Summer of 1967 my ex and I drove with his brother, Michael Johnson, to California. Michael was going to be part of a folk group managed by Randy Sparks. We camped as we drove west through the hot desert, sleeping on the top of our VW bus. There were stars everywhere. Somehow PJ and I […]
About That Song: I Wish This Were a Love Song
Are you happy when your wildest dream comes true? Some people remain thirsty for the longing for something they don’t have. My song, “I Wish This Were a Love Song,” was recorded in 1983 the year before I married my true love. And all these years later I am genuinely happy. So if you are […]
Interview: Crescent Dragonwagon writer/mentor/chef
Interview? that’s hard….. But I can sit and talk with you. That’s different.
Kerr-full Festival Afterglow
If you’ve never attended Kerrville Music Festival, you probably don’t know that it is a huge gathering of songwriters, players, listeners, and about 30,000 folks who belong. I have just returned from the Texas Hill Country after attending the 50th Annual celebration. I was only there for about one week out of the 18 days […]
Making Full Circles
It’s a children’s game, drawing circles, but it gives us an undeniable sense of completion when the two pencil marks join. We talk about tying up loose ends, wrapping something up, and having a beginning, middle, and end. What a tidy way to describe our life experiences.