Jessi Lu and me

Music and animals have always been part of my life. 

My dad used to put me on the edge of the watering trough at the farm as a kid to wait for him…

Click above for some of the sights and sounds!

It's not every day you sit next to Grammy winners and nominees on stage---unless you're friends with some pretty Fierce Females!

It was an amazing experience to share a night…

Berklee Americana Showcase at The Family Wash with my Band
Michael Boris, Me, Bill D, and Nick Arbuckle
Nashville is now officially in recovery mode from the 17th Annual AmericanaFest extravaganza. The event brings thousands of fans and artists to…

 

Michael Boris, Bill DiLuigi, Manuel and me

CMA Music Fest 2015 was a total blur and a total blast!

A few of my favorite moments include:

- Performing at Manuel's Couture. You probably know him best as the American…

Matt, Shantell and Gunner

When I was a pimply teenager on the farm in Utah, I had a big crush on a 'big hair' duo named Nelson. They broke onto the charts with mega hits in the early 90's like …

On stage at the Samsung Galaxy Stage at CMA Fest!

CMA Fest 2014 is winding down, and I'm thinking about all the fabulous 'firsts' that came from this week! Here are just a few that come to mind...

• Thanks to…

You’ve probably heard of Tuesdays with Morrie, but if you’re a songwriter in Nashville, you’ve probably attended one of Doak Turner’s “3rd Sundays at 3:00” potluck jam sessions.


Doak and me
Doak has been hosting the event…

Performing a couple of songs on the spur of the moment
Photo credit Jamie McCormick
On April 20-21, it was a pleasure for me to host a new family-friendly music festival called Liahonaroo at the Wilson…

 Liahonaroo Interview with Kevin from WSMV News Channel 4
A few years ago I was with a group of people from my church, and we started brainstorming about how 'cool' it would be to host our own…

It's a pleasure to be asked to perform at charity events in Nashville, and I'm excited to be participating in the 8th Annual Heart and Soul benefit this year! The event will be held on Saturday, February 18…

L to R: Cappo, me and Dave Carew, music journalist
Garry Fedele (aka Cappo) has been hosting an annual benefit for the Nashville Humane Association for more than 20 years, and I had the pleasure of performing at…

Thanks to the vision of David Koch, the Christian Music Industry came together last week in Nashville for the first annual Indie Ignite Music Conference. I learned A LOT!

Some of my favorite 'nuggets of wisdom'from the speakers…

So, I've started blogging as a way to keep up a little more with what I'm up to. Consider it a live journal with little snippets here and there of sessions, co-writes, events and other (hopefully) interesting stuff.

 

My…