I wrote a Christmas song...

Things are really getting busy around here. I've been writing and recording, booking shows, and plotting my course for the coming year. Highlights include a mini tour in late December with my Australian pal Krista Polvere, and a mini tour in January with my Oregonian pal John Shipe. I'll cover the Northwest thoroughly between the two.

I may have mentioned that I play lap steel for the Portland band The Dimes who just released their new record, 'The King Can Drink The Harbour Dry' to overwhelming critical praise. Very nice.

And, as the title of the blog suggests, I wrote a Christmas song. I'm a little self-conscious about it...please don't tease me. Today I was trying to decide how I should put it out into the world. Release it as a single? Put it on iTunes? Print up some CD-R's and wrap them with a bow to sell at shows? In the end I decided to embrace the spirit of the season and give it away. I took it a step further and created the Ebbage Patch Song Collection, a site where I'll post all sorts of free downloads. Expect to see live recordings, demos, b-sides...everything that would otherwise go unreleased. It's on a separate site...in the future I'll figure out how to link it with my website but for now, go to:

http://ehrenebbagesongs.blogspot.com/

The downloads are free...I did however add a link to donate in case the spirit of the season grabs you too.