As a one-time choir dork (and current “Gleek”), singing is a pretty major part of my life. Imagine my joy, then, when little L started “singing” along to Hawaiian music while we were playing in her room this morning.
Granted, she wasn’t singing with words—the girl’s vocabulary is limited at this point and she can’t actually [...]

I’m not ashamed to admit that I still purchase compact discs when I buy new music. I’m also not embarrassed to reveal that I’ve got my favorite 300 organized alphabetically by artist on a metal shelf here in my office. The group includes Martin Sexton, Lucinda Williams, Josh Ritter and Emmylou Harris. There’s some Richard [...]

There is no question I would be a terrible contestant on that (inane) Wayne Brady game show, “Don’t Forget the Lyrics!”
It’s not that I can’t sing—I actually have a pretty decent singing voice.
My fatal flaw? Since my days in high school choir, I’ve become terrible with lyrics. I mean, terrible. Like, I would make some [...]