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The Best of Gypsyfire

Since 1993 I have had the privilege of playing with a varied and talented group of musicians who share a love of traditional Celtic music and the newer incarnation of narrative folk music, a willingness to participate in a creative process and a name: Gypsyfire.  More than a band, this family is spread throughout Texas, Oklahoma and on through the mid-Atlantic and now west into New Mexico.  During this time we have performed in coffee houses, listening rooms, State Park Amphitheaters, Irish bars, festivals and other odd and wonderful places.  What these places all had in common was that they were inhabited by people who were willing to share in the musical conversation and often add stories of their own that found their way into the set lists shared on down the road.

Through the Looking Glass Darkly

These songs are postcards from a 5 year period.  The path was through a challenging and sometimes terrifying landscape.  When I set out I expected this to be a journey out of darkness but as my eyes adjusted to the light, I found the terror was transformed and instead of out it lead inward.  The songs then are the stories of people who shared their stories and at times their journeys with me and they lead from isolation to relationship.  Relationship  with environment, other, self and the spirit.  The voice is mine but the stories are of a number of brave souls who must remain anonymous but I will remain forever in their debt for the gifts they gave me.  My writing partners in this project are Alan Frost and Holly Bara.  Their efforts went far beyond the writing and to friends who shared their own lives and experiences on this adventure (September 27, 2000)