Soldier for the Muse

“As long as there has been a song, I’ve felt it in my bones.
It was a gift from my dear mother and her father who passed on
a long line of Music Makers and of Soldiers for the Muse.”

RECORDING ALL THE SONGS FROM ALL THE YEARS

Having given myself to music for the last two decades, I decided to create the Soldier for the Muse Sessions: a live recording of each of my albums (2002–2018).

What better way to reflect upon the great war than to relive the battles?

Yes, I recorded a live, solo-acoustic version of each of my songs in front of a studio audience. We walked down memory lane and relived each song and the stories behind them. Enjoy the entire series below.

In the Loudest Way
(2019)

In the Loudest Way (Live)

Soft—but gallant—songs of infatuation, adventure, and love at the highest decibel.

New Northbound
(2017)

New Northbound (Live)

Songs about finding joy and contentment, with a more modern twist than before.

Lovely Little Victory
(2013)

Lovely Little Victory (Live)

A fresh collaboration featuring songs of universal and individual triumph.

Some Days I’m a Lion
(2012)

Some Days I'm a Lion Live

A crowd favorite and the moment I hit my stride—songs I will always hold on high.

Another Gleam
(2011)

Another Gleam (Live)

Bittersweet songs from 2008, reimagined a few years later. And still my faves today.

Long Before the Wheel
(2010)

Long Before the Wheel Live

My first songs penned in Nashville, with a little bit more twang than the rest.

Bittersweet Parade
(2010)

Bittersweet Parade Live

One of my dearest albums, written in the final days before moving East.

Orange Chrome Sky
(2006)

orange chrome sky live album

Some of my most eclectic compositions recorded under the Lander monicker.

Rhetoric Tuesday
(2002–2004)

The Best of Rhetoric Tuesday Live

A best-of compilation of my earliest songs, written under the Rhetoric Tuesday monicker.

WHY SOLDIER FOR THE MUSE SESSIONS?

I’ve been writing and performing music for so long now, I’ve fallen into the pattern of playing only the crowd favorites. I often forget about the b-sides that occupied my head and my heart for longer than the rest. So I vowed to give each creation its due: a concert series of ALL the songs from all the years.

Then I started to think about the name of this series, and I couldn’t help but recall the long road and the sacrifices and the disappointments … and how it has still never felt like a job, but rather a calling. A service. A duty.

It has only ever been an honor to serve. And that sentiment led me to my lyric from Fight ’til Dying Day—a sentiment that all at once sums up the bittersweet experience, and my unwavering dedication to this thing that, I feel, chose me long ago.

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