Other Projects and Productions
For the past 12 years I've devoted the closing months of each year to these projects:
- A Winter's Tune - a benefit concert that features local and regional Michigan songwriters in a showcase of "NEW and Traditional Songs for the Winter Holiday Season".
- Lambs Retreat for Songwriters is a great gift to songwriters of all abilities. John D. Lamb started it 14 years ago as a retreat for a circle of friends to set aside time to write. It's grown to two different weekends in November at the lovely Birchwood Inn near Harbor Springs, MI. You come in Friday and get assignment, and you go home Sunday with a new song. While there are great connections made at Lamb's, it's not really a business conference, instead it's truly an artistic retreat. Add in great food, surprising songs played late into the night, in beautiful place to just hang out.
- An avid "recordist" since I got my first Wollensak cassette, I began a role several years ago as "audio documentarian" at Lamb's Retreat. Since then I've recorded (or been on the "audio crew" recording) for several large live music festivals and a few other intimate events. More info at "Retreat Recordings" if you'd like to know what that's all about.