Fifty-six-year old singer who began writing songs a few years ago. "Smoke Laden Room" was the first song I ever wrote at age fifty-two. I love to perform but, due to overwhelming life issues affecting my trio, we have not been able to play out for a few months. I came on the site to have an audience for my songs.If you enjoyed my songs, check out my own web site, www.bearnde.com. I have a few more songs there under "Bear's MP3 Player." There are also some stories there I've written under "Old Blogs." All the songs on the site were written by me except "Bye Bye Blue," a traditional song about an old hound that's gone. The song is in public domain.