WHERE HAVE I BEEN?!?!

Well, things have been a little hectic this summer and I'm very sorry for the delay in posting. I hope to have a lot more regular posts in the coming weeks.
SONAS and THE HATCHETMEN
My buddy Ben Holmes and I have started a little Ukulele duo called  The Hatchetmen and we were fortunate to get to play a couple gigs with our friend Erin Flanagan and her group called Sonas. They play traditional and contemporary Irish music and occassionally add in a cover jsut because they love it. They were nice enough to include Ben and I along with our pal and Metropolis Music proprietor, Mark Dalzell, in a night of music at The Attic Ensemble in Jersey City. I was a great night of music and The Hatchetmen (featuring Mark Dalzell on baritone Ukulele) got to do two songs on our own. I wanted to play a song that I'd written called "Moonman", and we'd decided to also play Johnny Cash's "Understand Your Man".
The whole evening was a blast and I hope to play with them again soon. Sonas is an amazing musical group and it was an honor to join them. Last Sunday we got to accompany them on City Island at the charming Starving Artist Cafe. It's a great place to enjoy music and the owner Elliot Glick (a fantastic songwriter/performer in his own right) is the ultimate host. He truly appreciates musicians as fellow artists. And he cooks a mean pasta dish.

We also jsut wrapped up my friend Kelly Nichol's amazing new musical "Ten Reason's I Won't Go Home With You" for the Midtown International Theatre Festival. It was well received and we hope that it has another life in the near future in another venue.

On another note, My wife Bridget and I are about to celebrate our 7 year anniversary!!! I LOVE YOU BRIDGET!!!