I had a very nice e-mail from my favorite English pop star Howard Jones ("No One Is To Blame")  We had written several times at the Miles Copeland songwriting retreat château in France. He put this song,"Love Is A Good Thing" on an album,"Perform 01." Stewart Copeland is playing the drums on this recording. I hope to write with him again if one of us ever crosses the Atlantic pond again.

(Charles' note: You can listen to "Love is A Good Thing" for a limited time by visiting this Reverbna...

This is the third time we've played this Iowan town's beloved Pancake Day and it gets better each time. In addition to playing the big show Jay and I were recruited reluctantly to be judges for the Miss Pancake competition. I was completely surprised by the excellent experience. All the young women participants were accomplished and courageous and just a joy to get to know. This year we finally able to do something I've been wanting to do for years, a three piece power country trio and it was pe...

Lisa, you know my famous Canadian wife Lisa Brokop, did a show last night in one of the most beautiful settings imaginable. An amphitheatre built right in the Tinhorn vineyards of the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada.

As a full moon rose from behind the stage Lisa played to a packed house of enthusiastic fans. She played mostly from her new album which I co-produced with her. Halfway through the show most the audience was on their feet dancing. Lisa's one year old nephew almost stole the s...

The songwriters round on August 30th at The Bluebird Cafe that Paul hosted went great. The other artists in the round were Lisa Brokop, Colin Linden and John Scott Sherril. Everyone of them was incredible and made the evening memorable.

Here's Paul on the subject:

"Thank you all for making the Bluebird show last weekend a great success. For those who couldn't make it, t'was a fabulous show packed to the rafters and dancing on the tables...well
packed to the rafters anyway.

John Scott Sherrill played a...