Sam Denver

Did you know that John Denver had little brother?

Celebrating Life

In this Easter season, as we celebrate the miracle of resurrection, we also celebrate the miracle of life itself.  All around us, this miracle is manifesting, everywhere you look.  The joy of spring is the joy of hope renewed. 

For Tonya and me, we need look no further than the two precious ones that God has entrusted to us.  We marvel at the miracles each of them are, as I’m sure you do with the children in your lives.  Thought you would enjoy these “now and then” pictures of Sam and Lily Grace.  “Then” for Sam was a little over a year ago, in January 2011 and for Lily Grace, the fall of 2008.

We are grateful for all of you – the friends and family in our lives – and wish you a wonderful, and hope-filled, springtime.

Steve and Tonya

Life with Sam - when it's time to eat ...

We've been telling friends we have a Siamese cat and a beagle puppy ... better known as Lily Grace and Sam.  When Tonya turned her back, Sam once again lived up to his billing ...

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Steve

Legacy – A labor of love is born

After two years of grabbing bits of time for planning, writing, recording, catching some of Nashville’s best musicians when not touring or involved in other commitments, re-recording, mixing and re-mixing, we are happy to announce that our Legacy music project is finished!

Legacy, a collection of Celtic and Appalachian folk music, is a tribute to our family heritage and to yours – to those who came before, and upon whose shoulders we stand.

It has been a joy and privilege to work with my brother, Marty, who has become a fine Irish whistle player, my niece Audrey – a budding singer-songwriter, and the amazing multi-talented Melissa Du Puy, without whom this record would not be possible.

Our guest musicians are Celtic vocalist Meghan Doran, fiddler Deanie Richardson of Patty Loveless, Vince Gill and now The Chieftains fame, and Matt Combs – Grammy nominee and multi-instrumentalist.

This all started because of a trip to Scotland with Tonya, which inspired me to write Iona Homecoming for our wedding.  Other songs followed, as I learned more about our family roots and in particular, the story of Mary Young Lamont, whose bravery and sacrifice in the mid-1600’s made it possible for the Young family to be here today.  (Read her story in the About section of the Legacy web site.)

This musical journey has resulted in all of us reflecting on those who came before – realizing that the values we’ve learned from our families didn’t happen by accident, but have been carefully passed down, generation after generation, by those who placed their faith in God and took the risks and made the sacrifices necessary so that their children would have a better life.  This album honors them.

We invite you to listen to Legacy, and to share the music (and its message) with others.

Steve

Family, Faith and Fall

Hello Everyone, from our family to yours!

The nip of autumn is finally in the air, and it’s hard to believe that the holidays are not far away. We celebrated Sam's baptism last weekend – made all the more special by so many of our immediate family being here with us to share it.


Sam turns 18 months today and continues to make great strides. He’s on the verge of walking and we’re sure talking won’t be too far off. :-) Lily Grace is a proud almost 4-year-old with her “Gotcha Day” coming up at the end of the month and her birthday in January.








We continue to adjust to our “new normal” and even in the most chaotic of moments are so thankful for the blessings in our lives – friends and family like you being chief among them.

We hope you all have a wonderful fall season, and we’ll be back in touch once the holidays are underway.

Steve and Tonya