All of our dreams are laid out and measured Arrows and pins and a rainbow of threads Like hope on a string, sewn into the linings For the courage to face the unknown ahead —Soul Companion Welcome back to #songsfromhome, Episode 2: "Soul Companion”… This song is from my 2012 album “Ashes and Roses”, and on the recording I had the great honor of having @James Taylor contribute a verse, layered harmonies and guitar wizardry in his signature style. What a thrill that was! This episode’s highlights:

Hi friends, welcome back to Songs From Home... It’s a chilly but gorgeous autumn day here in Virginia, and with it comes the first scent of woodsmoke, leaves falling, the arrival of a different kind of light and cold mornings. These are gifts, given how much I love fall. And Shanah Tovah to all who are observing Rosh Hashanah on this beautiful weekend. It’s time for another song off of the new album - “Where The Beauty Is” was inspired by a gallery show I attended of the late artist Margaret Kil

Good morning and welcome back to #Songsfromhome, Episode 3: The Hard Way Thank you for all of your lovely comments and for your support, I’ve been overwhelmed with joy as well as deeply moved reading everyone’s words– we may be in lock down but our hearts are still open. Spring has begun to show itself here at the farm; the fields are greening up, the trees hint that their bare branches may soon be filling with buds, and the daffodils are running riot through the woods and rocky borders. It’s th