Rod's Thoughts

Ozark Mountain View lyrics

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About three years ago I discovered that my dad's grandparents were born in the Ozarks, quite possibly right here in the county I've been living in for the past 25 ...

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Cut 1: Rosalia 1: Fifth...

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Lyrics written with Cindy Carver. I would say that this song was the impetus for a year-long project, gathering music of the past 40 years, primarily guitar songs that ...

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Christmas season

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welcome to all of you... it seems I've gotten really busy at this time of the year, hardly time to do the necessary let alone the projects I keep putting ...

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Photo: “A Little Short&...

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My friend Brian Hargis, an awesome musician and prolific writer, sits with me at The Gardens in Branson, where I play a cameo appearance most Fridays at noon (See: ...

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Title song “Rosalia&...

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About five years ago I was in the throes of my first mid-winter depression. I had decided to let myself go and see where it took me. That ...

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A word about “Whistle,...

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This CD from 2007 contains imaginative instrumentals of French and English carols, some G.F. Handel and J.S. Bach, and one contemporary Christmas song. Rod Phillips plays 12 instruments on ...

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Rosalia One released on “...

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You can hear samples of the 12 songs featured on Rosalia 1 at: www.cdbaby.com and also at www.itunes.com. The samples are about 25 seconds long and give a ...

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First Post- Rosalia I...

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This first post is a description of Rod's new CD, available on CDbaby and others within the next 48 hours: "Rosalia One: Going Out" is the first half of ...

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Welcome to my blog!

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I'll be posting my thoughts on music and life. Be sure to check back to see what I post.

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