Amblin' Man by Greg Schochet Embed Block Add an embed URL or code. Learn more Welp, I’m finally releasing a solo record. I know, what’s the rush? I mean, I’ve only been in like 10 bands who have made dozens of albums. Those hundreds of recording sessions for other folks? Just a warm up. Sure, I’ve thought about it a bunch over the years. But daydreaming is easy and free; recording, not so much. Anyways, I actually did it, and am actually quite excited about the results! It’s called Amblin’ Man, because that might make you chuckle (or groan, also good), and it wasn’t exactly a hurried affair. I ..read more

My earliest memory as a human is of James Taylor. It was upstairs at our family's house in Long Island, and I was naked, protesting a bath. My dad began singing "ain't it just like a friend of mine to kick me from behind" while pushing me toward the bathroom with his foot. (I know, it's "hit", but that's how I remember it.) There was plenty of Sweet Baby James' soothing voice around our house growing up, as well as Cat Stevens, Elton John, the Stones and the Beatles, but Bob Dylan was king.  My dad was a super fan, but undiscriminating. He wasn't one of those wei ..read more

Two weeks from tonight I will have arrived at the Folk Alliance International Conference in Kansas City for what I believe is my fifth time attending. My first trip was with Jake Schepps and Expedition when the conference was held in Austin. The next two were also with Jake, but in Memphis. Last year I went with Katie Glassman and Snapshot in K.C.  Having never held a "real" job, I have never been to a "real" industry conference. I believe, though, that FA is as different from the Annual Meeting of Scientific Accountants as my life's work is from scientific accounting. Sure, there are pa ..read more

Is writing about my website on my website what the kids call "meta" these days? I'm going to say so, until somebody tells me otherwise.  Either way, welcome to my new website. I made it myself on Squarespace. While I generally get creeped out spending too much time thinking, talking or writing about myself, this has been a surprisingly enjoyable project. You see, I love to explain things (hence the long-running teaching gig), and a website for a freelance musician is like a caveman trying to portray his life with a charred stick on stone walls; an imperfect yet essential medium.  ..read more