Brother Jack’s Soapbox

I love songwriting. This episode is all about how I wrote my song called The Hand Song.

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We have a new project that just came out. It is called Coffee Music, Vol. 3. It's three acoustic tracks in a philosophical style. Today's episode features two different New song Nooners related to th…

My most popular episodes have been the shows that include my kids. I understand. They are far more engaging, better public speakers, and much cuter than Brother Jack. In this episode I interview my 4…

This is how I wrote my song called The Graveyard Song. It's another songwriting session where I break down the nitty-gritty details on how the song got it's legs.

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I love songwriting. I love talking about songwriting. I love hearing other people talk about songwriting. This episode is a deep exploration of songwriting. This is how I wrote Shadowlands.

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I recorded this way back near the beginning of the "Great Shutdown of 2020." I have some doubts about putting it out into the world. It feels like it was a different lifetime. I remember those early …

We just celebrated the Autumn Equinox and it is officially fall. This is my absolute favorite time of year. I love apple cider, crunchy leaves, and fuzzy sweaters. In this episode I am sharing two se…

I've got a story for you this week. It's all about Uncle Leroy, a birch tree, Grandma, and the fictitious time that my band played for 37 hours straight. If you think this story would be great in a w…

We started a new series called Pull Up the Covers. Each episode will include a cover song and a fictitious bed. I learned a new skill for this series. I use a green screen to create some video magic …

We put out a song about pancakes and people seem to like it. As a result, a lot of the extra content we have been making is focused on pancakes and pancake accessories. I decided we would ride the pa…

A great way to stay connected is to share a meal. We started a new series that includes some dinner music and a hypothetical question to spark some conversation. It also includes dinner with my live …

Every superhero has an origin story. It's the back story about how they got their superpowers. This is Brother Jack's origin story.

We are all superheroes. We all have alter ego's and secret identitie…

Bleeding Time is my favorite song that I've written in a long time. It's all about the disorienting sense of time during the Great Shutdown of 2020. Days drag on forever and months are blinking by in…

Here is one more stack of pancakes.

This episode features a New Song Nooner segment all about the song "Pancakes." The New Song Nooner series broadcasts initially to Instagram. It includes some songwr…

If you listen to this episode, you will be a pancake expert. If you really listen and absorb it all, you will know everything there is to know about the humble flapjack. This episode features a new i…

I am Brother Jack and this is my soapbox. I am a musician, songwriter, entertainer, and a stay at home dad. On this platform we share all the things on which I am working. You’re going to love it. Th…

Mrs Brother Jack was making fun of my smooth dance moves. She said, “what is that, the chicken skin shake?” So I wrote a song about my fancy moves. Now, I am waiting for it to become the latest dance…

This is a birthday message from Brother Jack. No, today is not my birthday. I recorded this on my birthday and you get to hear it, today. It’s all about my hairstyle choices. We all have options in l…

This episode is about a dream that I had. It’s also about a job. I guess it is also about finding purpose in our work in general. It’s also about a snake. Mostly, it’s about a dream.

This is another installment from our Brother Jack Can’t Shut Up series. I go on and on and on about writing songs for kids. It’s all about our song Fox and Coyote from the Weird Folk record.