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(1/12/11)
New site coming soon in 2011...
Thanks again for patience. I know this page is woefully out of date, though it
served well 10 years ago! A new fully functional site is in the works and will
be live by late spring. Finishing up PhD exams in March and will devote
attention to completing Wild Peace CD after that. Still looking at late summer
2011 release. Be sure to
add my Facebook artist page to your "likes"... and scan
YouTube for a
listen to raw kitchen-demo versions of many of the songs slated
for this CD.
(8/30/10)
Basic tracks for Wild Peace CD
completed...
Just returned from NYC where I did basic tracks for the CD with drummer
John
Mettam , who you may remember from the
True/2True CD . We recorded at
Brooklyn Recording , an amazing place known for recording such artists as The Strokes,
Rufus Wainwright, Norah Jones, and many more. I expect to be working on it
through the winter, perhaps mixing in Spring. Late summer release?
(1/2/10)
Teaching/studying at Indiana University...
I'm grateful to all who are still interested in my music for hanging in there.
I have been working on my master's and PhD in mass communication from Indiana
University, and I've also been teaching undergraduate journalism courses there
since 2004. This year I will begin work on Wild Peace, the batch of songs that
has come gradually since I finished "Buskers" last year. I am working on getting
that published. Will post news on that as it comes.
(7/10/03)
Jeff hard at work on "Buskers"...
"This summer features more of the same: three more research trips to Boston
and some much-needed family time after a long academic year. Otherwise I'll be
cloistered writing in my office at the IU
School of Journalism. I am so sorry to have set aside the touring and recording
for this extended period. It really is an either/or proposition. I promise a new
CD will follow the book, which should be edited by year's end. Thanks for your
patience. I welcome your calls and e-mails."
Click
Here for the Midnight Special site.
(7/10/03)
Jeff featured on nationally
syndicated radio!
The Midnight Special, one of the nation's best-known syndicated radio
programs, has recently given play (on several occasions) to Jeff's Lights
Out CD. TMS has been on the air for nearly 50 years, and now goes
out to well over 100 NPR stations in the US, and more stations
in Canada. Check their website for your local station and
times. Click
Here for the Midnight Special site.
(5/1/03)
Jeff receives grant for book
research!
Indiana University's Honors College has awarded Jeff one of five
Creative Activities grants for 2003 in order to complete the research
for his book "Buskers".
This summer Jeff will be making four extended
trips to Boston in order to conduct interviews with the street performers that
work in Harvard Square. The book will be a nonfiction collection of
profiles tied together with the narrative thread of a full season of
performing.
"It's not so much about street performers ultimately," says Jeff. "It's
about the organic expression that happens out in that arena. And it's
about all of us in our efforts to find our potential in the face of our
mortality. Or something like that. It's dense territory, but I'm
rescued by the fact that the performers are so wonderfully
entertaining."
(4/1/03)
Jeff named one of 15 Chancellor's
Scholars!
As if life needed help getting stranger, Jeff has just been named one
of the top 15 scholars at Indiana University by Chancellor Sharon
Brehm. Besides the honor itself, there is a financial component. When
asked about it, Jeff said, "As a rule, financial components do not
suck. But this is a great academic tradition, and it's truly just an
honor to be added to the list of people who have received it before."
Jeff has been pursuing a journalism degree at IU since the fall of 2000
(thus the light touring schedule),
and is on schedule to graduate in May of '04.
Click
Here for the full story.
(2/1/03)
Folk From the Heartland Moves to
Primetime!
Beginning Sunday, February 2nd, Folk From the Heartland will air on
Sunday evenings from 7-9pm. You can pick up the feed on the internet
from the radio show page here or go to www.shoutcast.com and locate
WIUS radio. Thanks for your support in the first year!
(1/30/02)
Jeff to host weekly radio show!
Beginning Saturday, February 2nd, Jeff will be hosting the weekly
program "Folk From The Heartland" on WIUS radio at Indiana University. The
show will air each saturday from 12 noon until 2:00 pm, and can be heard
streaming over the web at www.purestudentradio.com as well as in
Bloomington on AM 1570. Link to the show from the main page!
(10/7/01)
Lights Out is here! The new CD features 12
all new songs and two of Jeff's favorite covers of other writers, John Gorka's
Love Is Our Cross To Bear and The Beatles' Across The Universe.
Jeff has described the CD as "of, and about, stories and storytellers.
Once again joining Jeff in the studio were the members of the Carrie Newcomer Band;
Jamey Reid on drums, Keith Skooglund on electric guitar, Dan Dolan on bass. Also on the record
are Jack Helsley on bass and two renowned local instrumentalists: Grey Larsen on celtic flute, and
Gordon Lowry on fiddle. The CD was recorded at Airtime Studios in Bloomington, and was engineered by Dave Weber.
The mastering was done by Jonathan Wyner at M-Works in Boston.
Click Here to listen to soundclips from the new CD.
(10/29/01)
Jeff returns to NYC's Postcrypt Coffeehouse.
This past Saturday, 10/27, Jeff returned to the Postcrypt Coffeehouse to perform.
Click Here to read a review.
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