Today I was talking with someone about how many songs I've written over the years, and how many I've forgotten. Here's one of the songs I completely forgot about, this I think recorded at Collapseable Studios in West Asheville, NC…Read more
The latest release from singer-songwriter and guitarist Rupert Wates will sound familiar to his fans, as it is a retrospective of sorts. Yet while it looks back at a selection of his previously released songs, they all…Read more
Thanks so much to those who have utilized my "virtual tip jar" in conjunction with my free bonus tracks. For those who didn't download the tracks, get them here.
Additionally, I've set my album downloads to…Read more
It's been a tough couple of years of transition, but I'm bound and determined to keep the music alive. I'm planning to be touring in the northeast this fall and winter. I am working on purchasing a suitable touring vehicle…Read more
I'm excited to be performing two shows with my good friend and masterful songwriter Rupert Wates (www.rupertwatesmusic.com). Rupert is touring to support his fantastic new album The Rank Outsiders Ball. I'm also really looking…Read more
In advance of building my upcoming tour around the country later this year, I'd like to ask for a few minutes of help. On each page of my site, you'll see a share bar that makes it…Read more
Unfortunately, the area along Highway 9 in Black Mountain, where The Straightaway Cafe is, received quite a bit of snow last night (as evidenced in the photos below). As a result, my performance there this evening (Friday…Read more
Aside from a few impromptu performances here and there, I haven't played in WNC in a while, and I'm performing at Straightaway Café in Black Mountain, NC this Friday, March 7, 6-9pm. Hope you can come out…Read more
This note came to me today from my Canadian friend, client and fellow singer-songwriter Larry Pegg, who lost his daughter to suicide and is devoting his music to raising funds for youth suicide prevention and mental health resources via www.thehockeyproject.ca…Read more
My friend and client Larry Pegg in Ottawa, CA, lost his daughter to suicide, and he's channeled his grief to inspiration with his music. He recently entered his song "We Love Hockey" to the CBC's Hockey Night…Read more
Hi, Friends – Few announcements: new shows announced, a new lyric soon-to-be-a-song, and a free download of my audio/eBook Billy Ray's Chevrolet – if you'd like the free download, or free downloads of any of my other recordings, just shoot…Read more
As I was updating my website this week, I realized that there was a long-forgotten page unlinked that has a link to download a PDF with the lyrics to the songs on my album Could Have Talked All Night…Read more
This new tune was on Facebook a few weeks ago, but I just posted it on my website video page and below in this post with the lyrics. It's a quick and dirty recording. Looking forward to refining it, getting…Read more
My sincere apologies and heartfelt thank you to everyone who, despite the "please unsubscribe" email campaign that I foolishly sent out in a moment of frustration (or better described, a stress-induced lapse in good judgment), have:
As I've mentioned in previous blog posts, I'm working on getting off the ground with regard to resuming my touring and recording a new album. To help in this regard, I'm offering my ebook/audio book Billy
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Two boys lay awake in a pop-up camper talking into the night. One closed his eyes and thought about the blackness, troubled by what he’d seen and heard that day. He’d come down out of the cove…Read more
"The 1953 Chevrolet truck had been parked in the same place for many years in a yard just past Lower Grassy Branch beside Riceville Road. I had seen it countless times on my trips in and out of the valley…Read more
In response to requests, a new printing of Dave Turner's two-disc limited edition CD compilation CALICARO is now available to order online. If you missed the opportunity to buy a copy of the original printing, click here to order now…Read more
Having just moved I'm discovering in my boxes some old recordings, this one a recording of the oldest song of mine (and a friend) that I still perform, with the lyric by my old friend Doris Reed King (written in…Read more