Musical Influences

I just thought I would take a second to talk about influences...when I was a child my parents listened to a lot of Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, John Prine and the like. I feel fortunate that they did! Through high school I listened to mainstream music, ate what I was fed, with an occasional side of Melissa Etheridge or Pat Benatar. In my twenties I found Billie Holiday and Nina Simone and I was enthralled. Now a days my palate varies widely from one day to the next. Sometimes it is the comfort music of my childhood, sometimes I drive fast (not over the speed limit of course) with the windows down blasting Seattle grunge, other times I immerse myself in world music, specifically Mali Blues, where you can hear the influences of so many. When I can I catch live shows of my favorite artists, such as Tinariwen at the Triple Door. Here is a photograph I snuck that night... Awesome, awesome show.