A song about making choices. Life moves in small steps By the choices we all make. We decide by will and pride The path we'd like to take. And the places we end up And the people we will know We'll see, you and me By where we choose…

This is an answer to the question posed to me by Bethan Mathis. This is how I've been feeling this week. I'm okay. I've just come to the realization about the rhythm of life. ER

My lady asked me a question. That's all it took.

This is a song about losing a friend. It was written after I attended her funeral. I am the type of artist given to bouts of self-examination, and this song is a result of one of those bouts. ER

Another more serious track. This is an ode to all the excuses I've ever made. ER

Here's another one with the honkey tonk style of piano. I wrote this song some time ago using my usual mix of guitars, then decided to see what it might sound like using the piano. The new instrument gave the song an entirely different sound…

Time for a little humor. I had my wisdom teeth pulled last year, and the pain was debilitating. When I got the right pain meds, I felt so much better that I wrote this song. Colin added his considerable vocal talents and his harmonica and brought…

This song was conceived as a kind of prayer thanking the Almighty for having the wisdom of having me meet and marry such a wonderful woman. Colin Garvey added terrific vocals to take the song to an entirely higher level. Thank you, Colin, and…

Something a little more serious this time. With everything that's going on in the world today, I sometimes need to know that someone is there for me. ER

Sam did a great job on this song. Both the lead and backing vocals are hers. The song could use a little editing, but I thought you'd all like to hear it anyway. Enjoy. ER

For this one I went for a more honkey-tonk feel. I put away the electric guitars and let the old piano have the center of the stage. ER

Keith Landry used his considerable vocal talents on this song, and he made a decent song sound great. I added one or two harmonies, but the lead vocals are his. I think he did a great job. What do you think? ER

This was written during a time when I was away from home a great deal. My better half called me, and the gist of the conversation became the lyrics of this song. ER

Guess where I dreamed up something like this? When the choir members started walking up the aisle in a cadence of the Monastic Walk (3 steps forward followed by one step back, followed by a brief pause), the backbeat appeared in my mind. I worked…

Another of my instrumental meanderings. I thought of all the people stranded by snow, and decided that they all might need a little cheering up while they waited for their plane/train/boat/road to clear. So, to all the holiday travelers out…

This is just a flight of fancy. I put together some sounds that made my feet tap and my butt bounce in the chair, gave it a title, and let it fly. ER

Another piece for which I could never find the right words. Think of this as the jazz song I could never quite complete. ER

The title of this song refers to the first notes after the choir introduction. This is another of my instrumentals that never found a set of lyrics. Enjoy. ER

This little toe tapper is simply a baseline of guitar, bass, and drums, with horns and guitar providing the solos. It was also a song I just couldn't find the right lyrics for. Oh well. Enjoy. ER

A slice of life kind of song about just getting by.