Thank you.

Today I woke up feeling grateful.  In between my other commitments in life, I get to play music.   I know I’m not easy, and I often get down on myself about my abilities or lack thereof.  But here’s the thing, I write songs about healing, from my heart.  I’m not a perfect musician or singer, but I work at it almost every day.  I always asked myself, should I be sorry and apologize for that?  These days, I’m feeling like I’m done apologizing and just accepting and till the day I die, I’ll work at it.   

I’ve been a songwriter now for 52 years and in my life, I’ve played in the US, Fuji, and Australia … The Lethbridge Folk Club, South Country Fair, Ivan Daines Cowboy Country Music Picnic, Raise The Roof in Kingston Ontario, Caleb Pike Heritage Park, Duncan Show Room, Taber Corn Fest, Dragon Boat Festival in Lethbridge, toured for about ten years straight in covertune bands, played countless clubs throughout western Canada, opened for Rae Spoon (one of the highlights of my life), had Pam Tillis introduce herself to me and tell me I was cool and that she really dug my originals, recorded 5 records, worked with world class musicians, and continue to be a part of a music community where I meet new musicians and listeners on a regular basis.  I’ve never been kicked off of, or booed off of a stage, so either people are too kind, or someone out there hears my message.   

There are so many of you that support what I try to do musically in my life, that it’s moments like this I want to reach out and thank you.  

Life has never been easy, and I wear most of that on my sleeve.  

There are too many friends and acquaintances to mention, and if I started to list you all, I know I’d miss someone.   You know who you are.  You’ve made a difference in my life and no words are enough to thank you for helping to save me from myself.   I hope that I’ve made a fraction of an impact on someone’s life that you’ve all made on mine.  

I feel optimistic that 2025 will bring new opportunities to build community,  and I’ll continue to work on what it is that I do.  

Thank you all for putting up with my hamster brain.  

Much love, 

T