"The Holey Land: An Allegory" (2016)

Fertile land, abundant shellfish and proximity to waterways afforded good living to native peoples, and later to early settlers and prospectors along the southeast coastline of present day Baltimore. On 'fair meadows' near the Patapsco River and Curtis Bay, in an area now known as Baybrook, orchards and farms, canneries and company towns sprang up, and with them, vibrant, tight-knit communities. The pastoral isolation of the sparsely populated peninsula drew Sunday visitors from Baltimore, and later - quarantine hospitals, fertilizer factories, oil refineries, power plants and brown fields. This story is inspired by "An Environmental History of Fairfield/Wagner Point" and Free Your Voice's current campaign to stop the building of the nation's largest incinerator in Curtis Bay.

I have composed the score for “The Holey Land: A Fable” -- a “crankie” (hand-cranked shadow puppet piece) created by visual artist, Valeska Populoh, that addresses the environmental damages inflicted by industry upon a vulnerable landscape and community called Curtis Bay, located in Baltimore, MD.

I am creating a short film that features the crankie and my original score, supported by funds from a Rubys Grant and the Puffin Foundation. This film will be screened in the Spring 2016.

"Pickett's Charge" (2012)

In 2012, I commisioned Katherine Fahey to create a "crankie" shadow puppet piece to accompany "Pickett's Charge". Kathy is an amazing and accomplished paper-cut artist, who has recently made incredible strides into the shadow puppet theatre world, especially through her crankies, (a hand cranked scrolling story telling device in a box). You can find more about Katherine and her incredible work at www.katherinefahey.com I hope you'll enjoy seeing Katherine's visual interpretation of my song which was filmed by Michael Patrick O'Leary (www.michaelpatrickoleary.com) and produced by ellen cherry. This is truly "handmade" music and visual and performance art.

"Whipoorwill Lodge" (2014)

Paul Loyd (he's Just This Guy) ran a song contest a few years back and the rules were to write a song about a family vacation that contained these words: family, vacation, travel, relax, and souvenir. Extra points were awarded if the word "monkey" made it in there somehow. I have distinct memories of this particular vacation with my family and I hope that it provides you with a little peek into a wonderful time in the past. I created a video to accompany the song

"Since You Left Me" by Naked Blue (2014)

A pop song written by acoustic duo Naked Blue. I created this "titles only" video for the song. My first creation on Adobe premiere.

"Please Don't Sell the Piano" (2012)

A video I created about the move my piano made from Texas to Maryland. The song was inspired by this piano and is featured on my 2012 album of the same name

"Can't Count" (2009)

My very first "titles only" video for my song "Can't Count" from my 2008 album, "Heart Like a Lion."

"Passing Season [Isolated Vocals]" (2013)

Song by ellen cherry and Naked Blue. Filmed by Naked Blue and ellen cherry, titles by ellen cherry.