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June 2026

JUNE! I’ll be playing Pedal Steel, Lap Steel, and Dobro with my band Art Motel this Friday (Art Motel @ Flappers) in Mt. Vernon, then at the Buckeye Lake Eagles FOE 2801 for their Jimmy Buffett party on Saturday, 6-10pm, with Mike Nicklaus on Drums. Tell them you are a guest of the band, then think about joining the Eagles!

Sunday brings me to The Barn-Zanesville to wrap up a very musical weekend, NOW 5-8p. Hope to see everyone out and about! Enjoy Spring while it lasts!!

AND, David Cooper is joining forces with me on the 13th! It’s gonna be a fun and busy month.

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North Bank Songs Sunday

Working on a really fun tune with Mike Nicklaus and the guys from Barely Broken, Davis Eckert and guitarist Chris McDonald. Productive way to spend a grey sky Sunday on Buckeye Lake.

Producing and recording music gets me going!  It’s an exciting challenge to listen to another musician and try to understand what they’re saying about where they want a song to go. The process is not just listening but truly understanding. My job is to translate that into a production.

Fantastic day spent with these guys.

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Buckeye Lake Winterfest 2025!

The wait is almost over! BLRCC Buckeye Lake Winterfest is one sleep away… Get in the spirt, and show up at 6:30am – North Shore Boat Ramp in Buckeye Lake to dance the dance with “Benny”!

I’ll be at Boatyard at Buckeye Lake (with my buddy on drums, Mike Nicklaus) right after the fireworks: 7:30am-10:30am, so come say “hey” and enjoy WINTERFEST!

Listen in on T-100.3 hd Radio, during the “Drive at 5” to hear Charlie and I sing it live!

#TakeTheBait

#SpringCantWait

Benny’s Boatyard Blast $3 refills with your 10 year anniversary cup.

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NYE and Headed Into 2025

NYE: If you love country music, come hear Conway Turley at Townz Family Billiards and Beverages. I get to spend some well needed time behind the pedal steel!

Friday is FIRST FRIDAY in Zanesville, and I would love it if you come to our Songwriter Showcase at BunkoJess, Friday at 6pm! All original music performed for you, as you enjoy our art gallery and some choice works of Paula R. Lively! The performing writers include: Taisha Holland Hina, Jen Richardson, Mike Bowman, Paul Mainini, Makenna Miller, Michael Rawlings, David Cooper, and I. Spend First Friday with us!

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Dad’s “Ol’ Guitar

NEW MUSIC!

This song was born from an Object Writing exercise I brought to one of our Songwriting Workshops. We each picked an actual item from our lives that had personal meaning, and wrote from there. Here is what I came up with:

Growing up for me was being immersed in Dad’s music studio where he taught thousands of students to play, and nothing symbolized that for me like Dad’s “Ol’ Guitar”. It was a vehicle for so many of life’s lessons, and I hope it will be for my son too.

I’d love it if you gave it a listen:

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Songwriting Workshop

BunkoJess Gallery is a wonderful setting for the Songwriting Workshops we’ve been working at for over two years. We start the new year strong with our Show, Songwriter Showcase on January 3rd. Come and enjoy the songs these writers have been working on, and view the amazing gallery of art that Jessica curates and champions (you’ll find HER art there too!). Thanks again Paula R. Lively for the lovely photos!

Come see us this FIRST FRIDAY – Holiday Art Party at BunkoJess Gallery! (Music by David & Charlie!!)

Photography by: Paula R. Lively