Dr Mary’s Thoughts about Her Songs

There is music in the wind and I thank God for calling me to the back porch to hear His song.  I bring my guitar with me.  My face to the breeze, I sit on my back porch.  I see the vibrant green of the freshly cut grass in the valley below.  At first, the […]

My family has been gone for the past 12 days. I also relish the time alone, though I miss them so much. There’s less laundry and I can stay up late or get up early and listen to my birds and eat anything I want, mostly healthy things that they don’t like. But, mostly what […]

Here’s one of the Spanish songs I just finished recording, Caballo Viejo There are ultimately THREE projects that I’m presently close to finishing, “Reluctant Farewell to a Dear Heart”, the collection of classical originals mixed between my versions of several traditional Spanish romantic songs that I sing on, and my originals that I sing and have […]

Here’s an example of one of the pieces that will ultimately be included in the “Reluctant Farewell to a Dear Heart” collection. I’ve decided to include tablature as well as simple notation to make my songs approachable to many types of players. Each piece has a title page that includes a picture of James and […]

Remember my dad, Earl Kleinsorge?  This song was written for him, and I’m happy he heard it while he was still with us. Farmer Earl is part of a collection of children’s songs that I wrote and that is available on CD or download. Earl Kleinsorge was an unusually talented and bright man.  He only […]