Burning the Boats
Wow, after last night’s show in GR, I only have five Burning the Boats CDs left, the record I started recording with producer Dan Achen in 2009 at the incredible Catherine North Studios​ before he passed away suddenly in 2010.
2009 was the same year I met my wife Natalie. Michael Chambers​ and I finished the record together in 2010, while missing Dan immensely. (“Change Your Tune” features Dan not only producing, but playing a ride cymbal!)
By the time Michael and I finished the CD, Nat and her two lovable dogs Bonnie and Gunshy, had moved into my apartment above Cleary’s Pub…
The title Burning the Boats symbolized the switch from teaching to music full-time, because Natalie said “go for it”; and I’ve been carrying this CD, a piece of Dan, with me to all of my gigs for four years.
Music makes memories. Thanks for helping me make ’em.
When my wife says I have a lot of guitars, I tell her about Dan Achen’s collection.
Designed by Ron Howard, the CD Release Show from 2010
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