Along with backing up other musicans on flute, harmonica, guitar & bass...

I'm also a songwriter!

Please check out some of my

original tunes!

Milo's Blues 

Ok! Milo the Pug has been my dawg for 5 years now! He's been asking me to help him write a song since the beginning! Being a blues fan..he wanted to express himself in this format! Sadly...his English isn't very good! so he asked me to sing the lyrics he wrote! He hopes you'll like it!

Anne Infantolino This is a song about a crush I had on an older girl in 7th grade!
No Distractions

This is a song that I usually do reggae style!
But; I had an excellent guitarist John ILich who did an exceptional version in a rock style! this was recorded in  1998!

 I CriedThis is a blues tune, I wrote.  Steve Zamora did some fine vocals and Steve Barnes played on sax..it has a decidedly  jazzy feel! Check it out! 
On a Summer Day This tune is vaguely reminiscent of an old  "war" tune called : all day music!
It's sung by a young (13 y.o.) Kevin Cortez Calhoun.
Mike Meier plays drums and I play harp, flute, guitar & bass
 
 Cruisin Down that HiwayI wrote this song about hitchin around the country in the 70's! It was recorded in 1998 with John Ilich on guitar. I played bass and sang it! 
Seattle BluesThis is actually, one of my earliest songs! I originally wrote it when I was hitchin' thru Seattle in the early 70's! I finally recorded it in 1995! Mike Meier is on drums and I play guitar, harp, bass & vocals! 
I don't want to change you This was recored in 1995 with Mike Meier on drums, Casey Kings and Kevin Cortez Calhoun on vocals, I play guitar, keys & bass!! 
Ain't never gonna fall in love with you! This is a R&R tune with Mike Meier on drums and myself playin' all the other parts! It was recorded in 1995 
FrankieThis is a song about the casualties of war!I'm not anti-war..but; there's a certain reality to it! Mike Meier is on drums and Casey Kings, Kevin Cortez Calhoun are on background vocals. I play everything else! 
 I want youThis is just a fun pop song! John Ilich is on guitar! Recorded in 1998
Take me back to Georgia 

I had a dream one nite! In this dream..I was drivin' my 56 Chevy through the backroads of Georgia! (never been to Georgia!) I stopped in at a roadside Jukejoint...and there were all the great  (dead) musicians of the 60's jammin'! What a scene! John Ilich & myself on guitars!

Sign of the Times 

Back in the 60's you could be cruisin' with your friends..and a cop could pull you over... tear your car apart and completely intimidate you! This is a song about those fun times! Mike Meier on drums..I play everything else! 

 I need your love This song was performed by Casey Kings and myself on vocals & guitar & keys, Mike Mesford on guitar & Barry Brovan on bass
 

 




Here are a couple of tunes written by other artists!

This song is a road song written in the early 70's by John Silver.
It's called Just Payin' my dues.
We recorded this version originally in 1996 at his studio in Santa Cruz. Just recently, I was looking through my files and came upon it! I thought more background vocals, harp & tambourine would work well!

Just Payin my Dues

Here's another song by John silver also written in the early 70's
and recorded in 1996. 
It's called What's been on my mind.
It's a love song! I play flute on it!

What's been on my mind

This next song called Rush Hour was written by David Rizzi. We recorded it with the Prisoners in 2000. It's a humorous polka about being stuck in Seattle's famous rush hour traffic! I'm sure you can relate!

Rush Hour

  

to Contact Me

skitch@kirkhowe.com

Hope to hear from you soon!