My main hobby has always been writing music. Occasionally I write lyrics. I hope to put more things on this page over time, but for now, I’ll link to a song I wrote and recorded back in the 1980’s. At the time, I frequented a weekly Monday night songwriting workshop in NYC called Songwriter’s Exchange, at the Cornelia Street Cafe, where people like Suzanne Vega and Shawn Colvin introduced their early songs before they had recording contracts. It was a really great time; there was so much creativity and spirit. I miss those days!
I first played this song there (I can’t resist mentioning that Suzanne liked it!) and I was invited to record it for a Fast Folk album. I sang and played all the guitars, with help from the late, great Jack Hardy on keyboard and Mark Dann on bass. My limited abilities as a singer and guitarist are apparent!
Smithsonian Folkways took over the Fast Folk catalogue and has allowed YouTube to keep the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjng3UoKkGk