Here's a chance to see what I've been doing. Enjoy.
The Old Town School Music Store asked me to come in and play a few of their instruments. I got to pick which instrument I wanted to play, and play whatever tune I wanted. Here’s some slide on Tampa Red’s “Things About Coming My Way.”
I don’t play clawhammer style all that often, but it was nice to do it on a fine old-time banjo.
I was playing outside between students at the Old Town School, when Rebecca from the music store came by with her video camera and asked to shoot something. I played one of my own tunes, “The Quiet Side of Town.”
Lately I’ve been playing in a trio with two of the greats, Don Stiernberg on mandolin and Marc Edelstein on the bass. We call ourselves “The Mighty Lonesome Trio.” Here we are doing the Hank Williams gospel song, “House of Gold.”
Don and I trade back and forth on the Herschel Sizemore tune, “Rebecca.”
I don’t play electric guitar very often, but Donna Herula asked me to play it on a fun trio gig in 2024. Donna, Marc Edelstein and I play the Bessie Smith tune, “Lost Your Head Blues.”
Performing at the 2011 Big Muddy Folk Festival with my good friends, Mark Dvorak and Ellen Shepard. The tune is the Delmore Brothers' "Blow Your Whistle Freight Train".
Playing Robert Johnson’s “Rambling On My Mind” at Evanston Space in 2024
Here's my buddy Eric Lambert and me at the Two Way Street coffeehouse playing an original song of mine, "I'll Reach Out to You.”
May 30, 2015 - In our first public performance together, Eric and I do one of my original songs, "Blacktop.” It was an incredible evening with a packed house and a fantastic season ender to Maple Street's 30th Anniversary Season!
Eric and me getting a chance to do some flatpicking at Two Way Street Coffee House's 45th Anniversary Event on Nov 7, 2015 in Downers Grove, IL. It was a lot of fun.
Weavermania: Michael Smith, Barbara Barrow, Mark Dvorak, Al Erich and I playing and singing Lead Belly’s “Midnight Special.” Michael and Barbara never held anything back. It was so great making music with all those folks.
Weavermania playing Woody Guthrie’s “Oklahoma Hills.”