After my wife died I began to play guitar and sing (all covers initially) for emotional release. I recorded many, many cover albums to share with family and friends. Then, all of a sudden, I began to binge-write my own songs, recording 8 full albums, now archived for free at https://paulkameen.bandcamp.com/   This burst lasted for about three years, then stopped completely. I have no way to account for it except aside for the sometimes strange effects of trauma on creative production.

Here are a few of my current favorites among my many cover albums:

Up the Lazy River

a compilation of mostly Big Band era songs, my favorite genre (I’ve made tons of these)

goin’ to the end of the line

an angsty playlist that started with a Linda Ronstadt jag

Trouble

a bluesier assortment of songs about “trouble”

Blackbird Has Spoken

a more cheerful group of “wonderful world” songs