There are places in the heart found only by ✨SINGING!✨

I've sung my entire life; the family story is I sang before I talked. I've sung by myself, in duos, trios and choirs of all varieties. Singing I truly love, but singing harmony for me is nothing short of ethereal!

In this picture my sister Kris and I are playing in downtown Seattle; we had been hired to play throughout the state of Washington for a candidate running for governor. I was 16! He lost, but we had a wonderful summer playing on street corners and campaign rallies in cities large and small.

In this picture I think I'm 10 and we're performing at our first gig in public. I'm the one in the pink crinoline! (I'm concentrating, trying hard to play and sing at the same time.) A few years later, we switched instruments and I took up guitar and my sister played upright bass.

It was the magical years of the folk music boom and we relished being part of it, playing for any and all who would listen. Our dad, a school and church choir director, was our teacher, coach, chauffeur...and biggest fan!

A number of years ago I did an afternoon concert featuring songs I'd written. Several wonderful local musicians joined me that day for "The Crown Concert". (The crown referred to was not regal...but dental!) This photo is from that event.

Currently (and for the past several yrs.) I've been writing songs and recording them on an iPad using GarageBand. I'm also slowly learning how to write out the arrangements of my music with the acclaimed Notionmusic app. created by Presonus.

This "Music" page will eventually be home for all my songs. I'm still in construction mode, but for now... here are a few songs to get started. Hope you enjoy :D!

PARIS

On November 13, 2015, the world held its breath as terror struck the "City of Light", Paris, France. "Paris" is my song for peace for all those who so bravely faced the unimaginable that night.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN

My youngest daughter spends most of the year on the road as a touring musician. And every now and then, after a long time without dropping anchor, she checks in. I wrote this song for her.

JANE

I always had a cat when I was a kid. So I was immensly pleased to discover a remarkable feline roaming the halls of an apartment building I moved into several yrs. ago. Her name was Jane and she ruled the 4th floor where we both lived. I still miss her!

THE PLEDGE

It was the last day of 2019. I was reeling, like everyone else, from the suffering of so many. The hurricanes, wildfires and floods had taken a terrible toll on our precious planet. As 2020 loomed, I felt I had to do something, make some sort of contribution. Time was running out. So I wrote a song. It was one thing I could do.

NEW GREEN

I wrote this song many yrs. ago driving to Banff one glorious spring evening. This year, in 2021, spring was strikingly similar ... unusually vibrant, green and wondrous! So I decided to get the song out and record it. And, as you’ll likely notice, there's a clock ticking in the background...an unplanned, not-so-subtle reminder that time is passing ....and that 20 yrs.might be a bit too long to finish a song! :D Vocals are me x 3 (sometimes 4).