My newest collaboration is with Megan Whitted. Together we are The Travelin' Mercies.

Megan and I were co-founders of the St. Matthew’s Women’s Singing Circle back in 2009. In the summer of 2022 we decided to begin performing as a duo. We sing songs that tickle our fancies, touch our hearts, and fill our souls. We find strength in music and in singing, especially songs about journeying. We draw from the deep well of traditional spirituals, sacred heart hymns, contemporary songwriters, and our own originals. Whatever the source, we add our own spark. Many songs just feature our voices and are offered without accompaniment, others are supported by Megan’s keyboards and my guitar. 

Megan has led church music for over 25 years and serves as the organist at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Haw River. As a church musician, she has directed and collaborated in performances of Messiah, The Music Man, Carousel, and Guys and Dolls. She has spent the last ten years of her career as a music teacher at the Duke School in Durham where she organized a children's and youth chorus, collaborated with the NCCU Vocal Jazz Ensemble, and served as music director for Peter Pan, Into the Woods, Xanadu, and Shrek. She has a private studio in Hillsborough where she teaches piano, voice, and music appreciationMegan has led church music for over 25 years and serves as the organist at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Haw River. As a church musician, she has directed and collaborated in performances of Messiah, The Music Man, Carousel, and Guys and Dolls. She has spent the last ten years of her career as a music teacher at the Duke School in Durham where she organized a children's and youth chorus, collaborated with the NCCU Vocal Jazz Ensemble, and served as music director for Peter Pan, Into the Woods, Xanadu, and Shrek. She has a private studio in Hillsborough where she teaches piano, voice, and music appreciation.  

We believe that music can be a wedge. A way to bring hope, beauty, peace, and grace into hurting souls, into a hurting world. 

 

 

photo credits: The three taken at the Eno House are by Patrick O'Hannigan (a new friend we met at a Milk Carton Kids concert); Pass the Hat photo by Bob Johnson; and St. Mary's by Elizabeth Matheson.