Campfire Chronicles

The Seven Stages of a JourneyThis forty-nine week journey is divided into seven stages of seven weeks each. The first seven weeks we will be spending time at the “base camp” telling stories and singing songs. It is also a chance to see how everything is working before we “set out.”The second stage begins the journey. This stage chronicles the years from 1969 to 1971 when I was first with The Brothers Four with lots of music and stories from that time.The third stage includes the year from 1971 to 1979. These were years of developing a personal style as a songwriter and solo performer. At the end of this time I simply ran out of ideas and energy and imagination of what a musical career might look. This stage ends and the next one begins with The Brothers Four asking me to be part of an extended Japanese tour in the summer of 1979.Stage four is made up of the years between 1979 to1987. It was

Welcome to the first of 49 weekly episodes to be posted on my website, MarkPearsonMusic.com, as a way of sharing my life and career in songs and stories. Each episode will offer a different song video that can be looked at individually or seen as part of a larger yearlong concert while every new weekly audio essay can be enjoyed independently or heard together as part of a chronological journey through a lifetime of music.It is my hope that these songs and stories will give light and life to yours and other’s imaginations and memories and become part of a larger conversation on the Mark Pearson Music Facebook Page and YouTube Channel.You can sign up to receive the videos and audios as free Podcasts as well as a regular muse letter I am calling Musings, Music, and More that will keep you informed about upcoming events, special deals, news, and other things I hope may enhance our journey together.As a way of pr