LISTEN: “My Lost and Found” by Todd Burge

Todd Burge on the “Song of the Day”:
The lyric for “My Lost and Found,” the title track of my latest CD, was mostly inspired while watching the dream sequence in “The Big Lebowski.“ If you’ve watched this Coen Brother’s movie, you might remember the scene where Lebowski was kicked out of a cab because he couldn’t take listening to the Eagles: “Not the F’n Eagles man, I’ve had a bad day.” I was sick while watching, a bit medicated, nodding off. When I awoke, I had this idea about what you might find if you became lost in my attic. You can practically find a whole life lost up there, but if you come on downstairs, it’ll all stay up.

More about Burge’s music:
Over the last decade, Todd Burge has played everything from alternative rock to bluegrass, performing over 150 shows per year in venues as diverse as CBGB’s and the Kennedy Center. He has performed many times on Public Radio’s “Mountain Stage” and has been called “the dean of West Virginia songwriters, the best we have,” by the show’s host, Larry Groce. Burge recently recorded “Telephone Girl” by Blind Alfred Reed, for a tribute compilation (”Always Lift Him Up” on Proper American records) that benefits the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame and includes Kathy Mattea, Ray Benson, Marty Stuart, Connie Smith, Tim and Mollie O’Brien, Little Jimmy Dickens and more. Burge also hosts his own radio show and podcast, “Songwriter Night with Todd Burge” (www.songwriternight.com).

Web Links:
www.toddburge.com
http://www.myspace.com/toddburgemusic

Regional Tour Dates (see Web sites for more):
MARCH:
14- Snowshoe Mountain Resort - Snowshoe, W.Va. 5 p.m.
22- Galley Downstairs, Marietta Ohio. 9 p.m.
29- Blennerhassett Hotel (Spats Lounge) Parkersburg, W.Va. -8:30-11:30

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