mp3: Love In March – Click To Play My wife Camilla and I met in an acting class in Beverly Hills CA. We fell in love in March and were married on April 1st 1978. This is our song about love in March. Lyrics:   * [D] In March, [F#m] when the world is reborn,  … Continue reading "Love In March"

mp3: If I Had A Hammer – Click To Play Pete Seeger and Lee Hays wrote this song in 1949. The Weavers had a hit with it in the 50s and Peter Paul and Mary got it to #10 on the Billboard charts in 1962. I’m posting this in memory of Peter Yarrow who passed … Continue reading "If I Had A Hammer"

mp3: Never Go Back – Click To Play This is a “contemporary” folk song that I wrote around 40 years ago. It’s a about the disappointment I’ve felt going back to old places, only to find buildings torn down and replaced by new trendy hotels with neon signs. Hoping to see old friends but finding … Continue reading "Never Go Back"

Jesu Joy.mp3: – Click To Play I first learned this tune from Pete Seeger’s “Goofing Off Suite” in the mid 1950s. Years later when it was time to make up a Rickenbacker introduction for Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” I used a few notes from this J.S. Bach piece which happen to match part of … Continue reading "Jesu Joy Of Man’s Desiring By J. S. Bach"

mp3: Vicar of Bray – Click To Play This is an 18th century satirical song about a clergyman staying in power no matter who was king. Here is a detailed annotation of the lyrics: Lyrics: [D] In good King [A] Charles’ [D] golden [A] days, [D] when loyalty no [A] harm [D] meant, [D] A … Continue reading "Vicar of Bray"

mp3: Star of County Down – Click To Play This lovely Irish song was written in the 1800s by Cathal MacGarvey from Ramelton, County Donegal. The tune is traditional and has been used in “Dives and Lazarus” as well as “My Love Nell” and the hymn, “I Heard The Voice of Jesus.” Lyrics: [Gm] Near … Continue reading "The Star of County Down"

mp3: Columbus Stockade Blues – Click To Play “Columbus Stockade Blues” is a classic bluegrass song written by Thomas Darby in the 1920s. Lyrics: Columbus Stockade Blues [G] Way down in Columbus, Georgia [D7] Want to be back in [G] Tennessee Way down in Columbus [D7] Stockade Babe don’t you ever think of [G] me … Continue reading "Columbus Stockade Blues"

mp3: Blow The Candle Out – Click To Play “Blow The Candle Out” is an old English sailors song (though not necessarily a sea chantey) dating from 1724 or earlier and also known and sung in Ireland, Scotland, and the U.S. In this version a young man is about to enter military service for three … Continue reading "Blow The Candle Out"

mp3: Boil ‘Em Cabbage Down – Click To Play This is a rare recording of me playing with Bobby Darin and his band at the Coconut Grove nightclub in Hollywood circa 1963. I’m playing my Vega 5-string banjo and singing harmony. Lyrics: [G] Boil ’em cabbage boys[C] down, [G] turn the ho-cakes [D7]round [G] The … Continue reading "Boil ‘Em Cabbage Down"

mp3: Scottish Reel – Click To Play It is the Spring in the Northern Hemisphere and time for a Scottish Reel to dance in the refreshing season filled with birds, flowers and love. A wee bit of a dram might make it all the more delightful. My wife Camilla suggested that the Rickenbacker 12-string with … Continue reading "Scottish Reel"