Not Just Fiddlin’ Around
I believe music is about more than sound. Music is also about people, places, stories, and history–and knowing this context can make even sounds “themselves” infinitely more powerful. Therefore, instead of merely posting songs, I wanted to share the contexts that inspire and inform them.
Gray State, Blue City
Defending Local Control Against Confederate “Historical Preservation”
What’s Taking So Long?
Why Tennessee’s Confederate Monuments Aren’t Coming Down
“You’re Racist” Podcast
A Braver Angels Conversation about striving for unity AND racial justice in Biden’s America
Forbes Article
Braver Angels Songwriting Contest Seeks To Reunite America
Change is Gonna Come
A conversation about selected entries from the BA songwriting contest
Braver Angels Podcast
Launching “National Songwriting Contest” as Braver Angels’ new “Director of Cultural Engagement”
Day #5: Music to Fix Politics
Bridging divides with bluegrass music.
The Elephant in the Park: Nashville’s Least-Talked-About Monument
Dealing with Nashville’s hidden Confederate history
Battle Hymn for Healthcare
The story of how the ACA saved my life, and a song asking Americans to save it.
Mothers’ Day Proclamation
History taught me to appreciate my mom and buy her a better gift!
Dead Objects
They used to be superstars, but now they’re prisoners of silent cases: The lives of museum instruments.
Lorena’s Ghost
Lost loves and lost soldiers: the story of a Civil War song we can’t forget.