Upcoming Re-release of Romp In The Swamp

Upon visiting the Baltimore Woods Nature Center a couple of years ago, I heard my recording of “Romp in the Swamp” being played. I immediately heard mistakes that made me cringe. So for the last eight months or so I have been working with Steve Murphy to re-record, re-edit and in some cases re-write a bit, the original songs. I was a young musician when the original recording was made, and we were on a very tight budget, so it was just three passes at each song, and we took the best takes we had, warts and all. Over time, those warts seem to have become more pronounced. Thus this effort.

So, the finished piece, with a spiffed up cover and layout, by JJ Rudisill ( the original artwork by Rene Graef was terrific but the printing was terrible – it came out much too dark- ruined Rene’s wonderful lime greens ) should be out in a few months. I’ll keep you posted.

The new and improved Teacher Guides for the Billy B shows

Teresa Southerland, of New Castle Indiana, has taken the hodgepodge of teachers guides, given them a uniform design and a professional overhaul. The new look is easy to read and, for the ever busy teacher, easy to scan to get to the desired information. Teresa has worked in the environmental field for 14 years and now is a free lance writer. Thank you Teresa for giving the “guides” a more cohesive structure and attractive design.

Where does Billy B live ?

In 2003, Billy and his wife, Thya Merz moved from Silver Spring, Maryland to Brooklyn, New York. Billy lived with his family in Maryland, near Washington DC, for 21 years. Thya is now the Head of School for Corlears School in Manhattan. Billy is now a full time Brooklynite ( although he still performs in the DC area about 8 weeks a year ) . Will Cosby, a long time business associate and friend, has been helping promote Billy in the New York Area.