Happy
September! 25 years ago this month my album Blanket was released, a collection
of songs about family in one way or another (and yes, that's me on the cover
with my mom and sister Amy). I'm happy to say it holds up pretty well, with some
great guest performances by vocalists
Amy Malkoff, Jennifer Truesdale and Michael Holland, and musicians David
Hamburger (Dobro), Billy Novick (penny whistle), Mark Simos (fiddle). Brice
Buchanan (guitar), Seth Connelly (bass), Dennis Pearne (bass), Laura Wood
(percussion) and Michael Cahill (drums). Songs range from the all-too-topical
("Kid Who Looks Like Me," about unexpected pregnancy; "I Can't
Remember Life Before I Got Here," about incarceration; "The Sweetest Poison"
about addiction), to arcane history ("Three If by Air," about a
Boston inventor who hang glided off Old North Church - in 1754) to family
legends ("German Violin") and rock'n'roll dreams ("Everything
Makes Me Cry These Days Except the Rolling Stones"). A remastered digital
album is on its way to folk radio, and you can find it on Apple and Amazon Music
(and still find the physical CD on my website). Hope you enjoy it!
