Happy Father’s Day! Every year at this time I think of my Dad. After he passed, I wrote this tribute to him. I hope you enjoy it! It’s called My Old Man. You can find more of my music at https://healthrock.bandcamp.com/music
Thanksgiving and pandemic. Those two words don’t usually go well together. (Click Here to listen to this post narrated by Dr. Mache to his original music performed by Ben Schwendener). But for the past two Thanksgivings, they have. And it has stretched the seams of the fabric of family life. Last year our …
It’s spring. We look out the window and see which of our trees are still healthy, which flowers are coming up, and take a fresh look at the condition of the place we live. The most important place we live is inside our bodies and minds. If you’re happy with who you are and …
I originally wrote this song about the terrorist attack on the twin towers, when the towers and the world as we knew it seemed like they were tumbling down. The country and the world needed to summon their inner strength to keep moving forward. Today, just like that challenging time, there are many forces …
It’s early in a new year, and there is so much possibility. And it has been a difficult year to imagine, with so much social isolation and limitations on travel and gathering. But I like to imagine all that could be. To that end, I wrote a song called, My Imagination and Me. This is …
Happy New Year! 2020 is finally in our rear view window and I wish you and yours a fabulous and healthy 2021. This is a piece is called My Odometer. No question, 2020 was a year to reflect on. And hopefully to be a passage into a new and better year. But even so, our …
I wrote this Christmas song to honor the troops that are away from their families, which is particularly difficult during the holidays. And what could be a better Christmas present that to have Daddy coming home for Christmas. In this video, Iris Schellenberg sings with Ben Schwendener on piano, words and music by Mache Seibel. …
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, at least when you look at your calendar. Just over 10 days left until it’s here. People started stringing their Christmas lights and putting up their other decorations just after Thanksgiving. Let’s face it, “we all need a little Christmas, right this very minute.” So for the …
Today’s Music Monday is a love song. It’s one I wrote a few years ago for a musical and it’s called Love is Blind. It’s a somewhat moody love song about feeling love with all the senses. Here are the lyrics for Love is Blind: Love is blind It hides within recesses of our minds …
Yesterday was my mother’s 96th birthday. In honor of that occasion, today’s Musical Monday is Growing Old Gracefully. Imagine what has happened since her birth! The song is below. Below that is was going on in 1924 (according to Wikipedia). A lot has changed and a lot is the same. Happy Birthday Mom! January …
