The title track from my new album, A Moment. Available on Mesquite Street Records, Arlington, TX. It’s a song about my dad.

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Recorded and mixed by Tanner Landry at Fort Worth Sound Studio B, Fort Worth, TX
Mastered by Chris Raspante, Arlington, TX

Drums: Rich Stitzel
Bass: Aden Bubeck
Keys: Jay Brown
Guitar: Kevin Grove
Vocals: Elizabeth Wills

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Lyrics
Sound of something woke me this morning, just before the dawn
Poured myself a cup of coffee and put my old blue jeans on
Sounded like an old bluegrass band, Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
And there sat my old guitar, a 1960’s Gibson Dove.

In this room we always played, I’d love to live days again
On and on every Saturday night, seemed like it would never end

How’d we get from there to here, how did we stay alive?
Keeping all our love around or keeping it inside?
How’d we find the words to say, how did we ever know
That a moment could last forever or it could just up and go.

April it came without warning in the spring of ‘69
Blue-eyed boy, a bundle of joy gonna carry the family line
Won’t be headed off to war, the college plans fell through
Six days on an assembly line seemed like the honest thing to do.

How’d we get from there to here, how did we stay alive?
Keeping all our love around or keeping it inside?
How’d we find the words to say, how did we ever know
That a moment could last forever or it could just up and go.

How about the time I met your mom, took her months for her to go
Still the same all our love remains, it’s her you favor most
Been 40 years since my daddy died, seems like he still ain’t gone
Smell a pipe and a Zippo lighter it’s like he’s right here at home

Mama said he’s the only one, somehow she always knew
Heart of gold and an immeasurable soul still had to leave him a time or two.

Now these hands that paved my way have betrayed me over time
Parkinson’s the name they gave it, can’t even hold a fishing line
Think I’ll head down to the café diner find a jukebox and play a tune
Love to hear the sound of Flatt and Scruggs playing “Good Ol’ Mountain Dew”

How’d we get from there to here, how did we stay alive?
Keeping all our love around or keeping it inside?
How’d we find the words to say, how did we ever know
That a moment could last forever or it could just up and go.

Clocks by Coldplay from their 2002 Grammy Award winning album, A Rush Of Blood To The Head. It’s always been a favorite of mine! I also love the Rhythms Del Mundo (Salsa Version).

Todd Franks: drums
Mike Brown: bass
Justin Pate: keys
Brad Thompson: vocals, guitar

Guitar: 1991 Takamine EN10
Microphone: Lewitt LCT 440 PURE
Video editing: Adobe Premiere Pro
Audio: Apple Logic Pro X

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I’ll be returning to my favorite local wine bar the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The shows there are always a great time. I don’t believe they take reservations, it’s first come first serve if you want to grab a table.

WineHaus
1628 Park Place Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76110
817-887-9101
7:00pm / no cover

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Our cover of Brett Dennen‘s 2003 song Blessed. Super-fun tune, and really catchy! Our dear friend Rich Stitzel recorded his drum part from his home studio in Chicago, IL. Such a fun collaboration!

Drums: Rich Stitzel
Bass: Mike Brown
Electric Guitar: Kevin Grove
Keys: Justin Pate
Soprano Sax: David Rosario

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My band and me covering a wonderful ‪Iris DeMent song from her ’92 album Infamous Angel. I first heard of this song when ‪Natalie Merchant‬ and 10,000 Maniacs covered it on MTV Unplugged and released it on their 2004 album “Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure and Unknown Recordings of 10,000 Maniacs” with ‪David Byrne joining on vocals. It was also the main title theme to The Leftovers Season 2 and series finale!

Guitar: 1991 ‪Takamine‬ EN10
Microphone: ‪Zoom‬ H6
Video editing: ‪Adobe‬ Premiere Pro
Audio: ‪Apple Logic Pro X

Drums: Jon Mosig
Upright bass: Lee Allen
Mandolin: Kevin Grove
Melodica: Justin Pate
Vocals: Lydia Smith-Osborne
Video: Xavier Muñoz

Recorded live at the Dorathea Leonhardt Lecture Hall at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden

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A deep cut from Pink Floyd’s 1971 album Meddle. I shot all my footage at 2X speed then slowed it back down to give the effect of slo-mo while still singing and playing in time – what a cool trick! I also tuned my guitars to an open G chord. Apparently that’s what Roger Waters did after Syd Barrett showed him. Sounds pretty good!

Big thanks to C Todd Kirk for recommending this song to us!

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Tuesday, October 15 I’ll be playing a special event for my dear friends who run the non-profit A Memory Grows.

Wave of Light Public Candlelight Ceremony in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day

October 15, 2024, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
6:30-8:00 PM
Trinity Park, Fort Worth, Texas
Pavilion #1 (Near West 7th Street)

Contact: Dakota Greenfield-Dunn Dakota@amemorygrows.org

A Memory Grows is pleased to announce that the Wave of Light will be held in-person again this year at the beautiful Pavilion #1 in Trinity Park located in Fort Worth, Texas on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. We are thrilled to partner with Team Mercy, Holy Sews and M.E.N.D. to offer this night of community and support. *M.E.N.D. will also be hosting a Wave of Light Ceremony at The Garden of Hope in Irving, Texas. More information will be posted about that site at a later time at www.mend.org.*

Please bring your own candle that is enclosed in glass to place on the stage as we speak our children’s names and allow their light to shine. You can bring one candle per family or multiple candles, whatever you choose. Each family is also welcome to bring a Token of Remembrance to sit next to the candle. This can be a photo, a stuffed animal, a blanket, etc.

This special event is open to all ages and all parents, siblings, family members and friends. Please bring your own lawn chairs or a blanket to sit comfortably on the lawn.
This event is free to attend but we ask that you register below so we can plan accordingly!

The International Wave of Light

The International Wave of Light is an annual event that takes place on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, October 15. Candles are lit around the world in all time zones at 7:00pm and they remain lit for exactly 1 hour. As the candles are extinguished at 8:00pm the next time zone is lighting their candles and the wave of light continues as a symbol of the light and love of our children filling the world. Parents, family and friends are encouraged to light candles in memory of their children. One of the most meaningful gifts that a loss parent can receive is knowing that their child is being remembered. This simple gesture touches their heart and assures them that they are not alone.

About the Event

Team Mercy, A Memory Grows, MEND and Holy Sews are coming together to present the Wave of Light in Dallas Fort Worth as a community event to celebrate and remember our babies. Two locations will be hosting the Wave of Light to allow as many participants as possible to gather with a community that understands the journey of grief that surrounds the death of a child. The Wave of light is a free event and open to the entire community.
**Everyone who is attending should plan to bring a candle enclosed in glass to be lit during the ceremony. This can be a prefilled votive or a glass jar such as an old spaghetti sauce or jelly jar with a candle placed inside. You are welcome to decorate your candles before arriving so that each child will be represented in a beautiful and unique way. If you forget your candle, we will have a few extras.

Please begin arriving at 6:30 p.m. for fellowship, visit the partner booths, and to setup your lawn chairs/blanket. We will begin the ceremony at approximately 6:50 p.m. and begin lighting candles at 7:00 p.m. The ceremony will include an introduction of the event, a book reading and stories from parents who have experienced loss due to miscarriage, stillbirth or infant loss. Wave of Light will be held rain or shine.

DFW Sponsors

DFW is home to several unique organizations that exist to offer presence, comfort, hope and companionship on the journey of grief to parents and families who are grieving the death of their child. Please click the links below for more information on each of these organizations.
Team Mercy – www.teammercy.org
A Memory Grows – www.amemorygrows.org
MEND – www.mend.org
Holy Sews – www.holysews.org

This will be my second year to be the featured artist for The 17th Annual Opening Doors Dinner & Auction benefitting the people and programs of My Health My Resources of Tarrant County. This is genuinely a great cause and they do such wonderful work for many, many people in our community.

They have a choir too, and they’ll joining me for two songs. It all happens on the beautiful patio at Joe T Garcia’s on the North Side. Tickets available here.

My band and I cover this important song, Ring the Bells by Johnny Swim and Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors!

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Come see us at Grapefest this weekend in Grapevine, TX! Thursday Sept 12 I’ll be solo at the Champagne Terrace Stage, then Friday, Sept 13 I’ll have the band with me on the Gazebo Stage.

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Thursday, Sept 12 – Solo (6:00pm)
Champagne Terrace
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Friday, Sept 13 – Band (7:30pm)
Gazebo
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