I had been touring in my duo with Bekah Kelso for a couple of years prior to this release and playing many of the songs I wrote while in Velvet Hammer and Dreamtrybe. As a result these songs were taking on a new feel and needed new recordings to go with it. These are some of my favorite songs - Four Directions, Wave and Come Down and here they are revisited to capture the intimate tribal feel as they are performed with piano and percussion. Add to that some new and never before released songs and you have a collection very dear to my heart . These recordings feature my duo partner at the time Bekah Kelso on background vocals and percussion, and long time musical cohort Lynda Millard from Dreamtrybe and Velvet Hammer on additional background vocals. Tabber Millard & Ryan Kelso are also featured on percussion. NOTICE: The Hand and Hammer CD booklet Temporarily out of Stock. Purchase ths official full color burned disc copy and a Hammer CD booklet will be sent to you when they are back in stock per your request.

This album project journeys deep into my heart at a very turbulent time in my life. I was moving out of one relationship and into another and reeling from all the change resulting from it. These songs are very personal and were written from the intense need to express my heart since I was not performing at the time and still such an introvert This is the only CD that has some of my guitar songs that I (almost) never perform. During much of this writing process I was not doing the full time touring thing yet. I was working hard in my business and struggling to feel in line with my purpose. I would just record these songs and let them sit work on them from time to time ... yet it was the main thing that helped me get through. Then when I gave it all up to hit the road I realized I had an album worth songs and dove in to put it all together for my first release. This project is a testament to a dark yet tender time in my life that preceded the sun.