As you may or may not have noticed, the past few weeks since the Christmas tour have been Sabbatical, Part 2. It’s been good to get away from business stuff for a little while. A much-needed break, for sure.
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Right now I’m at Alison’s parents’ place in North Carolina. We’ve been here for […]

In about an hour we’ll step on stage for the last show of this tour. Nineteen shows in twenty days. It’s been really great but everybody’s feeling ready to get back home.
A little over an hour ago we convinced Ben Shive to give us a concert. In this empty 2000 seat room, […]

6 PM and we’re still on the bus on the way to Tampa for our 7 PM show. Somewhere in Georgia last night one of the wheels on our trailer fell off, so we had to take a number of hours getting it fixed. Tonight will be interesting.
Last night’s show at the Ryman […]

The tour is playing the historic Ryman Auditorium tomorrow night. It’s always an amazing show at one of the premier music venues in the country. A number of people have told me they’re coming in from out of town to see the show so I thought I’d take a few minutes and give […]

Andy Gullahorn played this song a couple nights ago and I literally shed tears, not eyes a little wet tears, but the real down-the-cheek variety. You guys need to hear this…

This tune is on his new record, as is a little ditty about a little amputee you may be familiar with. You should […]

Yesterday was 7 years of Alison and I dating and today is 5 years of me playing with Caedmon’s Call. Craziness.
They say time flies, and sometimes it does, but right now I feel like five and seven years seems about right. I have a hard time remembering life without Alison, and I don’t […]

I’m writing to you today from a hotel room in New Milford, CT. It’s very snowy here, not quite like Gilmore Girls, but close. Too many of the guys on this tour like that show, but I digress.
We played the second of two Indiana shows last night. My parents came out and […]

We had a good time celebrating Sadie Tuesday. Some pizza, some cupcakes, a few balloons and a new toy car that might be the greatest thing Sadie has ever seen in her life’s existence.

Ella and Alison came on the bus for our show in Huntsville, AL yesterday. Ella had so much fun on […]

Last night’s show in Austin might have been the best yet. The audience was great and I felt the performances were particularly inspired. Maybe it’s because we were looking forward to getting home today for our one day off in the midst of the tour.
Jeff Miller, our bass player in Caedmon’s, lives in […]

Andy P’s boys are on the bus with us tonight and I’m writing in the midst of a pillow fight barrage. Good times.
Had a fun show last night in Dallas, saw a lot of new and old friends. Taco Cabana afterwards was a welcome late-night snack. CLICK HERE for Chris’ pictures of […]