Bloom

Bloom

This song was written in Brooklyn, New York.  I was working for a law-firm, and found myself unable to date.  I'm pretty shy by nature.  This was before online dating, which was better for me, because I didn't meet people who weren't at least curious about me. I went to parties, but I tended to stick to my friends like glue, and nobody ever introduced me to anyone.  At one point, I tried to date this gal that I knew from Louisville.  We went out on about five or six dates, and then she mentioned that she had a boy-friend. I sure don't miss those days. 

I wrote a lot back then, so I suppose it wasn't all bad.  I wrote some philosophy, poetry and a whole lot of songs.  I wasn't really thinking too much about the process.  I don't think I consciously chose to forego a rhyme scheme on the verses.  This song was very easy to write, but hard to play, so I didn't play it out much.  It took a couple of years before the awkwardness of the music felt natural, and that's when it was recorded. 

I sang lead, backing vocals, played guitar and organ

Colin Brown played drums

Dave Humphries played bass

Meredith Noel played viola

Steve Cooley played Mandolin

Mike Ross played the sizzling carrots.