Summersongs 2023 Songwriting Camp and Creative Retreat
Very excited to be teaching voice and guitar at Summersongs for the first time. More details here: https://www.summersongs.com/
The Year, Not Exactly in Review
The ‘Chimp Told Me…I haven’t sent a letter to this list since February 2022, which does speak to more than I’d care to discuss in this first, attention-grabbing paragraph. Squinting at so many menus and checkboxes, imagining all the places I’d rather be spending these early morning hours – a hot 19th century forge, a …
Murphy Beds “Easy Way Down” out on the streamers
I’ve been patting myself on the back for a good few years having managed to avoid sending a monthly check to Spotify, the Swedish corp that pays artists .003 cents per stream. Simply avoiding their premium subscription service seemed a cheaper, and less self-sabotaging way to express my dissatisfaction, than removing my own music from …
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Orein Arts Benefit Album Release
In 2021 I was fortunate enough to work with colleague Nick Maione on a compilation record Real and Far Off Hymns: Vol. 1. I did some technical mixing and mastering on the album, and contributed a version of the song “How Can I Keep from Singing.” Pleased to be a part of this album release …
December tour with Sarah Jarosz
This is gonna be fun – I’m playing (mostly) electric guitar alongside the mighty Sarah Jarosz and Jeff Picker, performing material off her exquisite “Blue Heron Suite” album, which we recorded way back in the halcyon days of late 2018. Visit Sarah’s website for tickets!
New Murphy Beds album ‘Easy Way Down’ available on CD until Sept. 21
Eamon O’Leary and Jefferson Hamer (aka The Murphy Beds) have a new album. Recorded and Mixed by Jefferson at the Broken Wing Barn in Saugerties, NY, ‘Easy Way Down’ features a mix of traditionals, covers, and originals on 9 tracks. The album is available to order on physical CD until Sept. 21, then will be …
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Quarantine Happy Hour Live Stream 11.29.20
I don’t mind listening to these livestreams, in fact sometimes it makes me feel connected to my musician friends, far away. I generally don’t want to sit and stare at the computer screen. As I mentioned on my FB page, this one takes about the same length of time as making a risotto, in case …
New JKLoL single ‘Old Friend’
JKLoL (Jefferson Hamer, Kristin Andreassen, Lauren Balthrop, and Lawson White) have a new single called ‘Old Friend’. Give it a listen here. Check out JKLoL the band here.