A mostly slow week for me on the album front, but we did manage to lure Aaron Sands over to The Beehive Friday afternoon to play French horn on three songs. Though I’ve heard Aaron’s name mentioned here and there over the years, I’ve never actually met him. As it turns out, we’re neighbors. Sidebar: I have been wanting to find a place for French horn on one of my

A couple of months ago, I was invited by Andrew Peterson to join he, Randall Goodgame and Ron Block (banjo player for Alison Krauss & Union Station) for a Rabbit Room-based interview with Anita Lustrea, host of Chicago-based Moody Radio’s Midday Connection. It was kind of Andrew to consider me worthy of invitation, and even though I’m rarely the most coherent person on earth, I was grateful to be allowed to give honest answers