When I lived in Nashville, my friends and I frequented many of the same open mics and house concerts. Each of us had a song that we often sang, and over time…
Tucked high up in Appalachia, a stone’s throw from the Blue Ridge Parkway, sits Sparta, North Carolina. Sparta was our home for two weeks of the Art We There Yet journey, and…
“A person’s a person, no matter how small.”-Dr. Seuss Early March found us at the border between the US and Mexico. We knew that it was a stretch to go so far…
The mural project for Good Neighbor Settlement House was special for many reasons. It’s close to home. Good Neighbor Settlement House (GNSH) is a nonprofit, multi-service agency dedicated to assisting the needy…
We crossed paths with Ethan in Sparta, North Carolina. He participated in my songwriting workshop with Alleghany JAM. We also often heard him playing his guitar outside the JAM House during our…
“All In” was a song of healing for me. I wrote it over the course of two years after my break-up with my college sweetheart. The song is about a letter I…
For a musician, recording a song from the heart is a vulnerable thing. It is like turning a diary page into sound waves, and then sending it into the world. This world…
What should a mural for school focus on? Well, for José and I….we know our favorite answer to that question. The mural at New Market School pulls together just about everything we…
Every piece of mural art is a unique addition to its community, speaking its own narrative and bringing its own streak of character to its setting. In short, mural art is a…
The school mural at Alleghany JAM House weaves together three elements. The region’s landscape, traditional music, and community. Painting the school mural at Alleghany JAM was truly a community effort. Watching the…