05/24/2021
It looks like live music is slowly coming back. I have a few upcoming shows scheduled in June and I'm really looking forward to more live music this year. I am vaccinated and ready to return to some form of normal. Covid-19 cases are declining and more and more people are getting vaccines but we're not out of the dark yet. Broadway is still closed and not scheduled to reopen until this fall. Many venues have been closed for a long time and some are gone forever. I wrote this song for all of the theaters and music halls across the world that have been closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. A ghost light is an electric light that is left energized on the stage of a theater when the theater is unoccupied and would otherwise be completely dark.
"The Ghost Light" by Corey Lee McQuade
The ghost light is guarded
In a wire cage
Set at the center stage
The theater is closed
The doors stay locked
It stands watch around the clock
There’s no limelight
No spot to shine
No song and dance of a chorus line
The drama is in
The light alone
When all is dark and there’s nothing shown
Stale and silent
Dusty old air
Fills the room with gloom and glare
The single light
With the curtain drawn
Waits while all are gone
(chorus)
The ghost light is guarded
In a wire cage
Set at the center stage
4/08/2021
Got my second shot of the Pfizer vaccine and I'm really looking forward to being able to play some shows this year. Just a couple weeks to wait for the vaccine to be effective and I'll be ready. Can't wait for Mountain Music Festival this year June 3-5. Hope to see you there!
03/15/2021
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong will be headlining Mountain Music Fest this year. Hope to see you there!
02/12/2021
I am happy to announce that Paul Johnson and I will be returning to Mountain Music Fest for 2021. Tons of great music over three days in the beautiful mountains of West Virginia. Tickets are available at https://mountainmusicfestwv.com/
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