About Marshal McKitrick

Musical Roots One of my Spirit names is Meadowlark, as singing and music are my passion. Hence, I am Meadowlark Tunes. I grew up in the American Midwest in a musical family. Two of my biggest joys were singing in church choirs and playing on my father’s baby...

Musical Adventures of 2016

Thank You, 2016! I sure had a wild ride of musical adventures in 2016. I’m very grateful that I retired in 2015. It has given me a lot more time to do what I love. Here’s how the year unfolded, month by month. JANUARY Wrote Bless the Journey Now, a new...

Singing through the Heart of Winter

On Retreat in Preparation for Winter Over the first weekend of December, Dena and I attended one of our favorite experiences called Singing Through the Heart of Winter. This annual end of year retreat brings together a number of friendly folks from our greater NorCal...

Gratitude

This week, I thought it would be a good idea to celebrate gratitude with a song written by one of my favorite children’s songwriters/performers, Raffi. It’s called Thanks a Lot. I appreciate the meditative quality to the singing and guitar playing....

Meadowlark Goes to the New Co-op

“In mid-October, I took Meadowlark to the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new location of the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op (SNFC) at 2820 ‘R’ Street. For information on the new store, click here. I’ve been an active SNFC member over 35 years...