My Music Page
Here are some samples of my work. Just click on the play button next to the title of the song you want to hear. You can also right-click on the download links to save the songs to your computer in MP3 format.
That's When You Know It's Time - A song about finding one's way in life, and persevering to the end. My friend Kevin Sconiers took my simple acoustic version and made a nice arrangement, adding strings and other nice touches.
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I Still Miss You So - The heartache of missing one's lifetime companion. Another collaboration with Kevin Sconiers, who wrote an instrumental entitled "Quiet Country." I took Kevin's piece and added lyrics to create this touching song.
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Quiet Country - Kevin Sconier's instrumental used in creating "I Still Miss You So."
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Going Home - Story of a fatally ill woman who faces death with courage and faith, and of her impact on her family, especially her husband. Written about my grandparents for a family reunion in 2008.
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How Many Times - A folk ballad telling the story of a prodigal son.
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Sunshine Girl - A catchy pop song about a guy's devotion to his girl, even though he sometimes finds that women are "a mystery to us men."
Download Lyrics Oh, Featherock - A country song I wrote while attending a workshop at Featherock Conference Center (what a great place!)
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Home Schooling Blues - A tongue-in-cheek, 12-bar blues song about the trials and tribulations of a disgruntled home schooling student. I hope to add a recording of this song soon, but for now you can enjoy the lyrics.
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Every Moment of My Life - A song written with my sister Judith about the need to offer ourselves to God each day and to remain aware of His Presence.
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The Christmas Donkey ("A Donkey's Christmas Carol") - The first song I ever wrote. The Christmas story as seen through the eyes of Joseph and Mary's donkey.
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Fanfare Rondo in G - A composition for Brass Ensemble which I entered in the 17th Friendly Contest sponsored by Myriad Software. The idea of the contest was to use a little pattern of 6 notes as the theme for a complete music piece.
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It Takes Two - A jazzy trumpet duet composed in 2002. I began playing the trumpet in 2nd grade - and still love to play it! That's me playing both parts.
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