Road Songs is an album of transitions and reflection. These songs were written as I was passing from my thirties into my forties. It’s a time in your life when you take stock of things, examine your past, and meditate on your possible futures. I had spent the previous decade focused on my marriage and economic priorities but now I was settling into a relatively calm period in my life. My studio business occupied a lot of my time but I also spent a number of years working on the road as a contractor installing and testing telecommunications equipment. As the title of the album implies I wrote the majority of these songs while I was traveling. Solitude is always conducive to writing for me so I wrote and recorded demos in my motel rooms. I would hunker down between the beds with a guitar and a microphone for sound control purposes. Motels are typically constructed from cinder block with thick double pane windows. With the exception of typically noisy air conditioning units motels are surprisingly good places to record in. The album covers a range of styles and subjects reflecting my eclectic musical experiences and tastes. In addition to my wife Kathline providing backing vocals, Scott Wade played drums on four tracks and Ace Pepper did some excellent lead guitar work on Long Road. I’m very grateful to all of them for sharing their time and talents