About Me

My name is Michael W. Lemaster. I was born in a small town in eastern Kentucky called Ashland. I was raised in a religious and very musical home. My grandmother, mother, brother, aunts and uncle's were all part of one gospel group or another or just sang in church when the opportunity presented itself. I, unfortunatley, was not influenced by my musical heritage until much later in life. I guess I was too self involved during my youth.

I was married at 20, moved to Louisiana for a short time, then wound up in Lexington, Kentucky, where I raised two hansome sons, went through a divorce and currently reside.

I didn't pick up a guitar until around the age of 30. I bought a used Washburn acoustic and took a couple of months of lessons. I'm sorry to say that I didn't stay at it long.

It wasn't until I was divorced at the age of 35 and had some free time that I really put forth effort into learning the guitar. I had since sold my Washburn (and a couple of other guitars I had accumulated and couldn't play). I then purchased a used Takamine from my brother (who had pity on the old divorced guy and let me have it for a song). I'm still not doing too hot at the guitar, but I get by.

The one thing you haven't yet heard me speak of is songwriting. Throughout my life, whether able to play an insturment or not, I always had words and melodies in my head. I was almost constantly writing or humming something.

Over the last 5 years I feel that I have sincerely worked on honing my skill as a songwriter. That means listening to songs that were on the radio or that inspired me and dissect them. See what makes them work and what seperates them from the rest. Why are they good songs? That's the question that I put to myself everytime I write a song. Is it good? Does it move me? If it doesn't move me, it's sure not going to move anyone else.

I can't tell you how to write a song. I really don't know. The idea just "pops in there", and usually the melody comes with it.

That's about all I can tell you about me at the moment. I haven't been "discovered" yet. And I'm not going to hold my breath until I am. I'll just keep plugging away at my songs until I get it right.

Thanks and keep writing,

Michael