Oliver Bates Craven

“When It Was”I’m sitting at my table in my house listening to Oliver sing and thinking about how beautiful and hard our relationships with the people we love can be. You know that of course. Love and hurt are two sides of the...
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Simplify 2.0

Real simplification isn’t cutting down on your wardrobe. Wearing a turtle neck everyday isn’t going to turn you into Mark or Steve. Think bigger. The purpose of simplifying is really consolidation of resources. We each only...
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Oliver Bates Craven at Mule HQ

Oliver Bates Craven at Mule HQ

The Mini-Mule Sessions continue with stud muffin @oliverbatescraven This fella is one of my faves. We became friends while riding 600 miles pulling instruments on trailers with the @thesteelwheels . Oliver has got all the...
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Don’t be clever be strong

Don’t be clever be strong

I wear a shirt with these words when football coaching season rolls back around. Sometimes new players trick themselves into trying “an easier way” - something that seems more clever. It doesn’t work. For those of us who...
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Seth lee Jones and Joey Landreth at Mule

Seth lee Jones and Joey Landreth at Mule

Some days you work and some days your good buddies Joey Landreth and Seth Lee Jones stop by at the SAME TIME. We drank so much coffee and ate too much sushi. Thanks guys for your friendship, as people and players you men are...
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Sean Rowe at Mule HQ - I Will Follow Your Trail

https://youtu.be/0kgq3JLyZdI So... this was amazing.  Sean stopped by Mule with that otherworldly voice of his and provided one of those moments we talk about for weeks.   I'll admit... I was a bit starstruck.  Sean's songs...
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Sean Rowe at Mule HQ

Sean Rowe at Mule HQ

Sean Rowe stopped by Mule HQ and shared his magical songs with that other worldly voice. It was amazing. Videos to come.-Matt...
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Mule slides

Mule slides

For sale now. Mule slides are cool. -Matt...
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Do it for the story

Do it for the story

The main reason we like vintage gear is the story connected to it. A ‘54 strat was there at the beginning. The marks are proof of where it’s been since. Getting an instrument from a maker is another way of becoming part of...
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