Howdy,

This is my first year with FAWM and I am really looking forward to the exercise. It has been almost twenty years now since I began writing songs and have found one of the biggest challenges for me is writing about external subjects. The last few years I have been trying to hone my chops in that area and hope to use FAWM to further that endeavor.

Primarily I write and play shows with just an acoustic guitar but lately I have been adding in some banjo songs as well. I have an insatiable desire to experiment with and learn other instruments and really enjoy holing up in my studio and tinkering with recordings.

I have a couple solo albums under my belt, (which are available at CDBaby.com) and have produced and/or played on several other albums over the years. Apart from working on FAWM songs this month I am also slowly launching a new website (www.brianedwardbailey.com).

Drop a line. I hope to meet and discuss the craft of songwriting with many new peers this month.