by Marshal McKitrick | Feb 4, 2017 | singer
Artist Spotlight:Raffi Last weekend, Dena and I went to hear Raffi in concert at the lovely and classy Crest Theatre located in downtown Sacramento. His concert was billed as Raffi – 40 Years of Singable Songs. I’ve been an adult fan of his music for...
by Marshal McKitrick | Nov 21, 2016 | songwriting
New Song Spotlight: Shift Happens I began writing this song, Shift Happens, a few years ago. It was inspired by something Dena wrote on a Daily Napkin that used the phrase, “Shift Happens.” The title is a play on words and, yes, we all know how the...
by Marshal McKitrick | Nov 14, 2016 | CD project, songwriter
Studio Adventures I hit the studio last weekend with a new creative thought. One of my tunes, Breaking the Chains, felt incomplete somehow. This was even after recording multiple tracks for it: lead vocal, harmony vocal, acoustic rhythm guitar, electric rhythm guitar,...
by Marshal McKitrick | Sep 17, 2016 | songwriting
As with some other songs of mine, I was inspired to write Four Corners by my observations of and inspiration by the natural world around me. I wrote it during the end of year holiday season in 1989. Flying Over Four Corners The song came to me while I was traveling...
