(#3 song in progress for kids album I’m working on.) One day I grabbed an old tire from the side of the road, brought it home and hung it from our maple tree in the backyard. Watching the kids swing on it, I got this idea for a song about two tires having a conversation […]
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I like to tell people I used to be in the newspaper business. It sounds respectable and it’s true. Yes, ok, fine, it’s also true that I only delivered the paper, but still…I technically was in the biz.
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In last week’s blog post Why I Don’t Tour (Very Much), I gave a long explanation that basically boiled down to, I don’t tour because I don’t like to. But some of you responded and asked if I’d give a more in-depth answer on the “why” part. Here it is.
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Imagine you wanted to be a pilot. The idea of flying, seeing the world like a bird — you couldn’t get it out of your mind. So you went to college, you studied flying, you learned everything. Got your million hours or whatever. People knew you as a pilot. They’d look at you with those
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Dear Mr. Garver, My 7-year-old son Silas gets a penny per weed he picks in his mom’s garden. One morning last week, before the fog had even lifted, I saw him from our kitchen window on his hands and knees, working with the focus of a labrador digging up a bone. What could possibly be
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(#2 Kids Songs In Progress) In Nashville if you’re listening to the radio, Bob August pops in from time to time to give an update on the traffic. His voice is warm and familiar. Makes you want to send him a Christmas card. I wrote this little kids type song for Bob August. God only
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Here is the first of several songs I’m working on toward a kids album. This one is about my grandpa Omer, my uncle Duane, and my dad. I hope you had people like them in your life while growing up. This song references specific memories that have always stuck with me.
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Last night around dusk, from our kitchen window I looked out into the backyard. Heidi was holding Lorentz, watering the garden. Silas and August were playing in the dirt. It was a simple moment in time. I felt grateful to be alive and blessed to have what’s been given to me.Â
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Question from Stephen in Minnesota: How have big life events like getting married, having kids etc. affected your music? Your songs are always deeply personal and I feel like many of them have specific life events behind them. Have you seen certain events affect your songs more than others? Great question. You’re right that many
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In junior high I ran cross-country. It’s that sport where you run on golf courses, all the while wishing you were golfing. I remember this one race. Park Rapids, Minnesota. Hills everywhere. I was running a pretty decent race. My lap times were good, and I felt strong. But with less than 50 yards to
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