I hope 2010 is off to a good start for you all. The New Year has brought many changes in my life. My wife Mary Pat and myself moved the family from Cranford NJ to Doylestown PA on January 4. We were sad to leave NJ after fourteen great years but my job and my music career is all in the PA area. We are all settling in very well and look forward to many great years in Pennsylvania.
The good news is that Doylestown is a great place for music. They have several live music venues. I look forward to finally having a chance to do some solo shows for my friends in PA. I continue to play with Blackthorn and we have a very busy year ahead of us with shows all over Philly and down the New Jersey shore.
The move to PA forced me to put the recording of my new CD on hold but I’m looking forward to getting back in the studio before the summer. I did spend a few days in Nashville just before Christmas and was once again inspired by the great music there. The highlight of the visit was the Grand Ole Opry. We saw Nancy Griffith, Trace Atkins and Vince Gill. The show was at the original Ryman auditorium which added to the magic. All three artists were just amazing. Vince Gill played three songs on acoustic and simply blew the roof off the house. He is truly a gifted musician. Thanks to my producer Pete Huttlinger and his wife Erin, I was fortunate to be invited to Vince’s 50th birthday when I was recording my first solo CD in Nashville and was impressed by how “normal” he is–see attached photo.
I look forward to seeing you during the year. I promise to do a better job keeping the site up to date so come back and visit often.
Me and my buddy Vince Gill taken April 2007 in Nashville
