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The newest addition...

Let me introduce to you the newest member of the Bethel Steele musical family: This is Agnes, a 1956 Gretsch New Yorker archtop, named...

The honest truth ("Broken Record")

This is a tough one. I knew it would be when I started this whole idea of sharing the story behind the song… well, because this one is...

The re-write ("At Sea")

Welcome to the fourth of five entries where I tell you the secrets behind the songs on the new EP… Today, I’ve got the juicy details...

When song prompts get twisted ("Bigger Prize")

Last fall, I was invited to participate in an in-the-round with a handful of other performers at a cute new venue in the 'burbs of...

The Ex ("So Long")

This week's edition of the story behind the song is brought to you by... your ex-partner/girlfriend/boyfriend/lover/friend/soulmate and...

Oh, the things your parents say ("Words of Wisdom")

I thought it might be fun to write a bit about the songs on the new EP (Broken Record), just to give you folks a little background in how...

Plan, plan, plan... and then magic happens

I'm a planner. Okay, maybe I like to think of myself as a planner... (I think the people in my life may agree with this statement more...

!Oi de Brasil!

Hello friends!! I'm writing you from a cute rooftop deck in Niteroi, Brazil - across Guanabara Bay from Rio de Janiero. I've been here...

The Cape, Martha's Vineyard, and people who do good work

here are some people in this world who just do really cool work. I had the pleasure of joining my friend, Kathy Moser, for a week of...

Dear Texas, with love

I write you now from Kerrville Folk Festival, where I had the incredible honor to be part of the New Folk Class of 2013 – a group of 31...

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