world seems to have changed quite a bit in about a week and yet it hasn’t changed at all. I’m having a hard time really understanding where we are as a society, as a community. Broadly speaking, it feels like we aren’t… More »