New album · November 15, 2026
Cleanliness of Theory Is No Match for the Mess of Reality
Written and performed by Dave McGowan · 14 songs
All 14 songs as MP3s, yours to keep. Or buy any song for $1.29. Each song plays a 30-second preview here.
Five More MinutesTrack 1 of 14
Track list
Lyrics
New single
Moonshine Molly
A front-porch story song from the Virginia hills.
30-second preview
About
Pen first, then pitchfork
Dave McGowan made his living as a cartoonist. When that work dried up, he went to the farm, and today he farms outside Madison, Virginia, with the Blue Ridge Mountains out past the fence line.
He likes the life up there and the animals that come with it. When the chores are done he's fishing the Shenandoah River or picking at his guitar, and the stories from those days end up in his lyrics.
- HomeMadison, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge
- TradeCartoonist by trade, farmer by choice
- Off the clockFishing the Shenandoah River
- PlaysGuitar