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I think that I am finding a good pace with a tour schedule. I used to avoid touring because I’d often see friends return from the road weathered and burned out. And no wonder, when you look at their tour itinerary, playing somewhere every single night without a night off and [...]

I met Jonathan Byrd a few years ago at the Kerrville Folk Festival. He truly is one of my all time favorite songwriters and performers and have mostly admired him from a distance, not just for his music, but for his humble approach to the music business. Not only has he independently released a [...]

Tour summary:

Miles driven: 5321
Driving Time: 95 hours and 56 minutes
Days on the road: 19
Performances: 16
Cost of Gas: $537.38

Some Tour Highlights

Breaking in my new Bayard
Big Bend National Park
Joshua Tree National Park
The other-worldly drive from Sedona to Flagstaff
Exploring the off-grid community, White Hawk, in Denton, TX
Meeting and playing music with Victoria Williams in Joshua Tree
Leaving Los Angeles
Playing “Doomsday Sunday [...]

This is about my 5th time volunteering at the Kerrville Folk Festival in the Texas Hill Country. My job is to shuttle main stage artists from the San Antonio airport to Quiet Valley Ranch and back. I get a unique perspective through the conversations with the mostly full time musicians, some who have had mixed [...]

It was a pleasure to reunite with one of my favorite songwriters, Laura Gibson, from Portland, Oregon. We organized a last minute show during the Marfa Film Festival at the Marfa Book Company. Thanks to Tim Johnson (Marfa Book Company), Marfa Public Radio,  and the extremely long distance between Austin and Tucson.