These are simple voice/guitar demo recordings of original songs done in fall 2023 toward recording a full album in 2024.
Row 23 (The Ballad of Maxwell Berry) download mp3, lead sheet
A true story from the news.
Trestle Bridge download mp3, lead sheet
“Based on” a true story told to me. A train song.
Bubblegum & Bungee Cords download mp3, lead sheet
More truth from the road, featuring the Econoline.
The Weather download mp3, lead sheet
About someone I met in Oceanside; a faded postcard town.
Econoline download mp3, lead sheet
All about that 1999 Econoline; we’ve been a lot of places.
Audience of One download mp3, lead sheet
A song about songs.
Angel’s Laundromat download mp3, lead sheet
I borrowed the title, the story, and a lot of the words from Lucia Berlin’s story of the same name. I also borrowed the chords.
Party at the Morgue download mp3, lead sheet
The Morgue was our go-to place to party when there was not a real party to go to.
Me and Bob vs. the Internet download mp3, lead sheet
Turns out you CAN put the internet in a folk song, even a talking blues.
Last Request download mp3, lead sheet
My final project from BaHOOTenzie 1: “What song would you like played at your memorial?”
Questions download mp3, lead sheet
The genesis of this one was a kid’s tile on a trash can at Swami’s overlook.
Free Advice download mp3, lead sheet
My final project from BaHOOTenzie 2: “What would you go back and say to your younger self?”
See the USA download mp3, lead sheet
This one derived from the book Nomadland, and a woman I met working at Anza Borrego State Park.