”Homespun From Niagara”

No King or Queen can Reign Alone

Celebration of the speech King Charles made to Congress on April 28th 2026. A speech laced with criticism of USA without being obvious , for example - "Your words carry weight - but your actions carry more" "Checks and balances own the finish line".

The Grimsby Beach Waltz

A sad week in Grimsby Beach - 1914 a week before WWII broke out. Jesse Ward - jailed for manslaughter of Percy Sparling.

The Coral and The Kelp

A 911 bosa nova call to ET for some help - we are not in good shape.

Fort Erie By Morning

A wounded soldier in the War of 1812 is headed to the safety of the Fort in Fort Erie to meet up with the gal he was dating before he left to fight with Butlers Rangers.

A Trumpp Family Story

The Trump family tree grew in  Bavaria, Germany. The first leg of the family fortune was made during the Gold Rush, in the Klondike, in Canada.

Empires Fall From Within

Overview of the average time it has taken for a nation/empire to rise and fall = 250 years.

Eight O'Clock Shadow

Trumps threat to annihilate Iran is over the top and inspired me to produce a song in protest.

War is A Business

This is my take on the impact of closing the straight of Hormuz on gas prices around the world.

Our Gold Dust Glittered Journey

A Gold Dust Glittered Journey - For Carol and Pete

(Intro: Acoustic guitar with a soft, 60s folk vibe)(Verse 1)

We didn’t have a map, we didn’t have a plan

Just a simmering urge to hold each other’s hand

In a crowded room, mid-grad party haze

Donovan was singing of the wind and better days

We found the rhythm in a sudden, spinning chance

The world started turning with that first and magic dance

(Chorus)

It’s been a gold dust glittered journey, a long and winding road

With unanticipated turns and the seeds of love we sowed

From the steps of the church to the heights we didn’t know

We just kept on walking, watching the magic grow (Verse 2)

You were the navigator, certain of the way

I was the driver through the bright and stormy day

But the lines started blurring as the years went rolling by

Synergy and strength under every changing sky

We learned to step back, we learned to let it flow

Using every talent to help the other grow

(Verse 3)

We found a little crazy in the steady, quiet life

Spontaneous laughter cutting through the strife

Then the family came, a cadre built on trust

Turning every "maybe" into a loving "must"

From the kids to the friends who were always in our court

Love was the backstop, the anchor, and the port

(Bridge)

And after fifty years, the secret’s still the same

It isn't in the planning or the fortune or the fame

It’s the way the soul ignites when a certain smile is cast

It’s the dream we’re still completing, built to always last

(Chorus)

On this gold dust glittered journey, this long and winding road

With unanticipated turns and the seeds of love we sowed

From the steps of the church to the heights we didn’t know

We just kept on walking, watching the magic grow (Outro)

I see you across the room, and my heart begins to melt

The greatest kind of magic that a soul has ever felt

Still catching the wind...

Still dancing...

Larry Southward - A Story in Clay

Lyrics created from the obituary of a friend John A and his friend LArry Southward. Sometimes the heavens align. TS

Elder Hood

Tribute to Sister in law - Valerie

Were We In Cleveland

Challenge of trying to remember things we have forgotten

Gonna Take A Little Time

Thinking about the debut of Double Scotch on St. Paddys Day 2000.

Tribute to Brian Stouk February 2026

On the death of a friend and neighbour on the old number 8

Ode to Eva March 206

Ode to the girl I met a a drive in more than 60 years ago