Biography  

• Press Bio (284 words) - .html  .txt
• Short Bio (58 words) - .html  .txt

Quotes  

• "Articulate, relevant songs" - Chris White, Artistic Director, Ottawa Folk Festival
• "Well crafted, with good imagery, his songs have proven to touch his audiences" - Dean Verger, Rasputin's Folk Café, Ottawa
• "Undeniably impressive first recording" - Roddy Campbell, Penguin Eggs #16, Winter 2002
• "Well put together and good songs" - Martyn Joseph, singer/songwriter

Press Photo  

High Resolution (1279 x 1810 pixels - 551KB JPG) Low Resolution (400 x 566 pixels - 31KB JPG) Photo by Victor Emerson

Reviews  

• Penguin Eggs #16, Winter 2002 - click here to read
• Ottawa Citizen, October 13, 2002 - click here to read

Festivals  

• Mariposa Folk Festival, Orillia ON
• CKCU Ottawa Folk Festival, Ottawa ON
• Winterfolk, Toronto ON
• Eaglewood Folk Festival, Pefferlaw ON

Other Selected Performances  

Benefits & Fundraisers  

• Alliance to End Homelessness, Ottawa ON
• Peace, Love and Folksongs, Toronto ON
• Patio Garden - Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre, Ottawa ON
• First Ottawa Unitarian Congregation, Ottawa ON

Publication Credits  

• Pacuare River - Penguin Eggs, #16, Winter 2002
• Circle of Song - The Blessed Bee, Summer 2003

Composing Credits  

• Writer of over 100 original folk songs
• First prize, Ottawa Folklore Centre songwriting contest, for "The Old Music Shop", 1998
• Composer, musical director - Lakeside Players Community Theatre, Ottawa 1994 & 1997

Hosting/Organizing  

• Main stage host/performer, Ottawa Folk Festival, 2000, Writers' Bloc stage host 1995
• Member and/or coordinator, Writers' Bloc songwriter's collective, 1994-pres
• Co-organizer and/or host of The Great Canadian Song Along songwriter's night - Rasputin's Café, Ottawa, 1995, 1997-2003; Cambridge Folk Club, Cambridge UK, 1996
• Open Stage monthly host, Rasputin's Folk Café, many over the years
• Organizer of songwriting workshops with Ian Tamblyn (2001), Ron Hynes (2003)

Radio Play  

• CBC national - Basic Black, The Vinyl Café 
• CBC regional - Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver, Atlantic
• Community folk radio - numerous across Canada

Media Exposure  

Productions Credits  

• Developed concept, obtained funding, and co-organized Christmas Goose studio CD featuring 12 Ottawa songwriters 
• Co-organized and co-hosted New Folk North, Ontario Council of Folk Festivals showcase
• Organized There's No Place Like Home benefit concert and live CD for charity
• Coordinated the 11th annual Ottawa Great Canadian Song Along concert and live CD
• Produced Emeralds and Other Gems - live recording of Song Along 03

Recordings  

• 2002 - A Matter of Time - 12 song debut CD, produced by Ian Tamblyn