I started playing music—like so many folks here—in church, time signature-less gospel-type medicine. Lover Lover’s music isn’t religious, unless we’re covering gospel, but all of it moves from this place of peace, introspection, joy. And it moves at its own pace, and it is intended to nourish.

And, why music? At a school in Karnataka, my beloved teacher said that happiness is mental silence. Not like a morose silence, but one pregnant with creativity and bliss. Music helps me go mind-silent and this helps keep me present, discerning, and kind.

And, if I’m being totally honest, music because I enjoy performing! It lifts me into that afore-mentioned mental silence. And to be there on stage with people who have trusted me enough to entertain them, and enough—maybe—to get us all raucously mind-hushed. That is a rare joy. It’s like swimming holes or cuddling with a beloved creature.

If you would like to journey with us, please do! We are on Bandcamp, Instagram, Facebook, Soundcloud, Spotify—all the things. Reach out to us and say hey. The music and poetry is going to be flowing for years, and we’d love to share it with you. Contact me if you’d like to book a show.