It is April 12th, about four days till our set at The Big Easy. I don't think I've ever been so pleased to be performing as I am with Eric and Andrew. The love and care they bring to this music is a joy for me to hear and be a part of.
And playing at The Big Easy! Really cool venue. They have been so supportive to the musicians in the area; like the songwriters open mic one Monday night a month; an event I attend whenever possible, hosted by Kevin Hutchinson. And this show we are in Thursday; a songwriters showcase arranged by Drew Pearce of The Secret Song Club.
There are probably nearly as many reasons for writing songs as there are songwriters. The reason I do it is to raise hell. I believe there is a critical need for people to get their heads screwed on straight. I, of course, am in need of the same operation. People are a work in progress.
Foundational to this way of looking at things is the idea that there is such a thing as the honest-to God, hope-to-die truth. What follows quite naturally is the idea that this truth is something we aspire to. Kind of the opposite of all this fashion stuff. And I'm talking here about fashions of thought and opinion as well as those of appearance.
I'm not going to get too side-tracked from my main focus for this post: The Songwriters Showcase. Barbed Wire Valentine will play following Kyra Gordon and Parson Jones. The show is Thursday, April 16th from 7 till 10. There is no cover charge. The Big Easy is at 128 American Alley in Petaluma.
I want to invite everyone to this show, but I would especially like to invite those who write about music. As performers of our own compositions, we are of course interested in expanding our audience. As music writers, you are obviously interested in what is new and different…maybe even extraordinary. I encourage you to check us out.
My son tells me that I need to include a link on these posts to a signup for my mailing list so people can get these posts in their email if they'd like. Since i'm a little backward in this area, that will have to wait till my next post in May. In the event that someone would like to be included on my mailing list, you can do that by emailing me, richard@richardstrick.com and I will be happy to put you on the list.
Thanks for reading,
Richard