David Wilcox

People who discover David's music immediately know that there's this "other" dimension to what he's about. They can feel something ... something different ... which they might call "spiritual" or they might call "humane," but either way, they know it's not just good, it's *good*.  This other dimension comes through just as strong in songs that make no overt reference to spirituality ... a song about healing a fracture in a relationship, for example, conveys a kind of covert tenderness and disarming honesty that brings words like "virtue" to mind. You start to think, "Wow, if I let this guy's music really get into me, I might become ... like a better person or something!" I guess David occupies that sweet spot where music and poetry and spirituality all overlap, and where there are layers upon layers of meaning and hope, so that what's broken inside us gets healed a little bit, and what's afraid gets comforted, and good things that are trying to be born in us get a push toward light. I don't mean to minimize David's amazing musicianship - either on the guitar, or with his voice, or with his extraordinary songwriting skills - but I guess I'm trying to say that I think there's holy work that happens when David plays ... there's a big beautiful whole into which all the excellent parts get taken up, so each of his songs becomes a little bit like a parable, and it gets stuck in your imagination and won't leave you alone until you're changed for the better.  Thank God for people who have this kind of gift and share it so generously with the rest of us.