I’d venture that the past several months have been the busiest of my 35-year career in music. Other than missing being home with Julia and the dog and the garden, it’s been fantastic. I finished scoring the NFB film, “The River of Life” the day before the Pumkin left on its 44-show tour of children’s festivals across the country. I had actually hoped to have the film score finished before the Pumkin rehearsals started, but the fact that I didn’t meant the juggling of time and making sure that neither got short-changed was – whoa – let’s just say I didn’t get a lot of sleep.
Spring ROCKS!
As we finally emerge from what has felt like eternal winter, my world has been sending out shoots & blossoms like everything else at this time of year. As we speak I am in the thick or rehearsing with the Pumkins (who, coincidentally, true to their image, are currently sitting around the kitchen table eating granola for breakfast). I’m going to post a photo of the cover of the new Pumkids CD – with a painting I did (my first) which to my great delight became the cover for the CD. The album has taken on a life of it’s own (thanks to the force-of-nature efforts of Valerie Hennel who produced it AND the tour we are about embark on.) We are LOVING this record, as it seems are all who have received it.