I recently spent a LONG weekend with a Casa de Music songwriter workshop. This was my third CdM workshop in the past couple of years. What fun! The instructors are Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka and Don Richmond. The attendees are an amazing group of songwriters from different perspectives and bring awesome experiences to the time together. The three days includes one-on-one time with the instructors and valuable learnings from all the songs we get to share.  My songs ALWAYS improve when I bring them to this experience.

One Sunday in few months ago, I grabbed a cup of Joe and the local Sunday paper, Durango Herald. On the front page was a HUGE headline that read: “With no phone, wallet or car, he died in the wilderness.” I read further and learned the story of “Stew” Scheppegrell, who lived and died in a wilderness area I have spent a lot of time in over the past 40 years. A song was born that day and here it is.