A TIMELINE OF CREATIVE PURSUITS

1983: Born in Winterset, Iowa

1999 - present: Co-Leader of Iowa punk rockers Funks G

2011: Worked as a Wilderness Therapy Counselor in Vermont and released Songs from the North Country

2012: Released William Borg Schmitt and performed a month long tour of the Midwest, Northeast and Southeast in the Fall

2013: Thru Hiked the Appalachian Trail

2014: Released Whispering Willows and completed 15 date March North tour of the East Coast

2015: Documented the California section of the Pacific Crest Trail at YourHappyWanderer.com

2016: 25 date Pacific Northwest Residency, 48 date Spirit of Chautauqua Iowa tour, and completed the Oregon section of the PCT

2017: Released Riches are Free and walked the Washington section of the PCT

2018: Released a Song of the Week for 24 consecutive weeks for World Food Program donations and toured the Midwest, Northeast and Southeast in the Summer

2019: Released Ephemeral Parade and toured the Midwest, Northeast and Southeast in the Fall

2020: Reconnected with Friends

2021: Opened Prairie Life Tea Company in Iowa

"And no matter what happens

in our times apart

Remember you always have

a song in your heart"