New Terry Kitchen Short Story Collection - Coping Mechanisms !

     Every once and a while, I hear a voice that doesn't really fit into the verses and chorus of a song, but I listen anyway and jot down what I hear. Here are ten stories, each about a character trying to navigate life's curves and pitfalls as best they can (as are we all). The stories are all relatively short, more snapshots than fully developed three-act movies, so I've collected them into an ebook, Coping Mechanisms, that's available (cheap!) from Amazon. Hope you enjoy them, and if so, bonus points if you get to post a short review. Stay safe and happy reading!
https://www.amazon.com/Coping-Mechanisms-Stories-Terry-Kitchen-ebook/dp/B087QVFP6T/ref=sr_1_1?crid=38FC6NKGODFKH&dchild=1&keywords=terry+kitchen+coping+mechanisms&qid=1588961399&sprefix=terry+kitchen+coping%2Caps%2C247&sr=8-1

Next Time We Meet debuts at #5 on national Folk-DJ chart!

     I hope that you and yours are safe and healthy in this complex time. On the good news front, I'm happy to say that my new CD Next Time We Meet is #5 on the new Folk-DJ chart, which tracks airplay on folk stations across the US, Canada, and beyond. "Party on the Roof" from the CD is tied for #4 on the song chart, and my take on the Beatles' "Norwegian Wood" is #11. I'm also tied at #5 on the artist chart with the late great songwriter David Olney, which is an honor in itself. Thanks to all the great singers and musicians who contributed to the CD, and to all the DJs and programmers who are playing it. You can find out more about the album at terrykitchen.com. Stay safe and happy listening! 

Next Time We Meet - new CD!

Back when I was in 10th grade in Findlay, Ohio, I met an aspiring singer named Bill Kuhlman (in blue above). I was an aspiring guitarist so we decided to form a band. We ended up moving to Boston together in a van full of dreams and guitars. We had a lot of fun but never quite made it big, and stayed friends (in some ways better friends) long after the band broke up. A few years ago Bill found out he had cancer and decided to make the most of his time here, however long it might be. He spent time with friends and family, got to see his daughter start college, and we even fit in one more Loose Ties show, at a Findlay High School reunion. Bill spent his last few weeks in hospice care, with a parade of loved ones around him sharing stories - we actually got told, repeatedly, to keep it down since we were laughing so much.

I've spent the year since his passing thinking about Bill, and people he affected, and the world in general, and the result is my new album Next Time We Meet. I had some talented people help me - vocalists Mara Levine, Amy Malkoff, Deede Bergeron and Rebecca Lynch; instrumentalists Bob Harris (mandolin), Jackie Damsky (violin), Roger Williams (Dobro) and my Loose Ties bandmates Brice Buchanan and Chris Peeler. (I even play Bill's bass guitar  on the title track.) In addition to my own songs, there's a cover of "Norwegian Wood" since we spent many happy hours in Bill's basement listening to the Fab 4 and trying to figure out what made them so good.

If there's a lesson in all this, in the album and the experiences that made it, it would be "no regrets" - that we never know what's coming, so we better live, and love, each day as it's here.

Next time we meet...