"Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends" -Tom Waits In Greek, the word for song is Τραγούδι (tra-GOO-thee). It's a sham friend of the English word tragedy, which means they sound alike but don't share the same meaning.  This happens a lot between Greek and English.  An example is the word … Continue reading Champagne and Catharsis

I went to The Rocky Mountain Song School last week.  I sat in Darrell Scott's class for four days as he  listened to, and talked about song.  Mary Gauthier taught in the neighboring tent.  She was on fire about writing singable choruses.  The word "chorus" got me thinking because it has Greek roots, and I've … Continue reading Dancing with Booger Mcfarland