On the first weekend in October, I’m gathering some friends for a weekend retreat in Montreat, North Carolina. I’d love for you to join us. Here are all the details. Hope to see you in the mountains in October! David
Coming Alive Again
Here’s a new song I wrote in the last few minutes of April, 2021. Here in Western North Carolina, the trees and flowers and mountains themselves seem to be coming alive again, just as vaccines become more common and new possibilities emerge for people to safely gather again. The stories in the song are […]
A full concert video for you…
Here’s a digital concert from the music room in my house. Feel free to watch it at your leisure, share it, etc. I hope it does your heart some good. Note – the audio is a little low at the beginning, so headphones are recommended. And here are a few links to things I talk […]
Join me for songs and stories…
Hi friends, On Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, at 4:00PM, I’ll be offering a few songs and stories from Black Mountain. You can tune in wherever you are, for free, on Crowdcast, or watch on Facebook and chat with folks there. To reserve your ‘seat’ at the Crowdcast concert, click here. Feel free to spread the word […]
March 13 Concert at White Horse will be live-streamed
Hey friends — I’m playing at my hometown venue, the White Horse, on March 13, with special guest Brian Hilligoss. Come on by, if you can make it! I’ve got some new songs to share that I’m really excited about, and it promises to be a really beautiful evening. Tickets are available here. And if […]
Which Way Is Forward? A Conversation and Workshop on Race and Racism
Which Way Is Forward? A Conversation and Workshop on Race and Racism with Tyrone Greenlee and David LaMotte. 7 – 9 PM, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019 at the Black Mountain Public Library. 105 N. Dougherty St. | Black Mountain, NC 28711 | (828) 250-4756 Light refreshments will be provided. Suggested donation $10. Please register in […]
News from Guatemala — Chonita is visiting!
Chonita is visiting! And you can meet her! When I close this laptop, I’ll be getting in the car and heading to Atlanta to pick Chonita Pablo Lacan up from the Atlanta airport. Sarah Robinson Bryan, the Director of PEG Partners, will be road-tripping with me, and we can’t wait to see our friend and […]
The Hard Days
Hey friends, These are hard days in so many ways. Much of the time, it seems like the headlines are in competition for the worst news. The disappointments and challenges of daily life and relationships can seem magnified through that lens, and then things come up that really are big. Being alive is hard work. […]
An update on PEG Partners’ work in Guatemala
PEG Partners, the organization that Deanna and I founded in 2004 to work with schools and libraries in Guatemala, turned 12-years-old this year. Here’s a bit of an update about the work we’re doing there. If you’re inclined to join us in this work, you can learn more or make a donation by […]
New CD debuts at #8 on the Folk-DJ charts!
Greetings from Anchorage, Alaska, where tonight I’ll play a concert in my fiftieth state. Great fun to be here, to play music for folks, to see some old friends, make some new ones, and if all goes according to plan, to go visit a glacier tomorrow and get in a bit of a hike before […]