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My Via Chicago
Every guitar has a story. “Tell me about that guitar, Tom,” asked fellow guitarist friend Bill Eyster, between songs at a friend’s party/gig the other night. “What kind is it?” I gave him some details on its provenance, Epiphone, mid-range price, a little over 20 years old…that I always liked its warm tone. But what…
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Playing for crickets…
And wouldn’t have it any other way. How is it that 2021 feels like last year?..Not almost 4 years ago!? I confess I’ve been so busy launching my podcast and working with gigging bands in these “post-Covid years” that I really have put my songwriting on the back burner, time-wise. But a large piece of…
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Borrowed Violin
When I was 14, as an incoming freshman at Riley High School, I started to use a school viola. It was old (to me.) The varnish was a dull brown. It was big, though, a 17 inch-er. It had a dated alligator skin case, but it had a sound that was both crisp and rich.…
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How Come? – ASAAF S3 Ep. 5
Imagine receiving a mysterious package one day on your doorstep. It contains photos of events from your childhood, but from a different point of view other than the one you remember. A picture of you blowing out the birthday candles, your face in profile, and you see the print of walpaper – how had you…
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Baby, One More Shot
Bonus content and commentary to my Podcast episode with Troy Yeager. If you stream the song, you’ll see the art work features a young man in a leather jacket whispering into the ear of a young woman. The story behind the cover: the name of the EP was “Dive Bar Girl,” also the name of…
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God Only Knows -AS&AF S3 Ep. 3
Here is episode 3 guest Mike and I singing “If I stand” by Rich Mullins. This performance was filmed in 2019. Mike started playing drums with me and Daniel for M.Cotu in 1997. But this performance was the first time we sang together. Like so many of our peers who grew up in the 80s…
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Falling Star – AS&AF S3 Ep. 2
Accompanying each episode is a “bonus features” blog entry of fun randomnimity (whatever that is.) Click here for Mike’s Episode. A little more about the Friend… I call him Mike, but a lot of people call him Michael. And like the archangel, Mike’s postivity while drumming has defended my songs time and again from the…
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The First Nowell – AS&AF S3 Ep. 1
I’m making a goal for season 3 of my music podcast to have blog post attached to it. It will let the listeners learn a little more about the guest, the song, and or the topics. Click here if you haven’t heard the episode yet… As mentioned, Sarah and I met while part of a…
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Lyric Video: “Where are my friends?”
I was on a bike ride earlier this week during my lunch break at a clergy retreat. The blend of colors in the land and sky inspired me to hold up my phone. I thought of sharing a clip with some friends who had never been to Indiana before. So they could see her autumnal…
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Indiana Nights 5 – Summer June Video
Summer June is a gorgeous song by Jake Sandock, our frontman in Sanchez Agency. To me, it paints a picture of a lover and beloved on the verge of a summer night. As the sun is setting, he says, “Let’s forget our troubles tonight.” Back in April, when I first heard the final mix of…
The Music of Tom Adamson 