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I’m thrilled to have four entries on the ballot for the first round of voting for the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards®. Voting members of the Recording Academy – for your consideration:

ROCK CATEGORY:
Best Rock Song:
“NOWHERE AT ALL”
(co-written posthumously with Felix Pappalardi)

AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC CATEGORY:

Best American Roots Performance:
“MAKE UP YOUR MIND”

Best American Roots Song:
“ESTHER”

Best Folk Album:
“I’LL WALTZ BEFORE I GO”

Voting closes October 10th, 2019. Thanks for your support!

I’m honored by this wonderful review of my album I’ll Waltz Before I Go in ‘Round Magazine. I couldn’t have done this album without the help of some very special people: Love and thanks to everyone that made a guest appearance singing and/or playing on the album including Thomas Millioto, Lori Brigantino, Susan Haefner, Gus Morgan and Grandma Angie Spinelli. Special thanks to Thomas Millioto for recording, mixing and co-producing the album with me. Finally, to Joe Lambert for expert mastering. I share this review with them all. You can read the review here.

I’m honored to have received a finalist position in the 15th Annual International Acoustic Music Awards for my tune “Don’t Say It At All” from my recent album I’ll Waltz Before I Go. Special thanks to Lori Brigantino (vocals, bodhran) and Susan Haefner (vocals) who also appear on the song, Thomas Millioto for recording, mixing and co-producing the track with me, and Joe Lambert for mastering. You can hear the song streaming here on Spotify.

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Linda Garnett, editor of Indie Music Women for a recent article.  You can read the interview here.

I submitted a story to The Katonah Times about my song “Esther” and the impact she had on me and other folks that live in and grew up in Katonah, NY.  You can read the article here. 

We stayed at the lovely Edwards Waterhouse Inn when we visited Fredonia in October for the Chambers Singers reunion. The morning we left, I asked the owners if we could shoot a little video of me performing my original song “I’ll See You In My Dreams” at their old Vose and Sons baby grand. It just seemed like the right piano and parlor for this tune.

I’m thrilled to announce that today is the official release date for my new album I’LL WALTZ BEFORE I GO.  The album was co-produced by Thomas Millioto and myself and was recorded and mixed by Tom.  It features guest appearances by Thomas Millioto, Lori Brigantino, Susan Haefner and Morgan “Gus” Buttolph.  CD copies of the album are available for sale in my store.  Digital downloads are available for purchase from iTunes, Amazon and other digital music retailers.

“I’ll Waltz Before I Go,” the title track from my soon-to-be-released album is part of the new Women of Substance Podcast on iTunes.  You can listen to and download the podcast here!

My song “I Gotta Find Me Somethin’” from my album Wonder Wheel, with Lori Brigantino and Susan Haefner on additional vocals (starting at :45 in the clip below), was used in the opening sequence of the film “For The Love Of George” – a quirky romantic comedy about a jilted wife who leaves her cheating husband in England and sets off to LA hoping to meet who she believes is the perfect man – George Clooney (film was made prior to Clooney’s marriage). Written by and starring Nadia Jordan, Rex Lee, Rosanna Arquette, Kristin Johnson, Tate Donovan, Shaun Sipos. Directed by Maria Burton. The film is now available on VOD, cable TV and Amazon Prime.

Saturday, August 25th – Lori and I are excited to perform a set of family-friendly tunes at The Bellport & Brookhaven Children’s Book Festival held at Isabella Rossellini’s farm in Brookhaven, Long Island.  The festival runs from Noon until 5pm. We will perform a 1/2 hour set starting at around 4pm. This is a limited ticket event and tickets go on sale on July 1st.  Visit my Upcoming Events page for more info.