Welcome to my website, a place where you can read some of my poems, listen to some of my music, and find out what readings and musical events are on the horizon, as well as other news.
You will also find here some links I think you might find interesting or important.
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NEWS ~ NEWS ~ NEWS
John’s song, North By North, has become the number one song in France!
Renaud, a popular French singer and recording artist, adapted North By North and retitled it Vagabonds and released it as a single and on his new CD album, Molly Malone. In early December Vagabonds went to number one on the charts in France.
~Check out Renaud’s website and instrumental adaptation~
~Listen to the hit single on YouTube~
North By North, a song about workers and their families displaced by deindustrialization and capital flight, was originally released in 1987 on the album Daniel Shays’ Highway, performed by Shays’ Rebellion, John’s singing group at the time. The song was later recorded by a Scottish folksinger named Arthur Johnstone. In the late 90s, the popular Irish band, the Fureys, recorded it on their album Winds of Change.
North By North is available now on John’s CD re-release, Songs for Our Times.
