Here's a sampling of my songs from the past 15-20 years.

Tunes With Words

Tunes Without Words

If I Ever Lost My Head

Inspired by Rain washing away smoke from wildfires in Washington State.

Beyond the Haze

Rainforest

Ain't That Blue?

Horse Heaven Hills

Inferno

Mother And Daughter

From the Nineties. Janice sings back-up vocals. I played all the instruments and lead vocals.

There's A Place

Where The Hell Is Dave?

A experiment in homemade samples. All synth sounds, some percussion, voices, chords, "harmonica" sounds, created from my voice, guitar, or bass (no software instuments used). There's also acoustic and electric guitars, and some real drums, including a drum solo inserted from a low-fi, one mic practice session.

A Little Dream

Lost And Found

A Little Dream (Excerpt)

Step On In

Tomato Truck

Variations on a Thing

Overture to Something or Other

Despair Repair

Recording on a tiny Korg digital 4 track several years ago, but I no longer have this machine or the original file, so I'm unable to work directly on the original tracks.  Using Logic software, I added strings, flutes, electric piano, fart sounds, kick drum, and synth bass to the mp3, and enhanced the sound as best I could.  Totally rearranged the song to feature strings more, and to draw out the bridge and ending.  I really love this song a lot.  The lyrics are silly but sincere.  

I Want You All the Time

Silence is nice every once in a while
Turn off the world and all that commotion
Just close my eyes and pretend that I'm sailing
All by myself in a ship on the ocean

Here comes an Albatross, simple and free
Where are you going?  where do ya fly?
He follows my ship as I drift in the sea
He dives and he soars way up high in the sky

He's flying around and he won't go away
It's nice for a while but now it's annoying
Still up there shrieking, hurting my ears
He poops on the deck and I wish he'd get going

Now I am screaming with blood on my face
He's ripping my flesh with his talons of doom
I run around blindly, fall into the sea
And sink to my my death in a watery tomb

Silence is nice every once in a while
Free from the worries of ever-day strife
Sit and relax for a minute or two
But too much serenity can cost you your life.

Silence

Here's another song from the mid to late '90's featuring my sister Janice and me on vocals.  I've spruced it up a bit with new percussion, electric guitar, and some vocal effects on the "chanting" section near the end.

Dry Socks

Happy feelings make me glow
First my face and then my toe
All my hairs down to their stubs
About as sweet as grizzly cubs
Kiss the world and make it smile
Let it hold your hand a while
Put your tongue into the ear
Of flowing rivers, fresh and clear

Oooh happy feelings
Oooh happy feels in the air
Little flowers in your hair
Do you have a few to spare
Happy feelings everywhere!

Pinch the butt of happiness
Make it scream, "My God!  Oh yes!"
Be yourself until it hurts
While thunder cracks and lightning spurts!
Sleep a while in muddy groves
Deep beyond the hidden coves
Happiness is to be had
So have a happy day, you cad!

Oooh happy feelings
Oooh happy feels in the air
Little flowers in your hair
Do you have a few to spare
Happy feelings everywhere!

The Rolling Slowdowns

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