Kort McCumber's Journal

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

| March 17, 2012

It’s St. Patrick’s Day! I’m not going to get all plastic shamrocks and green beer on you now. Instead, I want to celebrate the noble Irish tradition of insults. The Irish are notorious for their sharp tongues and have an arsenal of insults that soar far above the norm. Recently I was told by my [...]

Not so deep thoughts with Kort McCumber

| February 21, 2012

Kort Khronicles 2/21/12 Yep, that is me on the left with the Converse Chuck Taylors and the hole in my jeans. This pic was taken somewhere near Patagonia, Arizona, and at this point, I had no idea what I was doing under the RV. But, even if you don’t know what you are looking at, [...]

Kort Khronicles 1/12/12

| January 12, 2012

Another year has come and gone… Happy New Year! I know that a lot of musicians try to get the newsletter out on the first of the month, but it has been unseasonably sunny and beautiful the last few weeks, and I’ve been spending time outside with my wife hiking our four-legged kids. But, right [...]

Real People, Real Instruments, Real Music

| February 28, 2011

This is a review of my latest CD, translated into English. The Dutch version is at the end. Real Roots Cafe Netherlands Kort McCumber, Ain’t The Same As Before (Lucky Nugget Records) From little Vermont in the northeast of the US we have received the latest CD by Kort McCumber. According to his website it’s [...]

Fourmile Fire concert tickets sell out in 2 minutes

| January 27, 2011

News of the Fourmile Fire spread from coast to coast and, apparently, so did word of a benefit concert for those affected by the state’s most destructive blaze in history. The “Fourmile Canyon Revival” concert sold out in a blinding two minutes Tuesday morning. The ticket sales raised more than $300,000 for a relief fund [...]

McCumber, Moors make most of musical matchup

| January 26, 2011

Standard-Examiner Ogden, Utah By Linda East Brady Standard-Examiner staff Kort McCumber, a multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter from Gold Hill, Colo., has spent a lot of time working the stages of Utah. He has built a following one show at a time, playing Sundance Film Festival-related showcases since 2006, as well as other festivals and gas-stop gigs. “Utah has [...]

Longmont Times-Call

| December 13, 2010

Americana at the Opera House Two local acts to share stage By Quentin Young © 2010 Longmont Times-Call LONGMONT — Local musicians Kort McCumber and Travis Bush had an it’s-a-small-world moment when they realized they both knew a Vermont-based recording engineer named Jim Gilmour. From that seed of a connection blossomed a friendship and musical [...]

Check us out on Longmont Channel!

| September 29, 2010

Moors & McCumber-Ireland 2011

| September 1, 2010

Exciting news from Moors & McCumber! We are partnering with Enchanted Way Tours to host a Music and Golf adventure in Ireland, May 24th – June 2nd 2011. This trip is limited to 24 guests and includes a 9 day tour of the west of Ireland. By day James and I and our fellow travellers [...]

Ain’t The Same As Before

| March 12, 2009

I’ve got a busy week of shows ahead in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. I will literally be road testing the new songs from my newest CD, Ain’t The Same As Before, which I plan to release in April. I must admit though, I do have a little post-production-depression. While I enjoy being on the road [...]

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