As the year ends I must count my blessings. During the year, songs from Body Politic, especially King George, received airplay and I released a new CD, Map of the AmericAs Linhas da Mão, with a concert at Rockwood Music Hall in August. My music has been featured by NextBigHit.com. Recently I escaped the New York transit strike and cold. I introduced a new song called Amazing Grace (no, not that one) when I last performed in Manhattan on December 5. Now as the year winds down I am once in again in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, which has become my second home. Since arriving I previewed a few new songs at a house concert. It is a pleasure to sing where English is a foreign language. Over the next few months I plan to work on some new material and release the new CD in Brazil. I wish everyone a very happy new year.