I left you a voicemail full of tour stories I had to tell...
Below are photos to correspond with some of the moments I shared! A tour scrapbook, if you will. Thanks to those of you who showed up & made memorable moments with me. Cr...
2021-12-05 19:59:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy DECEMBER!
As much as I imagined I would sing a holiday song for this month's Patreon cover, the Legendary Lizards sent in their requests and holiday songs were not among them. Lol! I was glad this song was requested though...&nbs...
2021-12-04 01:06:06 +0000 UTC View Post
I have kindly been given permission to share the story behind this song.
For years, Kent & Linda had been showing up to my shows in the Ohio area. They’d usually sit in the front row... She’d often mouth every ...
2021-11-23 23:52:37 +0000 UTC View Post
When Rylee and I were recording Send You My Love at Smoakstack studio in 2018, Patryk had the camera rolling. Her expressions are priceless!! Now that our recording is out in the world, I really wanted to share this precious footage! Hope you enjo...
2021-11-17 16:05:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey friends,
I'm writing you from my parent's tiny home in Rockport, MA. My suitcase has exploded into living room, and my music gear is everywhere... but when I'm not here, it's a really cute little cottage! ...
2021-11-09 00:24:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello ol’ friends!
From pinch me musical moments, a baby saved and awards being won…. this voicemail is the latest scoop made just for you! Thanks for listening. :)
Will I see you this month? And do any other heavy hitter so...
2021-11-02 20:36:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Lizards!
I've got the final song from the Acoustic EP for you today: Send You My Love - featuring Rylee Klein! You can download it 2021-10-26 13:34:30 +0000 UTC View Post
A few months ago, my friend and frequent co-writer Jeff LeBlanc lost his beautiful mother to cancer. She was such a kind, caring and loving woman whom I was lucky to meet her several times over the years. In June, Jeff came to visit me...
2021-10-20 23:14:18 +0000 UTC View Post
HelloOoooOooo!
As you might imagine, I've been learning lots of haunting songs in preparation for next week's online show WITH YOU IN SPIRIT. The idea was actually built around this song, since it fits the sea...
2021-10-14 21:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Most nights on tour, I share the story of how "Send You My Love" was written with a seven year old girl from Dallas name Rylee. If you haven't heard the story, I spill the beans in the video above.
Two weeks ago, when I toured through Texas,...
2021-10-12 20:11:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Dearest lizards,
Join me for a haunting night of music: With You In Spirit on Thursday, Oct 21!
With You In Spirit is a one-time-only online show featuring songs inspired b...
2021-10-09 19:18:51 +0000 UTC View PostCalling you from the road with all the updates.
Mentioned in the voicemail....
-> Tonight's show that you can watch online @ 7pmCT/8pmET: www.mcgonige...
2021-09-30 23:08:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Whoopsy - I keep calling this song "We Are One" but it's actually "Nothing More". :)
Whatever you decide to call it, it's a timeless message. It's resonated with me ever since I discovered it a few years ago... I hope you enjoy it as m...
2021-09-29 15:20:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks for voting on a show time! I always love hearing from you.
I apologize that I hadn't filled all of you in that after catching COVID, I am feeling much better! Your encouraging words brightened my days spent on the couch. Thank y...
2021-09-18 20:16:30 +0000 UTC View PostHard to believe that tomorrow marks ONE YEAR since the release of Funeral For My Past!
To celebrate, I'd like to do an online show in the next few days.
If you'd like to attend, WHEN would you like to celebrate?
XO -...
2021-09-17 23:11:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello sweet friends,
THANK YOU for your words of encouragement after I shared that I tested positive for COVID. The past week has been rougher than expected, but today I feel GOOD and I am so grateful ...
2021-09-16 21:25:17 +0000 UTC View PostStill in shock.
This morning I tested positive for the delta variant.
Before visiting my very pregnant friend tomorrow, I tested to be sure I was not sick. On Saturday, I'd been to a family wedding, and had just visited a friend ...
2021-09-10 18:05:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey lizards,
This weather is the pits, huh? Hope you're staying cool... and dry. Keeping my eye on the hurricane as I drive back to Nashville today. </3
Last night in Indiana might have been the hottest show I've ever played. ...
2021-08-29 16:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Phew! Home from the North East tour! Looking back on it all feeling SO HAPPY that these shows actually happened. Grateful to the hosts who opened their home/backyards for house concerts, and to everyone who showed up at the live music venues!!&nbs...
2021-08-23 19:51:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Old Familiar is the only previously unreleased song on the new Acoustic EP of Funeral For My Past!
In writing Old Familiar, I took artistic liberties... I chose scenery to help create the feelings I had around this particular ...
2021-08-15 14:55:30 +0000 UTC View Post
It was March 2016 and I was set up on a co-write with a musician who was visiting from the UK: Ben Earle (of The Shires). We'd never met but we wrote this summertime song that ...
2021-08-07 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostIt's hard to believe it's been 12 months of Unreleased Songs here on Patreon.
You've heard a lot of different musical styles, production levels and lyrical messages.
... So I have to ask, did you have a favorite?
P...
2021-08-01 14:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
I wanted to share our wedding video with you all before we share it publicly. It was the best day of my life and I'm so glad NST Films captured it. SO MANY emotions. We laughed, ...
2021-07-29 16:02:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey friends!
Whatcha doing tonight? I've got a hankering to play an online show!
Here are the details. Comment below with any song requests you have! :)
ONLINE SHOW:
WHEN:<...
2021-07-28 19:04:06 +0000 UTC View Post
The 12th Unreleased Song is HERE!
I started writing this is 2015!!! Some of you may remember hearing me test this tune at The Circle Game concert. You are the reason I finished it. Yesterday I...
2021-07-28 02:09:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Remember this song? It was always a favorite for me.
I was raised Catholic. As a kid, God seemed like more of a judgmental figure than a safe place. I always wanted to do the right thing, the good thing. To be good was to be loved, is ...
2021-07-19 23:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey hey hey!
How are you? What's your summer like so far? In this voicemail, I update you on all the things... from my trip to the lake, to the shows we've been enjoying and my dumb blonde moment.
In case you missed it, bel...
2021-07-14 18:07:08 +0000 UTC View Post
The acoustic version of Torture is here for your ears only. I hope you enjoy hearing this as it was originally imagined, acoustic and intimate. Live from Smoakstack Studios.
I want to thank my 2019 Kickstarter backers (aka The 1302 Cre...
2021-07-02 17:00:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello friends! And WELCOME new patrons!!
Thank you for joining me here! This community is such a bright spot in my life, and to see it growing brings me an indescribable joy. To those of you who are new, 2021-06-30 16:12:35 +0000 UTC View Post
One morning on this month's tour, I was lucky to sit with John Bommarito at Grove Studios in MI to talk all things music. He invited me to play a few songs, too.
John is the best in the biz and always gets to the heart of the matter on...
2021-06-26 21:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post