About This:
Do you believe in happy accidents? Well, to me this album is just that. It happened over the course of a few days while sitting in my kitchen with a bunch of new songs swirling in my head. I got out my minidisc recorder, a cheap little microphone, and my notebook, filled with a writing binge I went on just after finishing my last album, and then I started to play. I do most of my songwriting in my kitchen. I've lived here for the last 13 years, a few miles from the house where I grew up in the town of Stoughton near the south shore of Massachusetts. At the time, I was sure these recordings would stay here in this house with me. I recorded these songs quickly, mostly in one take, just so I wouldn't forget the melodies and chords. I decided to release these recordings as they are so you can hear them the way I did the first time- fresh, simple, and unadorned. What you hear is not polished or refined. It's just me and my guitar. I didn't make any effort to fix mistakes or re-record any songs. This is me in my kitchen, at my table with the phone ringing, the TV buzzing, and my kids running around. These recordings are far from perfect, but they were never meant to be. I'd like to think that their imperfections are their beauty, and I hope you will too.