Playing at Mary Anna’s Batmitsfah.  The daughter of my dear friends Hunter and Lynette Mcfarlin.

My September schedule has been full of writing appointments with Artists I hope you will be hearing from early in the new year.

In late August, I had the honor and the privilege of sharing the stage with Rudy Giuliani, Steve Forbes, Colin Powell and Zig Ziglar.  I sang an early draft of “Change the World”, written by my buddy Tommy Sims (Thanks Tom).

It was an amazing experience, and every speaker (whether I shared political views with them or not), was passing out pearls for anyone who had ears to hear!  It was beautiful to get to see Zig in the twilight of his career…AMAZING!!

You should utter words as though heaven were opened within them and as though you did not put the word into your mouth, but as though you had entered into the word.

-Martin Buber

Photo by
Gawain Reifsnyder

I just want to say thanks to Aaron Benward and all the guys (and band) who so graciously let me sit in with them tonight at the Listening Room.

KUDOS TO YOU ALL…Dig your tunes, your singin’ and your playin’!  We made some new friends and veryone was so responsive, great crowd, thanks to all of you too!!  Tonight is a prime example of what makes Nashville so special…people doing what they love and sharing it with others!

What an absolutely freakin’Unbelievable night!  Tom you never cease to amaze me…and thanks for making room for me.

I’m so blessed to have friends who make some of my favorite music!  Girls you sang your hearts out!  Amazing artists and players…Timbo, you the man!!

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Hi all!

Well, what my wife has been pushing me to do… is finally happening! Starting today, I am posting some fresh tunes hot out of the oven. Some will come at you in the rawest form – just guitar/vocal… if it feels like it captures the essence. Sometimes, I create a demo as I’m in the writing process and it turns out to be a funky little surprise, so we’re going to pass that along too. If you all are digging on the aforementioned, we’ll do our best to take those tunes into the studio and cut a side! Also, I’ve been blessed to take the boys into a high dollar recording studio, so you’ll be getting those as well. Whether it’s an idea that hit me last night, a live jam or a new record, I’m passing it on.

I’ll add a little history of the song’s birth to the posting so you know what inspired me to write the tune, etc… and … leave the rest to you guys. If it makes you fly, let me know. If it is a sleeper, let me know (um… be kind though) and if it creates a story or memory or a place of comfort or joy… let me know.

I love being a writer… I love it even more than being an artist or a producer because it all starts with the song… but the songs are not just for me. God has given me this gift to share it with you. So, as one man (with 3 kids and a wife!), no more trying to pull so much together to get these songs out the door, and I am gonna let you hear them the way my wife gets to hear them day in and out…raw and unpolished… the way she swears you’ll like em to. So, enjoy. And if you like them, download them. Share my link with ten, twenty, one hundred friends and let them download as well. Let’s make the music as viral as the potential exists within each song’s seed. And who knows… we just may change someone’s world with a song!

My first offering is ‘Joy and Comfort’ Vol. 1, featuring the ‘Dizzy Planets Demo’ (MK’s FAV) and ‘Alright’. Hope you enjoy!!

P&L,

-Anthony