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Indiana Nights 4: South Bend
One of happiest memories this summer is including my sons Sam and Zeke in this musical road trip. Indeed, Sam has been a huge help to me this summer. He’s taught me how to get my music on Spotify, Apple, YouTube Music and other major streaming platforms. Invaluable. Every few weeks we’re adding more selections…
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Indiana Nights 3: June 17, Angola
“Music, art, and performance are not spectator sports,” I said from the stage as the emcee of the 3rd “Angola’s Got Talent, “They are all things we can take part in.” That’s how I was quoted in the Herald Republican, our hometown newspaper. Angola is a town of 8,500 in a county of 30K residents.…
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Indiana Nights 2: June 9, Valpo
If your furnace goes on the fritz in November, in Northern Indiana, it’s a big deal. And it’s fun to think how six months ago, in chilly weather, one furnace repair lead to a night of rock ‘n’ roll in pleasant June. A homecoming, of sorts. A little explanation is in order I used to…
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Indiana Nights
On Friday June 2, I joined up with members of my “Faculty” Brannon Hancock and John Drury to play a set of Tom Adamson tunes at Sender Cafe in the heart of Downtown Marion, Indiana. Elizabeth was with me. As were my 2 sons Zeke (who took the photos) and Sam (who drummed on two…
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Star Day
“I think people should all go outside tonight and look at the stars, its the perfect weather for it…this could be a holiday, star-day.” Thus spoke a violin student of mine one June 1st a number of years ago. At the time, Lauren, was 10 years old, bright eyed, full of humor, and very talented…
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1999
Another look at my music making past. ’99 was another huge year. A year of firsts and beginnings. Elizabeth and I got married. M.Cotu finished a studio LP, “World of Green.” The year started with my first out of state, professionally promoted, multi-band concert experience. Cassopolis, Michigan is a small town, but it was a…
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1998
Here’s this week’s installment of historic Tom pics. 1998 bridged the end of sophmore year of college and the start of my junior. I had my 20th birthday. In April, I asked Elizabeth to marry me, she said yes. Daniel and I were roommates, but M.Cotu was more of an idea than a reality. He…
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1997
Here is the next installment of historic Tom pictures. A very important year in my growth and establishment of my musical “tribe.” As promised, here is the earliest photo of my first band, M.Cotu, with Daniel Lambert on the left playing Bass and Tin Whistle. January 1997. Another Student Center Talent Show. As you can…
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1996
On Mondays, for the next 27 (!) weeks, my goal is to post a few pictures of my music making as a “singer/songwriter.” One post per year. With light commentary. 1987was the year I started playing Viola in the South Bend Hay Elem. school Orchestra. But even before that, I made up songs as a…
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Podcast Season Two Starts
I have some great friends, in season one of my podcast, you met some of them as they talked with about songs I had written. Now I’m happy to announce we are rolling out season two. This time around the tables are turned. My friends are the song writers. And I’m asking them questions about…
The Music of Tom Adamson 