I’ve got to blame somebody for me being up here and so I think they’ll blame my
up here and so I think they’ll blame my
up here and so I think they’ll blame my mother it’s safe she’s no longer with us
mother it’s safe she’s no longer with us
mother it’s safe she’s no longer with us but she put me in front of a piano when
but she put me in front of a piano when
but she put me in front of a piano when I was six and the drum is on mic now my
I was six and the drum is on mic now my
I was six and the drum is on mic now my mother was a singer and a dancer and she
mother was a singer and a dancer and she
mother was a singer and a dancer and she came into this country walking across
came into this country walking across
came into this country walking across the bridge in Detroit from Canada when
the bridge in Detroit from Canada when
the bridge in Detroit from Canada when she was fifteen and she started singing
she was fifteen and she started singing
she was fifteen and she started singing and dancing with her sister and her
and dancing with her sister and her
and dancing with her sister and her mother was a costumer so I come by this
mother was a costumer so I come by this
mother was a costumer so I come by this naturally the I always spent time doing
naturally the I always spent time doing
naturally the I always spent time doing music after the the piano didn’t quite
music after the the piano didn’t quite
music after the the piano didn’t quite work I learned a lot but I didn’t stay
work I learned a lot but I didn’t stay
work I learned a lot but I didn’t stay with it however when I found myself in
with it however when I found myself in
with it however when I found myself in school I was at a boarding school and
school I was at a boarding school and
school I was at a boarding school and found a harmonica on the floor and you
found a harmonica on the floor and you
found a harmonica on the floor and you know as a guy you know you pick it up
know as a guy you know you pick it up
know as a guy you know you pick it up with some Koch tape around it and that
with some Koch tape around it and that
with some Koch tape around it and that was the beginning of my harmonica and
was the beginning of my harmonica and
was the beginning of my harmonica and it’s my most probably easiest playing
it’s my most probably easiest playing
it’s my most probably easiest playing instrument for me
so during my school years in college I’m
so during my school years in college I’m at the college I had a very good friend
at the college I had a very good friend
at the college I had a very good friend of mine who was uh who’s Spanish and he
of mine who was uh who’s Spanish and he
of mine who was uh who’s Spanish and he said hey Todd let’s let’s do some
said hey Todd let’s let’s do some
said hey Todd let’s let’s do some Spanish songs I’ll teach him to you but
Spanish songs I’ll teach him to you but
Spanish songs I’ll teach him to you but the problem is you’ve gotta learn to
the problem is you’ve gotta learn to
the problem is you’ve gotta learn to play the guitar and I didn’t know how to
play the guitar and I didn’t know how to
play the guitar and I didn’t know how to play a guitar so the first first kind of
play a guitar so the first first kind of
play a guitar so the first first kind of song that I learned Ave Lita Asuna from
song that I learned Ave Lita Asuna from
song that I learned Ave Lita Asuna from Teresa con ojos Verdes call or Delamar
Teresa con ojos Verdes call or Delamar
Teresa con ojos Verdes call or Delamar que trae loco sub todos los hombres y
que trae loco sub todos los hombres y
que trae loco sub todos los hombres y aqui todos los hace Laura now I’m not
aqui todos los hace Laura now I’m not
aqui todos los hace Laura now I’m not gonna sing the whole song I’m sure most
gonna sing the whole song I’m sure most
gonna sing the whole song I’m sure most of you are fluent in Spanish today
of you are fluent in Spanish today
of you are fluent in Spanish today because it’s our second language so
because it’s our second language so
because it’s our second language so that’s a story about a lady of the
that’s a story about a lady of the
that’s a story about a lady of the evening who should get dressed up and
evening who should get dressed up and
evening who should get dressed up and silk and went by the cell enough
silk and went by the cell enough
silk and went by the cell enough information on that so after that I got
information on that so after that I got
information on that so after that I got out of school and I actually got it to
out of school and I actually got it to
out of school and I actually got it to green physics it took me five years and
and I went to work for my dad my dad was
and I went to work for my dad my dad was a contractor general contractor so
a contractor general contractor so
a contractor general contractor so obviously the first thing that I would
obviously the first thing that I would
obviously the first thing that I would do would be to open a coffee house so I
do would be to open a coffee house so I
do would be to open a coffee house so I opened first coffee house in Wilmington
opened first coffee house in Wilmington
opened first coffee house in Wilmington in 1961 and we started so you know we
in 1961 and we started so you know we
in 1961 and we started so you know we were doing cover songs so I’m gonna do
were doing cover songs so I’m gonna do
were doing cover songs so I’m gonna do part of a cover song and and then we’ll
part of a cover song and and then we’ll
part of a cover song and and then we’ll see where this takes me
see where this takes me
see where this takes me hopefully I hear we go
hopefully I hear we go
hopefully I hear we go [Music]
so everybody knows that it’s freight
so everybody knows that it’s freight train if you don’t you should and after
train if you don’t you should and after
train if you don’t you should and after today you will because you just heard it
today you will because you just heard it
today you will because you just heard it now
now
now the bridge however this little that is
the bridge however this little that is
the bridge however this little that is really not in the song so I was already
really not in the song so I was already
really not in the song so I was already starting to veer off the path of you
starting to veer off the path of you
starting to veer off the path of you know doing everybody else’s music and I
know doing everybody else’s music and I
know doing everybody else’s music and I started I started thinking you know I
started I started thinking you know I
started I started thinking you know I got my own stuff to say now at that
got my own stuff to say now at that
got my own stuff to say now at that point I was you know I started in 1963 I
point I was you know I started in 1963 I
point I was you know I started in 1963 I wrote my first song that I remember and
wrote my first song that I remember and
wrote my first song that I remember and it had three verses believe me I’m not
it had three verses believe me I’m not
it had three verses believe me I’m not going to do them all
when the Sun comes flashing pasteurize
when the Sun comes flashing pasteurize no sooner than you realize
no sooner than you realize
no sooner than you realize the cloudy pillows stifled some while
the cloudy pillows stifled some while
the cloudy pillows stifled some while others find the snowy white a shelter a
others find the snowy white a shelter a
others find the snowy white a shelter a delusion yet out racing can mean
delusion yet out racing can mean
delusion yet out racing can mean distinction them and find although they
distinction them and find although they
distinction them and find although they thought it seeking still it’s not enough
thought it seeking still it’s not enough
thought it seeking still it’s not enough but you can understand why I’m not gonna
but you can understand why I’m not gonna
but you can understand why I’m not gonna play any more of that I mean it’s really
play any more of that I mean it’s really
play any more of that I mean it’s really automatic poetic with all the other
automatic poetic with all the other
automatic poetic with all the other stuff you know metaphors similes so
I then wrote songs every year nothing
I then wrote songs every year nothing formal just playing in my own room and
formal just playing in my own room and
formal just playing in my own room and somewhere somewhere toward 1995 or
somewhere somewhere toward 1995 or
somewhere somewhere toward 1995 or something like that we started a group
something like that we started a group
something like that we started a group called world peace which is you know
called world peace which is you know
called world peace which is you know sort of a bluegrass singer-songwriter
sort of a bluegrass singer-songwriter
sort of a bluegrass singer-songwriter country little mix of everything and
country little mix of everything and
country little mix of everything and [Music]
[Music]
[Music] after that I went to a house concert
after that I went to a house concert
after that I went to a house concert this was maybe five or six years ago and
this was maybe five or six years ago and
this was maybe five or six years ago and that house concert had a very
that house concert had a very
that house concert had a very interesting performer guy named Freebo
interesting performer guy named Freebo
interesting performer guy named Freebo you may have heard of it was the drummer
you may have heard of it was the drummer
you may have heard of it was the drummer for
for
for Bonnie Raitt anyway he’s become a
Bonnie Raitt anyway he’s become a
Bonnie Raitt anyway he’s become a singer-songwriter and so he told me
singer-songwriter and so he told me
singer-songwriter and so he told me about a singer-songwriter retreat which
about a singer-songwriter retreat which
about a singer-songwriter retreat which is really the kind of the purpose to
is really the kind of the purpose to
is really the kind of the purpose to finally get here because at that point I
finally get here because at that point I
finally get here because at that point I never knew that groups like that
never knew that groups like that
never knew that groups like that existence so that I could go down and
existence so that I could go down and
existence so that I could go down and actually work with someone for a week
actually work with someone for a week
actually work with someone for a week writing songs and so in that process I I
writing songs and so in that process I I
writing songs and so in that process I I learned a lot and I became a lot more
learned a lot and I became a lot more
learned a lot and I became a lot more interested in working my craft and one
interested in working my craft and one
interested in working my craft and one of the things that I learned was I just
of the things that I learned was I just
of the things that I learned was I just stuck on a funny little capo for any of
stuck on a funny little capo for any of
stuck on a funny little capo for any of you guitarists it’s only covers three
you guitarists it’s only covers three
you guitarists it’s only covers three strings but it kind of gives you a
strings but it kind of gives you a
strings but it kind of gives you a [Music]
as a different voice so one of the
as a different voice so one of the interesting things about having your own
interesting things about having your own
interesting things about having your own voice in in your music is the different
voice in in your music is the different
voice in in your music is the different tunings your guitars I mean I’ve got
tunings your guitars I mean I’ve got
tunings your guitars I mean I’ve got three guitars one is really smoky a
three guitars one is really smoky a
three guitars one is really smoky a little parlor guitar then I’ve got this
little parlor guitar then I’ve got this
little parlor guitar then I’ve got this which is bright and shiny and I’ve got a
which is bright and shiny and I’ve got a
which is bright and shiny and I’ve got a Santa Cruz which is a baritone guitar as
Santa Cruz which is a baritone guitar as
Santa Cruz which is a baritone guitar as a bass ear sound so all of those
a bass ear sound so all of those
a bass ear sound so all of those different guitars help you as you start
different guitars help you as you start
different guitars help you as you start to you know write your music and it
to you know write your music and it
to you know write your music and it truly gives the reason I do it I can’t I
truly gives the reason I do it I can’t I
truly gives the reason I do it I can’t I sort of can’t help but do it so there
sort of can’t help but do it so there
sort of can’t help but do it so there may be those of you out there who have
may be those of you out there who have
may be those of you out there who have this passion and you really haven’t put
this passion and you really haven’t put
this passion and you really haven’t put your english your english experience
your english your english experience
your english your english experience together with your music experience as
together with your music experience as
together with your music experience as well as the actual craft of playing
well as the actual craft of playing
well as the actual craft of playing something so i’m gonna gonna ask Rob to
something so i’m gonna gonna ask Rob to
something so i’m gonna gonna ask Rob to come up here at some point Rob and I
come up here at some point Rob and I
come up here at some point Rob and I play together you’ll be hearing a little
play together you’ll be hearing a little
play together you’ll be hearing a little more from him later but this is a song
more from him later but this is a song
more from him later but this is a song look I’m
look I’m
look I’m I have sufficient seniority on the
I have sufficient seniority on the
I have sufficient seniority on the planet you know they already let that
planet you know they already let that
planet you know they already let that cat out of the bag and so it’s sort of
cat out of the bag and so it’s sort of
cat out of the bag and so it’s sort of the time of life when people are leaving
the time of life when people are leaving
the time of life when people are leaving you know they’re going away
you know they’re going away
you know they’re going away [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I’m vamping while he’s gonna get himself
I’m vamping while he’s gonna get himself
I’m vamping while he’s gonna get himself set up here but he doesn’t do much on
set up here but he doesn’t do much on
set up here but he doesn’t do much on this
this
this [Music]
[Music]
[Music] I’m standing here all alone they’re
I’m standing here all alone they’re
I’m standing here all alone they’re leaving me one by one I’ve watched them
leaving me one by one I’ve watched them
leaving me one by one I’ve watched them live they now depart their lives slid
live they now depart their lives slid
live they now depart their lives slid past him gone
I’m at each Waechter celebrate their
I’m at each Waechter celebrate their tour of duty
tour of duty
tour of duty [Music]
from here
from here so I’ll raise miles Oh
so I’ll raise miles Oh
so I’ll raise miles Oh stars wish even a fond farewell farewell
stars wish even a fond farewell farewell
stars wish even a fond farewell farewell wishing them a fond farewell
now I’m not gonna play the whole song
now I’m not gonna play the whole song because otherwise everyone’s gonna sort
because otherwise everyone’s gonna sort
because otherwise everyone’s gonna sort of slump in their seats and you know
of slump in their seats and you know
of slump in their seats and you know because it’s a it’s a pensive song but
because it’s a it’s a pensive song but
because it’s a it’s a pensive song but that’s kind of how I feel so it depends
that’s kind of how I feel so it depends
that’s kind of how I feel so it depends on how you all feel about the kind of
on how you all feel about the kind of
on how you all feel about the kind of music that you want to create and to
music that you want to create and to
music that you want to create and to step outside set out side your normal
step outside set out side your normal
step outside set out side your normal level of comfort and put it out there I
level of comfort and put it out there I
level of comfort and put it out there I mean me going down to Nashville and
mean me going down to Nashville and
mean me going down to Nashville and putting together an album was certainly
putting together an album was certainly
putting together an album was certainly not financially motivated it was
not financially motivated it was
not financially motivated it was motivated by the fact that I wanted to
motivated by the fact that I wanted to
motivated by the fact that I wanted to let people know who I am and share that
let people know who I am and share that
let people know who I am and share that I’ve kind of one of the things in
I’ve kind of one of the things in
I’ve kind of one of the things in writing songs is you want to make sure
writing songs is you want to make sure
writing songs is you want to make sure that you have your topic you know you
that you have your topic you know you
that you have your topic you know you got to have a hook if you listen to the
got to have a hook if you listen to the
got to have a hook if you listen to the songs there’s usually a hook in there
songs there’s usually a hook in there
songs there’s usually a hook in there that kind of gets you interested so I’ve
that kind of gets you interested so I’ve
that kind of gets you interested so I’ve kind of used up all my family members
kind of used up all my family members
kind of used up all my family members all my friends so now you know because
all my friends so now you know because
all my friends so now you know because you know I’ve been doing this a while
you know I’ve been doing this a while
you know I’ve been doing this a while you know I have to dig deep for you know
you know I have to dig deep for you know
you know I have to dig deep for you know topics insomnia you know that kind of
topics insomnia you know that kind of
topics insomnia you know that kind of thing so we’re going to do this is
thing so we’re going to do this is
thing so we’re going to do this is another song which has a similar timbre
another song which has a similar timbre
another song which has a similar timbre to the one I just sang excepting this
to the one I just sang excepting this
to the one I just sang excepting this one is this is called welcome home so
one is this is called welcome home so
one is this is called welcome home so for any of you who well
for any of you who well
for any of you who well [Music]
[Music]
[Music] welcome home welcome back let me help
welcome home welcome back let me help
welcome home welcome back let me help you with your pack home again from miles
you with your pack home again from miles
you with your pack home again from miles on the road sit you down kiss the ground
on the road sit you down kiss the ground
on the road sit you down kiss the ground when you’re rested walk around feel the
when you’re rested walk around feel the
when you’re rested walk around feel the warmth of your friends all around
[Music]
[Music] welcome home we got your back
welcome home we got your back
welcome home we got your back take your time just relax
take your time just relax
take your time just relax reflect upon your days
reflect upon your days
reflect upon your days [Music]
[Music]
[Music] did your I’m having a brain fart
did your I’m having a brain fart
did your I’m having a brain fart [Music]
to help him remember the words that he
to help him remember the words that he thought it would have really helped if I
thought it would have really helped if I
thought it would have really helped if I pulled up the right song and you’re
pulled up the right song and you’re
pulled up the right song and you’re supposed to remember the words to your
supposed to remember the words to your
supposed to remember the words to your own song
own song
own song hello I know
[Music]
[Music] welcome home we got your back take your
welcome home we got your back take your
welcome home we got your back take your time just relax
time just relax
time just relax feel the warmth of friends all
did your worldly interchange while
did your worldly interchange while riding on that Ranger catch your inner
riding on that Ranger catch your inner
riding on that Ranger catch your inner cold
cold
cold I surprised
I surprised
I surprised but now you’re here so stay a while
but now you’re here so stay a while
but now you’re here so stay a while do not walk another mine revive your
do not walk another mine revive your
do not walk another mine revive your weary bones and your speed
weary bones and your speed
weary bones and your speed [Music]
[Music]
[Music] we have seen enough to know that common
we have seen enough to know that common
we have seen enough to know that common hold ensued required eighty of the
hold ensued required eighty of the
hold ensued required eighty of the rarest this
no attachments no strife enjoy a calm
no attachments no strife enjoy a calm summer night take a walk take a toke
summer night take a walk take a toke
summer night take a walk take a toke take a midnight soul yeah wherever you
take a midnight soul yeah wherever you
take a midnight soul yeah wherever you have been well now
have been well now
have been well now we’re home again drop the shoes from
we’re home again drop the shoes from
we’re home again drop the shoes from your feet come on in take seed a little
your feet come on in take seed a little
your feet come on in take seed a little food perhaps a drink
food perhaps a drink
food perhaps a drink yeah be in homes just what you think
yeah be in homes just what you think
yeah be in homes just what you think lay it down close your eyes and rest
lay it down close your eyes and rest
lay it down close your eyes and rest awhile
welcome home welcome back let me help
welcome home welcome back let me help you with your pack
thank you thank you appreciate that so
thank you thank you appreciate that so often you end up writing about something
often you end up writing about something
often you end up writing about something that’s going on for you so one of the
who I’m sorry Jonathan but it sounded
who I’m sorry Jonathan but it sounded good this is a song called waiting round
good this is a song called waiting round
good this is a song called waiting round I had my hips replaced you know when you
I had my hips replaced you know when you
I had my hips replaced you know when you live long enough you know you start
live long enough you know you start
live long enough you know you start wearing out body parts so i I’ve gotten
wearing out body parts so i I’ve gotten
wearing out body parts so i I’ve gotten there they replaced both my hips in 2008
there they replaced both my hips in 2008
there they replaced both my hips in 2008 and I honestly I waited too long the the
and I honestly I waited too long the the
and I honestly I waited too long the the relief that you get from having new hips
relief that you get from having new hips
relief that you get from having new hips is amazing I recommend it for anyone
is amazing I recommend it for anyone
is amazing I recommend it for anyone whose hips have slipped away
[Music]
[Music] so this is a story after I got my hips
so this is a story after I got my hips
so this is a story after I got my hips back
back
back I was excited so this so actually this
I was excited so this so actually this
I was excited so this so actually this is a song rob as a co-write on this I
is a song rob as a co-write on this I
is a song rob as a co-write on this I wrote this thing and then Rob listen to
wrote this thing and then Rob listen to
wrote this thing and then Rob listen to it and he said well you know to happen
it and he said well you know to happen
it and he said well you know to happen if we do this or how about if we pet
if we do this or how about if we pet
if we do this or how about if we pet this up a bit
this up a bit
this up a bit so I’m gonna do it in yeah I’m just
so I’m gonna do it in yeah I’m just
so I’m gonna do it in yeah I’m just gonna do it and see that sound right
you know that’s one of the other things
you know that’s one of the other things you know you have all these never start
you know you have all these never start
you know you have all these never start a song you’re not gonna finish well I’m
a song you’re not gonna finish well I’m
a song you’re not gonna finish well I’m gonna finish it I’m just and he’s gonna
gonna finish it I’m just and he’s gonna
gonna finish it I’m just and he’s gonna be here later he’s gonna find out
be here later he’s gonna find out
be here later he’s gonna find out [Music]
[Music]
[Music] yeah I’m not sitting down just weave
yeah I’m not sitting down just weave
yeah I’m not sitting down just weave round for my world to come to an end
round for my world to come to an end
round for my world to come to an end come on jump out of planes I’m gonna
come on jump out of planes I’m gonna
come on jump out of planes I’m gonna jump off those cliffs it’ll help me
– no time to sit back just taking the
– no time to sit back just taking the star I’m gonna live by
star I’m gonna live by
star I’m gonna live by by a faster faster
you have seen the devil so many times –
you have seen the devil so many times – no don’t be exist no threat to me
no don’t be exist no threat to me
no don’t be exist no threat to me no surreal gig at Madrid I’m lived in
no surreal gig at Madrid I’m lived in
no surreal gig at Madrid I’m lived in like between the landmine seeing faces
like between the landmine seeing faces
like between the landmine seeing faces hit the trees I lean in on intention I’m
hit the trees I lean in on intention I’m
hit the trees I lean in on intention I’m doing what I please
doing what I please
doing what I please I’m a primal scream with a head of steam
I’m a primal scream with a head of steam
I’m a primal scream with a head of steam know is not the answer
know is not the answer
know is not the answer honey come ride with me or set me free
honey come ride with me or set me free
honey come ride with me or set me free alone alone to be the
yeah I’m still having fun does his Dino
yeah I’m still having fun does his Dino cry run a balance with the moon still
cry run a balance with the moon still
cry run a balance with the moon still making love in the air noon no I’m not
making love in the air noon no I’m not
making love in the air noon no I’m not sitting down
sitting down
sitting down we have my world has to come to an end
we have my world has to come to an end
we have my world has to come to an end I’ll kiss the wind become the fire watch
I’ll kiss the wind become the fire watch
I’ll kiss the wind become the fire watch clouds roll in the distance I’ll be that
clouds roll in the distance I’ll be that
clouds roll in the distance I’ll be that rock on a map
rock on a map
rock on a map [Music]
[Music]
[Music] while I ride ride the ring
this
this [Music]
[Music]
[Music] as far
as far
as far as the eye
as the eye
as the eye [Music]
[Music]
[Music] she
she
she [Music]
[Music]
[Music] and she
and she
and she [Music]
[Music]
[Music] you see
you see
you see [Music]
Thanks
Thanks so just as just as a close I want to
so just as just as a close I want to
so just as just as a close I want to thank everyone for being here it’s
thank everyone for being here it’s
thank everyone for being here it’s amazing to listen to some of these other
amazing to listen to some of these other
amazing to listen to some of these other speakers who are all lined up right over
speakers who are all lined up right over
speakers who are all lined up right over there
there
there it’s wonderful I was fascinated by the
it’s wonderful I was fascinated by the
it’s wonderful I was fascinated by the by the intention of how how a brass guy
by the intention of how how a brass guy
by the intention of how how a brass guy gets started doing a business and how
gets started doing a business and how
gets started doing a business and how the passion of a tragedy changes
the passion of a tragedy changes
the passion of a tragedy changes somebody’s approach to life I do invite
somebody’s approach to life I do invite
somebody’s approach to life I do invite all of you who have any interest in
all of you who have any interest in
all of you who have any interest in putting your own thoughts together as to
putting your own thoughts together as to
putting your own thoughts together as to how how you how you see the world how
how how you how you see the world how
how how you how you see the world how you feel about the world how you feel
you feel about the world how you feel
you feel about the world how you feel about yourself and that’s what I have
about yourself and that’s what I have
about yourself and that’s what I have done and I’m continuing to do it I I
done and I’m continuing to do it I I
done and I’m continuing to do it I I didn’t bother to tell you that you know
didn’t bother to tell you that you know
didn’t bother to tell you that you know I I didn’t spend my life doing music I
I I didn’t spend my life doing music I
I I didn’t spend my life doing music I spent my life in the middle of my music
spent my life in the middle of my music
spent my life in the middle of my music but I also am an architect and engineer
but I also am an architect and engineer
but I also am an architect and engineer so I am passionate about all sorts of
so I am passionate about all sorts of
so I am passionate about all sorts of art so I want to thank you for your
art so I want to thank you for your
art so I want to thank you for your attention
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