by Marshal McKitrick | Jan 23, 2017 | musical equipment
I’ve had a vague knowledge of partial capos for awhile, yet I had never used one. Last autumn, I was enjoying a live show by Carrie Newcomer at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, Ca. I noticed she was using two (and sometimes three) different Kyser model capos...
by Marshal McKitrick | Dec 24, 2016 | songwriting
Happy Anniversary Dena and I celebrated our 12th year wedding anniversary this week on December 19th. I am truly blessed to be in partnership with a conscious, compassionate woman who is aware and spiritually evolving. One thing I have learned over the past 12 years...
by Marshal McKitrick | Nov 5, 2016 | CD project, flashback
“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...
by Marshal McKitrick | Oct 12, 2016 | CD project, studio
At the end of September, I had some of my fellow music lovers and singers come into the studio for a vocal recording session. First, my wife, Dena, and Jeralynn Strong added their vocals to It Ain’t Natural. This is a fun country-rock tune that we wrote together...
by Marshal McKitrick | Oct 6, 2016 | house concert
The God Line was written about three years ago. I took the writing from one of Dena’s Daily Napkins and shaped it into a song. Dena and I have co-written a number of songs over the last five years or so and this is one of my favorites. Click here to read the...