Oh, and I was particularly pleased to be included in the wild edible plants episode. As many know, I love me some foraging!

Most of you know I’ve been working in San Jose since the summer.  Though the album has been available for a while I essentially put the project on hold in order to adjust to a new job and location.  Dana and I have been having a great time exploring central California in our spare time, and it’s been comforting to have a steady paycheck.

Most recently I’ve been offered a position at the University of California, Santa Cruz.  I accepted, and I am thrilled to be moving to such beautiful part of the country.   We will transition  in mid-January.

My attention has also returned to this album.  I just sent out a press release to a number of industry professionals and publications, and I am taking steps to get the music heard through internet radio and conventional radio.  It’s been a good feeling to not have that pressure to gain exposure for the music in order to put food on the table.  And  listening to the album again after having let it rest for a few months was refreshing.  Starting out on the project I wanted to do it just so that I could say I did it, and to create something I’d be proud of and have for the rest of my life.  And I am proud.

I’m looking forward to the potential for a receptive music scene in Santa Cruz, and will be looking to put some shows together in the coming months.  I’ve also got some new tunes that need recording… I’d like to put an EP together by the summertime.

Stay tuned!

We’re taking a week to road-trip down there… excited to be traveling the pacific coast again.  I’ll get to see Crater Lake National Park and Redwood National Park for the first time.  yes!