Release #2: APRIL 2026
Welcome to the second installment of Bring It Home. April is blooming all around, and with it, a lot of new growth. This month features 3 gems that I’ve wanted to share with you for far too long! I hope you enjoy and thanks again for being here.
TRACK ONE: FORTIFIED
This song is very dear to my heart.
It came through in one sitting, alone in a small hotel room in Moscow, Idaho. One of those moments where the song just shows up and you try your best to get out of the way and capture it before it disappears. And then… it kind of sat there. For a long time.
I could never quite find where it fit. It didn’t land with the band, and I rarely played it solo. It always felt like it was missing something, like it was waiting for the right voice to step in and complete it.
That’s where Tony Furtado comes in.
During the Driftless sessions, I had a bit of a lightbulb moment about what the song needed. Not more layers… just the right sound. Tony is one of the most incredible slide guitar and dobro players out there, and somehow, luckily for me, he’s right here in the Pacific Northwest. I’d been a fan of his for years, so I took a shot and cold-called him.
He said yes.
He tracked his parts remotely, and when I opened what he sent back… I was floored. It was one of those moments where the song finally reveals what it was always meant to be. Honestly, I almost left it right there - just his slide guitar parts, my vocal, and the bass. It felt that complete.
In the end, I added just a few more touches, a minimal piano part, some acoustic guitar, light percussion… but really tried to stay out of the way and let the heart of it speak.
Some songs take the long road. This one definitely did. But I’m really glad it found its way here.
Track TWO: “hidden jam” - One Legged JAMES BROWN
Live at Horning’s Hideout 2003
Welcome to April’s “Hidden Jam” — One Legged James Brown: The Muleskinner & LSD at Drowning Dragons (Horning’s Hideout, 2003)
Alright… let me set the scene on this one.
This recording comes from the early days of me finding my footing with my new Flowmotion crew, an absolute powerhouse lineup featuring members of Beecraft, a band out of Spokane I was completely obsessed with at the time. Enter: Scott Goodwin on drums, the legendary Bob Rees on percussion, and Zach Stewart on guitar. Fresh crew, fresh energy, and we were just starting to figure out how to Flow together.
Then we get booked at Horning’s Hideout for a festival… something about dragons. No joke! I cannot remember the actual name, but I promise there were dragons involved. Let’s just call it what it became: Drowning Dragons!
Now, what we didn’t know going in was twofold:
We were also booked for a private party deep in the wilds of Oregon
Said party would include… a generous offering of LSD from the host
Naturally, most of the band said “sure, why not?”
So there we are in the middle of the woods, deep in Grateful Dead country, fully dosed, playing our hearts out alllll night long. No roadmap, no rules, just discovering how to play together, why we were doing this in the first place… and, you know, riding the wave of whatever was happening in our bloodstream.
Fast forward to sunrise: no sleep, still very high, and it’s time to load up and head to our actual gig at Horning’s.
We roll in feeling like psychedelic warriors… only to find out the festival had been absolutely wrecked by rain. Total downpour for two straight days. Vendors gone, people hiding in tents, morale… questionable at best.
Enter Flowmotion—buzzing, slightly unhinged, and fully committed to the mission:
Slay the dragon.
We hit the stage… and there is basically no one there.
Quick shoutout to the production crew who stayed through it all. True heroes. And shout out to Rob Peebler who was there to capture our set and then later mix it down.
And then something wild happened.
We went for it. No holding back. This jam stretches way beyond what we ever intended, but somewhere in the middle of it… the clouds start to part. The sun breaks through for the first time all weekend.
And people start emerging. Out of tents. Out of the woods. Like actual dragon people returning to life - haha
We went from an empty amphitheater to a full-on celebration in one 20-minute jam.
Now… let’s talk about The Muleskinner aka Jessie Kansanback. Flowmotion’s OG bassist. Self-taught, scrappy, funky as hell, and one of the sweetest humans you’ll ever meet. But when he locked in? He commanded the ship.
Working alongside Scott, Bob, and Zach, Jessie laid down this deep, fearless foundation that allowed us to completely float no clue where we were going, but full trust we’d land somewhere good.
That’s what you’re hearing here.
A band finding its voice.
A moment that made no sense… and total sense at the same time.
And the kind of magic that only happens when you surrender to it.
Hope you enjoy the ride as much as I did.
TRACK THREE: tom petty (COVER) - Don’t fade on me
Don’t Fade On Me - Tom Petty cover:
What can I say… this song speaks for itself.
Like most people, I’ve always had a deep love for Tom Petty, but this one in particular has a way of stopping me in my tracks every time. There’s something in it. It’s so haunting, honest, and a little bit otherworldly.
It took me a while to get comfortable with the fingerpicking style. It’s not intuitive, and definitely not something I’d leaned into before. But once it started to click, it felt like unlocking a new way to connect with the song.
There’s a quiet depth here, something about that space between holding on and letting go… life, death, and everything in between. It hits a place that’s hard to explain, but easy to feel.
I recorded this in one take. No overthinking, no chasing perfection, just sitting with it and letting it be what it is. A little raw, a little exposed… and it came through exactly how it wanted to. I just let it be.
Hope you feel something in it.
Let me know if you’re interested in a custom merch package. I’ve got a stash of Josh Clauson and Flowmotion albums + some extra goodies from the Meltdown stash of merch. Hit me with any requests or comments anytime.
