Graveyard Sessions

Rich Tyo and I have a great conversation about the upcoming release of his debut album Inner Space/Outer Space on May 26. The topic of psychedelic healing sparked us into a spectrum of conversation on many things. Music, of course, how Rich started making music and how it is an important expression of his day job as a psychotherapist. 

The second half of my conversation with The Ropes we look deeply at the creative process and talk about how trust is a critical part of the creative collaborative process.

I know Hugh Christopher Brown, Pete Bowers and Jason Mercer because they played on my first album Revelation. But they are also the band The Ropes. In the first part of a two part conversation I have with them, they talk about how their lives on Wolfe Island converged to find each other as fellow musicians but then how a  grand piano brought their band The Ropes together, resulting in the release of their first self-titled album The Ropes. The second part of our conversation will be posted a week from today.  

Marcus and I have a conversation that winds through the streets of New York City, his recent collaborations with German eyewear designer Haffmans and Neuemeister and clothing designer Bod,  our favorite alternative  designer fashion,  as well as contemporary visual art and a  healthy dose of teasing which is always inevitable with us. I loved speaking with him  as I always do. He is a creative force to be reckoned with. 

Stephen West continually defies boundaries of what you ever believed knitting  could be outdoing himself over his ten year career with his vibrant designs and knitting patterns. Even if you have never picked up knitting needles, this conversation is one you'll enjoy because Stephen is so much fun. His joy for design and creating is so contagious you might find yourself knitting!

the LoftBlue (Chino) and I discuss music, life, performance, being present and love. 

Laura Watt is a painter with whom I have been dialoguing most of my life about life, art, life, art, life, art, etc. and just good old B.S. She just opened her one woman show at the David Richard Gallery in Harlem, New York. In this interview, we range from the lofty heights of high Modernism to women's work, patience and becoming a nun. You can hear her interview on Spotify or iTunes and if you feel moved please follow, rate and/or subscribe. Those small acts help my show to reach more people. I hope you enjoy and thank you.

My first interview with another person (besides myself) on Graveyard Sessions is Hugh Christopher Brown (Chris), producer and singer songwriter as well as founder of Wolfe Island Records and the Pros and Cons program, a rehabilitative music production program throughout prisons in Canada. Chris and I met because he produced my album Revelation (Wolfe Island Records, 2020).

The title song Revelation has a connection to all the other songs on my album. This episode is an intense look at all of the ideas that gave me hope for so many years before I ever began making music. 

Pomegranates, sweet and bittersweet, how ancient myths can  illuminate our contemporary lives and even inspire us to invent new sounds based on old archetypes.