Venom. Now there is a word that goes deep into our psyche. How many of us, may I ask, has ever been bitten by a venomous snake? Or how about a truly venomous spider? Very few, I would guess.But we are all afraid of venom. Deathly afraid of it.… more »

We just released our first album, GREENWOOD GONE, and it's now available for digital download at our first store, DigStation. Physical CD's will be available next week for purchase at CDBaby.com, and twenty other online stores will soon have it for sale… more »

Ah yes---you are expecting me to announce that I am self-publishing my book. Not so. Epic Tales Press is being setup to publish the CDs for our Celtic band, Wren Song. And ... if my daughter, Adele, so decides, her novels. Now it is possibl… more »

Not only is our family band working on recording our first CD, but we also have a new website, updated info, and a new banner. Check it out at: http://www.WrenSong.org more »

I want to make known to all my Missouri and Illinois blog readers a festival that celebrates the reformation. It is Providence Church's Reformation Day Faire, held the weekend of October 23rd and 24th near Peoria, Illinois.The festival this year cele… more »

My children's Celtic band, Wren Song, will be performing this month at the St. Louis Festival of Nations. Admission is free! So anyone in the area, come down, meet us, and hear some excellent music. We'll be at the Folk Grove stage at 10:00am on… more »

Here's an update on my mandolin learning progress. As a few of you will remember I began mandolin last June after I bought a Washburn M1SDL Mandolin. Well, I definitely have made some progress, both in playing chords as well picking, but I'm not go… more »

I was reading the blog of Edward Waters, someone I consider a friend, and I was struck by how much his thoughts and mine are blown by the same wind: Both of us make Advent a cornerstone of our Christmas worship We both agree on the ability of God to… more »

I wanted to point everyone who chances by here to check out the blog and music of someone I consider a friend, Edward Waters: Rambles Of One Windborne - Bard Of The Grey Wind He considers himself a Christian Bard, and he just wrote a post about hea… more »

We have finally setup a website for my kids' band! The band's name is Wren Song, and you can check it out by clicking here! more »