Friends!
It tickles me to think that a few thousand of you have given me permission to land a letter in your inbox once a month or so, and I endeavour to treat that welcome with the care it deserves…
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Sep 1 2022
Hobo Travelogue, Sept 1, 2022: on the road again with Pamela Mae, Roadetta Roadshows resume, new songs on Patreon, another summer in the rearview, Australia and maybe Aotearoa on the horizon
Big hearts,
It's high time I wrote you a letter. Last you heard from me, the Second Chances and I were just about to dive back into the shows after getting COVID derailed a bunch of our tour dates. Well…
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Jul 5 2022
Hobo Travelogue, July 5, 2022: The Second Chances are alive! And we'd love to come to your town!
Dear hearts,
It's been too long since I wrote. Life's been uncommonly busy for me this past month and a half, what with getting home, getting the Second Chances back in action, getting together with the whole family up at…
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May 20 2022
Hobo Travelogue, May 20, 2022: News from the clusterfolk, and a new song flying out into the world today!
Hey beauties,
I'm writing from the Folk Alliance International conference in Kansas City to let you know I just released a new song! I'd love to get it to as many ears as possible, and maybe, hopefully somehow, to the…
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Apr 26 2022
Hobo Travelogue, April 26, 2022: Roadetta Roadshow FINALE tonight, Washington and BC dates, summer plans, roads in the rearview, and a tribute to a friend
Hey beauties,
I'm writing you from a little piece of heaven overlooking Gamble Bay on Washington's Kitsap Peninsula, where we played in a barn Sunday evening and have taken our hosts up on their offer to spend a couple more…
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Jan 18 2022
Hobo Travelogue, January 18, 2022: Roadetta Roadshow pilot tonight! and some news from the road so far
Friends!
Here's a rare thing for your eyes: a teeny weeny Hobo Travelogue, minus the long rambles and rants, just to keep you in the know on the near-to-here! Nearest of all, our first Roadetta Roadshow airs TONIGHT at 6pm…
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Dec 17 2021
Hobo Travelogue, Dec 17, 2021: Howdy from home, shows online and on the road, two new songs on Patreon, a book review (with a giveaway!), and pictures and reflections from the wider world
Howdy from Home!
Hey friend,
Wherever this finds you, I hope you're safe, healthy, staying inspired, and enjoying the company––in person or virtually––of people and animals you love. I'm writing you from my Riverdale, Edmonton home…
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Sep 28 2021
Hobo Travelogue, Sept 28, 2021: Woodshedding and head-clearing, a livestream from Caffe Lena tomorrow, and finding friendly faces in big cities
Dear hearts,
I'm writing you from a cabin in the Adirondacks, a spot I've mentioned in this Travelogue before, when I stayed here in October of 2015 and wrote a song called "Further Down the Line." Over the years I'd…
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Sep 1 2021
Hobo TRAVELogue, Sept 1, 2021: On the road again, thoughts on conspiracies and carbon, a song for Letitia James, and summer in the rearview
Hey you beauties,
Much to my amazement, and possibly yours too, this Travelogue's coming to you from the road! I've been winding my way along the North Shore of Lake Superior, and decided to take a motel day––which grew into…
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Jul 8 2021
Hobo Travelogue, July 8, 2021: On the road again! And a REAL-LIVE-stream this Sunday! 
It feels surreal, friends, but here I am writing you from the passenger seat once again!!! The Second Chances and I are headed up to Grande Prairie for a sold-out yard concert, and onward for a dozen shows away from…
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Jun 24 2021
Hobo Travelogue, June 24, 2021: Shows in the real world, my first music camp, and a look at the road ahead
Comrades,
It's been a while without word from me, unless you're on my Patreon. I uploaded a new song called "When God Was Young" a couple weeks back, and am just finishing up a new soul number in tribute to…
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