Hello. Handshakes. High fives.
Just a few brief words in case you like to keep track of music events of all sorts particularly ones where I am appearing. I wanted to get the word out that I will be performing…
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I Wish I Was a Headlight on a Northbound Train
I wish I was a headlight on a northbound train…
It was a shock to the lungs when we pulled into the heavy air of Denver. We made the drive from Topeka, Kansas after a great night in the very…
Read moreOn The Last Day of Summer
The tourist traps are empty
vacancy abounds
Almost like it used to be
Before the circus came to town.”
- M. McAnally, J. Buffett
Welcome to September,
I’m going to have to leave this place. It’ll be just one more…
Read moreSending the Old Man Home.
Jimmy Buffett has left us and whether you were a fan of his music or not the fact is that the world is a different place now. Buffet was, to me, a part of a long line of self-invented Americans…
2023 SONGS AND STORIES SUMMER TOUR IS HERE!
This is a letter to you to tell you about how me and my friends are going to celebrate the end of August and the winding down of summer. We are going to get together and we are going…
Dangerous Tales From Weldon Way and Other News
Dear Reader,
It’s a beautiful morning here on Block Island. There are large, white, and puffy clouds in the sky that remind me more of a Kansas plain than a July summer in the Northeast. I’m drinking a coffee at…
Read moreA Report on the Value of Your Support
Good Friends,
In early June, I returned to my home in Rhode Island from Texas with a deep appreciation for my experience throughout the month of May.
After the moving and enlightening process of running a Kickstarter campaign, I got…
Read moreNew Music, New Record, New Video, New Shows in May!
Hello Music Lovers,
I hope that this note finds you in a good place with a strong spirit and belief in the good things to come.
On my end, April has been an amazing month, full of music and discovery…
Read moreWE DID IT! Now We Press On.
Dear Friends,
I woke up on Sunday in a rush to get out the door. I answered a few emails, checked my bags to make sure I had what I needed for my Texas trip, and had a quick look…
Read moreIt’s Release Day! / Kickstarter Update!
Hello My Good Friends!
I write to you with a full heart on the day of the release of my newest single record “Letting You Blow Away” while simultaneously finding myself at the halfway point of my Kickstarter campaign. It…
April Update: On The Eve of My Birthday, You Have Ignited My Spirit
Friends and Neighbors,
We are one week into our Kickstarter campaign for my late April, recording project with producer, Walt Wilkins in Austin, Texas. So far, I have been blown away by the generosity, and the good spirit for the…
Read moreVagabonds By Choice, February 2023
“Saddled up, pushing through. I am traveling with you.” - Traveling
Friends and neighbors,
I am very grateful to be on this earth with you in this year of 2023. This isn’t just a thing I’m just saying. I sincerely…
Read moreAbbie Gardner/ Marc Douglas Berardo Fall tour 2022
High five!
Good greetings. Peace to you and your people. I just want to write you this quick note to let you know about some upcoming dates with my friend, the brilliant Abbie Gardner. It’s a Fall tour and it’s…
Read moreMDB GOES TO WASHINGTON
Hello Treasured Friends,
I just got home from a great tour of the West and my enthusiasm levels are running high. Beautiful drives across the Mississippi, and Kansas into Colorado, Wyoming, and back to Nashville, TN. All the shows…
Read moreMahalo: Marc Douglas Berardo New Moon Sept 2022
Mahalo,
The September sky over old Harbor was spectacular when I sat down at the empty outside bar to speak into my handheld phone machine to dictate this note to you. Clouds parted just enough to reveal A pinhole of…
Read moreWaiting on a Brand New Day
Hello Song Enthusiasts,
Once again I write to you from Block Island to tell you the good news that the second single "Waiting on a Brand New Day" from my upcoming record will be released today, August 26. The recording…
Read moreCheap Northeast Summer Vacation Tour
Friends,
I am writing to you now from the small bunkhouse on Block Island. Only 9 miles off the coast of Rhode Island and my homeland of Westerly, Block Island is on the Nature Conservancy’s very short list of “Last…
Read moreThe Hard Part
My Friends,
If you’re lucky to live long enough you are gonna lose a few battles, pass through a few relationships and lose a few friends and fellow travelers along the way. The ephemeral nature of time on earth becomes…
Read moreBrand New Things In An Ever Changing World
Hello Brothers and Sisters,
February is not my favorite month. Here in Rhode Island, any snow that has fallen has lost its charm. Cold wind and dark days start to play on the mind in bad ways. If you can…
Read moreThe Situation in Pennsylvania and Other Thoughts
Waaazzzz uuupppp????
Hello my good friends. This is a very quick note to let you know that I will be performing one more show with my great friend Danielle Miraglia at one of the very best listening rooms in the…
Read moreWho Do You Know in Colorado?
Hello Friends,
A quick word. I have just finished a few music shows in Nashville (Americanafest) and Texas. Songs were sung. Stories told. People felt feelings. I felt feelings (nervousness, joy, fear, gratitude). My good friend and spiritualist, Walt Wilkins…
Read moreHow To Get To Heaven
My Dear Friends,
Question: Is it possible for me to do what I do without you?
Answer: No.
Second question: Are you like me? Do you love the month of April? You don’t have to answer that. I know you…
Read moreMagic Beans, March 2021
“You should never hesitate to trade your cow for a handful of magic beans.” -Tom Robbins, Novelist/ Provocateur
Dear Friends,
Look at us. We are still here. Still hanging on. Amazing. After a full year of trouble and change we…
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