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Eric Sez...
Believe it or not, folks actually *do* ask me from time to time, "So, is that your real name?"And my response is: "Uh, yeah."
And at that moment? In my head, I am paraphrasing "A League of Their Own..."
("There's no stage names in folk music!!!" )
I like songs with images in them that serve as metaphors take you to a deeper place. I like songs that are slightly obscure, like that last sentence. I like songs that have spirituality in them, without being preachy, dogmatic, or sectarian (look it up...). Those are among the songs I try to write. Sometimes, I'd like to think I succeed.
I have a really amazing website, with a blog attached to it, that I have spent hours creating and maintaining. But it seems to me nobody visits websites anymore. Just Myspace pages.
But, if I have managed to make you nostalgic for websites with this sad commentary, please knock yourself out and go here. (Hey, if pity works...)
As for who I am, outside of the music, here is a good place to start. This blog blog will tell you more about my inner struggles. I think you can learn a lot about somebody from the quotes they write down to keep for later. So here are some of my favorites. These are the iPod songs that my iPod tells me I am listening to most right now, and here are the books I am currently reading.
But enough about me. Now for some shameless self promotion, written in the third person to sound more impressive...
Awards
* Eric was a 2003 semi-finalist in the Wildflower Festival Songwriter Contest.* Eric was a 2004 finalist at the South Florida Folk Festival Songwriter Competition.
* Eric was a 2004 finalist at the Fifth Street Festival Songwriter Competition.
* Eric's song I Will Sing has won three prestigious awards:
--Honorable Mention in the 9th Annual Billboard Songwriter Contest
--Honorable Mention in the Great American Song Contest.
--It has also been chosen for a United Nations project, "New Songs for Peace."
Prairie Chapel Road
Eric's song "Prarie Chapel Road" has been called the "unofficial song of Camp Casey" in Crawford Texas, and has been downloaded over 3,000 times since August 2005.Connections Band
Eric is also a part of "Connections," a cover band that stages "tribute shows" to raise money for charity. Past shows have included Dan Fogelberg, Chicago, the Eagles, James Taylor, and Carole King. To date these shows have raised more than $25,000 for worthy causes.Quotes, and More Info
* A number of critics give Eric's CD, "Songs for the Time Being," high praise.* Eric has shared the stage with the likes of David Wilcox, Joan Baez, Tom Prasada-Rao, Cary Cooper, Terri Hendrix, James McMurtry, Jana Stanfield, The Burns Sisters, Rachel Bissex, Peter Mayer, Bethany Yarrow, Rhett Butler, Beth Wood, Brad Thompson, Elizabeth Wills, Bill Nash, Annie Benjamin, Jayson Bales, Tracie Merchant, Elizabeth Wills, and a host of Dallas's best songwriters.
* Bob Ackerman, Dallas singer-songwriter, says "Eric's songs tell stories the way a good movie does."
* Cary Pierce, of Jackopierce, says "Eric's songs have that lullaby quality that reminds me of the stuff I grew up on."