The Spirit of ’76 I created this video in November of 2008 out of footage I shot in New York (Astoria and Manhattan), though I also included a few brief public domain clips. This song is found on my album Short Flight to a Distant Star, and aspects of it were not only inspired by […]

The Kiss (Judee Sill cover) This is a video I put together for my cover of Judee Sill’s haunting song, “The Kiss”, as recorded on my Short Flight to a Distant Star album. Sill was a truly unique American singer-songwriter in the early 1970’s; her sometimes baroque-inspired music drew heavily on religious themes of devotion. For my […]

I’m Carrying (Paul McCartney & Wings cover) This tune, from Wings’ London Town album, has been dismissed by some as just another of McCartney’s silly love songs, but I’ve always found its chromatic chord progression and ambiguous lyrics to be somewhat dark and mysterious. This performance was recorded live using my 12-string acoustic/electric guitar through […]

Quicksand (David Bowie cover) Hunky Dory has probably been my favorite David Bowie album for the longest time, and it contains a few of my favorite Bowie songs. But I was particularly inspired after hearing his early demo recording for the album’s song “Quicksand”, as a bonus track. Singing in a higher key, and accompanied […]