I have been involved in music since I was a wee child  -though not quite as young as in the picture above ;-)  It all began with the little red toy piano given me by my father's boss. I moved on to a larger white piano - still a child's, but this was an upright and had 20 keys. I would plunk out tunes by ear, such as Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony." I traded in the keys for some strings by the time I was 7, when my mother bought me a plastic guitar in a local candy store, and I was smitten! I moved on to a series of inexpensive 3/4 size wooden ones, until, at the age of 20, I bought myself a "real guitar" - a Madeira. My family was never well off enough for me to take any kind of music lessons - The Beatles were my teachers - so I learned to play by ear, and by perusing chord books. I soon moved on to other styles of music, learning from fingerpicking, celtic, ragtime, blues, and bluegrass music books, and eventually took some guitar lessons when in my early 30's. Billboard Song Award Honorary Mention for "Beyond Words" and "Kiss Me Harder Blues" (co-written with Lori Muskat)	Great American Song Contest Honor Award for "Who Hung That Moon in the Window" co-written with Lori Muskat
I finished my second album, "NOW" in 2003. You can follow the link below to purchase my CD. I played guitar, bass and keyboards on the album, with an assist from the incomparable Kevin Haining on drums, and the late and wonderful singersongwriter Zonna (1960-2003) as co-producer and engineer extraordinaire.	My First Album "A Whisper in My Ear" was originally issued on cassette in 1997, but has now been re-mastered and reissued on CD. You can purchase this at CDbaby as well.
	News Flash I'm now at work on my 3rd Solo CD "A Woman Under the Influence" where I explore musical and other forces in my life that have shaped me as a person and artist. I hope to be finished by the end of June 2008. Watch for an announcement of the CDBaby page where you can purchase a copy.
Outmusic is a network of queer performers, composers, producers, media and others who support LGBT music and the artists who create it. It was in 1992 that I took the stage at their open mic night at the LGBT Community Center in NYC. I was 38, and that was the first time I had ever played one of my songs in public. I was so scared, but the audience was so appreciative, warm and supportive, that I soon felt empowered to grow as a musician, performer and a person.  If it weren't for Outmusic, I wouldn't have met my wonderful musical friends.  www.outmusic.com	Besides being a solo artist, I am also a proud and happy member of the band Estrogen. Carol Kassel, Lori Muskat and I formed the band in 1998, and we've been having fun writing and performing songs ever since . We have an album- "Tales From Lesbianville", released in 2001. Two songs from our album were nominated for Outmusic's "Outsong of the year 2002." Find out about us here:  http://www.creative-women.com/estrogenband/estrogen_cd.html   NEWS FLASH - Carol and I have decided to carry on as a duo this go-round, and have changed our name to ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT.  We're in the studio, recording our album We Love Girls - Featuring my songs: "I Love Girls", "Secrets in Your Heart", "Woman With a Guitar", "Trick or Treat", "Just Plain Folks" and "Process Polka" and "My Melissa". Carol Kassel's contributions are: "Trans-cendant", "Just Friends", "Everyone But Me", "Perhaps She's Not Gay", "What Do Lesbians Do?"  and "Around You" - Our Estrogen bandmate, Lori Muskat will be a guest artist, with a wonderful rendering of her song "Much Too Healthy" Check for updates when album becomes available   In the meantime, "Trick or Treat" is on a CD compilation called "Planet Muse - - and it can be yours to enjoy all year long - along with 16 songs by some wonderful songwriters. It’s a great online community of songwriters, musicians, lyricists, poets… You can buy the CD here: http://cdbaby.com/planetmuse MusesMuse Forums website: http://musesmuse.com/forums/index.php

Listen to and Buy "Now"	Listen to and Buy "A Whisper in My Ear"	Listen to and Buy "Tales From Lesbianville"

My new Tacoma Chief guitar.

Estrogen onstage. That's me with my dear, departed, Guild guitar.

An EP of some of my favorite Beatles tunes that I gave to friends for Christmas.   You can hear the 5 tracks I'll Follow the Sun You've Got to Hide Your Love Away Misery We Can Work it Out Tell Me What You See) here:       My Beatle Cover Tunes

Out of the Crowd studio where I recorded "Now"

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