Martin Koop

I’ve collected a load of songwriting books over the years but there is one that I return to, over and over again. It is a wellspring of insights, perspectives, methods, thought processes, tools, all laid out painstakingly, in a logical, methodical, passionate, narrative. My copy is dog-eared and worn after many years of mining its … Read more…

I want to tell you how very much I am digging Tim Easton’s new album – American Fork. . . I played with Tim last summer at Dirt Sandwich in Norwalk – he was born in upstate New York and raised in Akron, Ohio, with a lot of Nashville and American road trip built in. … Read more…

Martin Koop is available now on Amazon for folks that don’t use iTunes for whatever reason. . .

My two biggest music heroes have been Harry Chapin and Bruce Springsteen  – both kown for fighting hunger. So I wanted to participate in their legacy of feeding the hungry by contributing a portion of my show proceeds and CD sales from the 2016 Blue Sky Tour to feed the hungry, and by actively encouraging … Read more…