Maryland based guitarist Dan Mack has performed at the Orkney Folk Festival in England.  He has been a composer, a band leader, a solo performer and a host of both live and online open mic's.  His main guitar is a beautiful Santa Cruz OM guitar, although he still owns his 1968 Martin D28.  He started his musical career on clarinet and a $15 guitar from Mexico.

This is Part 2 of my favorite Pandemic song releases by songwriters I've interviewed this past year.  In this show I highlight two songs from CD/Albums by Josh Gray, Dan Kenny, Joe Ginorio and Craig Cummings.

This is Part 1 of my favorite Pandemic song releases by songwriters I've interviewed this past year.  In this show I highlight two songs from CD/Albums by Damion Wolfe, Michelle Swan, Michael Kelly and John DuRant Jr.

Stay tuned for Part 2 next week.

Bill Bromfield transitioned from solo to band to solo, back to bands, all the while learning how to be a recording engineer and producer.  His collectable Martin D12-20 (no truss rod) 12-string guitar was his go-to guitar for solo gigs.  His life & career has taken him from CT, DC, VA, Boston, NYC, Nashville and now Maryland. He followed in the footsteps of Bob Dylan, performing at the Bitter End (NYC).

Singer-songwriter Todd Coyle has been at the epicenter of Jefferson County WV music for 45 years.  He talks about creating music venues when none existed, pursuing musical comfort and his belief in organic recording.  Legal pads are his songwriting best friends.

Acoustic songwriter Dan Kenny tells us how he recorded his new CD 'Bright Against The Blue' (From The Dirt - Dan Kenny & Jeff Karn) remotely, working and recording via Cyberspace.  He also talks songwriting craftsmanship and his unique guitar style.

Not wanting to work construction, Mark Joy doggedly found his way into orchestral instrument repair before finding 'joy' in acoustic guitar construction.

Greater Baltimore area guitarist-singer Ron Kutscher discovered the benefits of online open mic's when the world shut down due to the COVID virus.  He takes us on a journey from the 1960's when his friend gifted him a no-name nylon string guitar to today as the producer/host of online open mic's.

Frederick MD based singer-songwriter Joe Ginorio has a new album and an interesting life's journey.  Leaving home at the age of 15 to live on the streets of DC, he wound his way through DC streets, sailing the oceans as a merchant seaman, to a two-year stint in the Air Force, eventually landing a job with the CIA before retiring and re-kindling his interest in guitar and singing.