For the past 40 years I have been writing songs. To date over 500 of them have chosen me to bring them through my neurology and voice out into the world... I was inspired as a young boy by the notion folksinger Pete Seeger talked about: Songs can … [Read more...] about Can Songs Change Your Life?
You Have A Secret (Live Video)
Here's a live performance version of "You Have A Secret" from a Letters To Daddy Production done a few years ago in Orange County NY. The other day I shared Rilee O'Neil's studio version. What moves me is that the song conveys it's message and … [Read more...] about You Have A Secret (Live Video)
The Bully’s Secret
From the musical "Letters To Daddy:" Here's the resolution song for Caroline's interaction with "Billy the bully" from the previous post. While not excusing hurtful or aggressive behavior, when we take the time to look behind the mask of a … [Read more...] about The Bully’s Secret
Billy Is A Bully (I Will Defend)
Looking back through my "song archives" this morning for my MarkShepardSongs Blog, my attention was attracted to a couple of songs from the musical "Letters To Daddy". In this part of the play the main character stands up to the "bully" who has … [Read more...] about Billy Is A Bully (I Will Defend)
Hudson Valley Storyteller
Songwriter and Storyteller Mark Shepard is back! Well he never really left. He just moved. A lot. And explored a bunch of new ways to express ideas through written, spoken and sung stories that celebrate cultural diversity and tolerance, … [Read more...] about Hudson Valley Storyteller