Preacher Boy
@preacherboy.bsky.social
Songwriter/musician: preacherboy.com
Record label: coastroadrecords.com
Writer/poet: christopherwatkinspoetry.com
Record label: coastroadrecords.com
Writer/poet: christopherwatkinspoetry.com
Here's your Spotify track for the day: "Where the Reeds Grow a Little Taller" from the new Preacher Boy release "Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities":
open.spotify.com/track/0AqSAA...
This one goes back to when we were livin' in Colorado.
open.spotify.com/track/0AqSAA...
This one goes back to when we were livin' in Colorado.
Where the Reeds Grow a Little Taller
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January 28, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Here's your Spotify track for the day: "Where the Reeds Grow a Little Taller" from the new Preacher Boy release "Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities":
open.spotify.com/track/0AqSAA...
This one goes back to when we were livin' in Colorado.
open.spotify.com/track/0AqSAA...
This one goes back to when we were livin' in Colorado.
Your #AmazonMusic song for the day is "Mantratone":
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This was originally written and recorded while we were living in Bushwick, Brooklyn, back in the day. It was originally inspired by the story of Sammy "The Bull" Gravano.
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This was originally written and recorded while we were living in Bushwick, Brooklyn, back in the day. It was originally inspired by the story of Sammy "The Bull" Gravano.
January 27, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Your #AmazonMusic song for the day is "Mantratone":
amazon.com/music/player...
This was originally written and recorded while we were living in Bushwick, Brooklyn, back in the day. It was originally inspired by the story of Sammy "The Bull" Gravano.
amazon.com/music/player...
This was originally written and recorded while we were living in Bushwick, Brooklyn, back in the day. It was originally inspired by the story of Sammy "The Bull" Gravano.
The editors at Spotify have very kindly added several tracks from the new "Strange Birds" release to their curated "This is Preacher Boy" playlist:
open.spotify.com/playlist/37i...
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This Is Preacher Boy
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January 26, 2026 at 8:02 PM
The editors at Spotify have very kindly added several tracks from the new "Strange Birds" release to their curated "This is Preacher Boy" playlist:
open.spotify.com/playlist/37i...
open.spotify.com/playlist/37i...
Two hours left to name your own price on this new, 10-volume, 96-song album!
As low as $9.60. Tomorrow, it's $96. Pre-order now!
As low as $9.60. Tomorrow, it's $96. Pre-order now!
Strange Birds 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities, by Preacher Boy
106 track album
preacherboy.bandcamp.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Two hours left to name your own price on this new, 10-volume, 96-song album!
As low as $9.60. Tomorrow, it's $96. Pre-order now!
As low as $9.60. Tomorrow, it's $96. Pre-order now!
Just #DoTheMath!
Pre-order today?
YOU set the price
(as low as $9.60 for 96 songs!)
Purchase tomorrow?
$96
Pre-order on Bandcamp today. Last chance!
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
#NewAlbum #Bandcamp #SpecialOffer #PreOrder
Pre-order today?
YOU set the price
(as low as $9.60 for 96 songs!)
Purchase tomorrow?
$96
Pre-order on Bandcamp today. Last chance!
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
#NewAlbum #Bandcamp #SpecialOffer #PreOrder
January 25, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Just #DoTheMath!
Pre-order today?
YOU set the price
(as low as $9.60 for 96 songs!)
Purchase tomorrow?
$96
Pre-order on Bandcamp today. Last chance!
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
#NewAlbum #Bandcamp #SpecialOffer #PreOrder
Pre-order today?
YOU set the price
(as low as $9.60 for 96 songs!)
Purchase tomorrow?
$96
Pre-order on Bandcamp today. Last chance!
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
#NewAlbum #Bandcamp #SpecialOffer #PreOrder
10 volumes. 96 songs. 25 years. One artist.
Just a few days left to enjoy special pre-release pricing for "Strange Birds 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities," the new release from Preacher Boy.
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
Just a few days left to enjoy special pre-release pricing for "Strange Birds 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities," the new release from Preacher Boy.
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
Strange Birds 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities, by Preacher Boy
106 track album
preacherboy.bandcamp.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:59 PM
10 volumes. 96 songs. 25 years. One artist.
Just a few days left to enjoy special pre-release pricing for "Strange Birds 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities," the new release from Preacher Boy.
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
Just a few days left to enjoy special pre-release pricing for "Strange Birds 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities," the new release from Preacher Boy.
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
The specially priced pre-order for Preacher Boy's "Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities" is available until Jan 24:
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
A once-in-a-lifetime release: 10-volumes, 96-songs!
#AltBlues #RootsRock #DarkFolk #Americana #SingerSongwriter
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
A once-in-a-lifetime release: 10-volumes, 96-songs!
#AltBlues #RootsRock #DarkFolk #Americana #SingerSongwriter
January 16, 2026 at 3:09 AM
The specially priced pre-order for Preacher Boy's "Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities" is available until Jan 24:
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
A once-in-a-lifetime release: 10-volumes, 96-songs!
#AltBlues #RootsRock #DarkFolk #Americana #SingerSongwriter
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
A once-in-a-lifetime release: 10-volumes, 96-songs!
#AltBlues #RootsRock #DarkFolk #Americana #SingerSongwriter
“Mississippi” is one of the 10 tracks you’ll be able to download right away when you pre-order “Strange Birds 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities.”
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/track/missis...
I wrote it about Jeff Buckley’s passing.
#NewAlbum #NewRelease #Songwriting #PreOrder
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/track/missis...
I wrote it about Jeff Buckley’s passing.
#NewAlbum #NewRelease #Songwriting #PreOrder
January 14, 2026 at 12:17 AM
“Mississippi” is one of the 10 tracks you’ll be able to download right away when you pre-order “Strange Birds 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities.”
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/track/missis...
I wrote it about Jeff Buckley’s passing.
#NewAlbum #NewRelease #Songwriting #PreOrder
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/track/missis...
I wrote it about Jeff Buckley’s passing.
#NewAlbum #NewRelease #Songwriting #PreOrder
This is a picture of the back cover of “The Devil’s Buttermilk.”
The earliest recordings on the new Preacher Boy collection “Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities” are outtakes from the sessions for The Devil’s Buttermilk.
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
The earliest recordings on the new Preacher Boy collection “Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities” are outtakes from the sessions for The Devil’s Buttermilk.
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
January 13, 2026 at 6:15 AM
This is a picture of the back cover of “The Devil’s Buttermilk.”
The earliest recordings on the new Preacher Boy collection “Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities” are outtakes from the sessions for The Devil’s Buttermilk.
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
The earliest recordings on the new Preacher Boy collection “Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities” are outtakes from the sessions for The Devil’s Buttermilk.
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
I mean, how often do you get to play a BBQ joint, that's right next to a set of old train tracks, that's also in sight of the ocean?
#LiveMusic #AltBlues #AcousticBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #RootsRock #DarkFolk #CountryBlues #FolkBlues #ContemporaryBlues #OriginalBlues #SlideGuitar
#LiveMusic #AltBlues #AcousticBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #RootsRock #DarkFolk #CountryBlues #FolkBlues #ContemporaryBlues #OriginalBlues #SlideGuitar
January 9, 2026 at 11:59 PM
I mean, how often do you get to play a BBQ joint, that's right next to a set of old train tracks, that's also in sight of the ocean?
#LiveMusic #AltBlues #AcousticBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #RootsRock #DarkFolk #CountryBlues #FolkBlues #ContemporaryBlues #OriginalBlues #SlideGuitar
#LiveMusic #AltBlues #AcousticBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #RootsRock #DarkFolk #CountryBlues #FolkBlues #ContemporaryBlues #OriginalBlues #SlideGuitar
A new Preacher Boy release!
“Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities.”
Pre-order today:
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
Get 10 songs (1 from each volume), followed by the full album on Jan 25.
#NewAlbum #NewRelease #PreOrder
“Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities.”
Pre-order today:
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
Get 10 songs (1 from each volume), followed by the full album on Jan 25.
#NewAlbum #NewRelease #PreOrder
Strange Birds 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities, by Preacher Boy
106 track album
preacherboy.bandcamp.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:16 PM
A new Preacher Boy release!
“Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities.”
Pre-order today:
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
Get 10 songs (1 from each volume), followed by the full album on Jan 25.
#NewAlbum #NewRelease #PreOrder
“Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities.”
Pre-order today:
preacherboy.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
Get 10 songs (1 from each volume), followed by the full album on Jan 25.
#NewAlbum #NewRelease #PreOrder
25 years. 10 volumes. 96 songs.
January 25.
Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities.
January 25.
Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities.
January 2, 2026 at 6:28 PM
25 years. 10 volumes. 96 songs.
January 25.
Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities.
January 25.
Strange Birds: 25 Years of Demos, Outtakes, and Album Rarities.
The poetry journal Sheila-Na-Gig online has been on my radar for years—I have consistently loved and admired the work I've read there, and I am absolutely elated to now have my poetry published in their pages.
sheilanagigblog.com/poetry-archi...
#Poem #Poems #Poetry #PoetryJournal #Poet #Poets
sheilanagigblog.com/poetry-archi...
#Poem #Poems #Poetry #PoetryJournal #Poet #Poets
The Poets: Volume 10.2, Winter 2025
NEW: Click author’s NAME to jump to their section or SCROLL to read the issue in its entirety. WINTER 2025 CURATORBARABARA SABOL VENUS IN HEAT: CHARLES SHERMAN EDITORS’ CHOICE AWARD WIN…
sheilanagigblog.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The poetry journal Sheila-Na-Gig online has been on my radar for years—I have consistently loved and admired the work I've read there, and I am absolutely elated to now have my poetry published in their pages.
sheilanagigblog.com/poetry-archi...
#Poem #Poems #Poetry #PoetryJournal #Poet #Poets
sheilanagigblog.com/poetry-archi...
#Poem #Poems #Poetry #PoetryJournal #Poet #Poets
I am quite pleased to share that my poem “Gladiator” has been published by the journal Half and One. The digital version can now be read online here:
halfandone.com/gladiator/
Half and One is a fascinating publication—a “platform” for literature, journalism, and art.
#poem #poetry #poet #writing
halfandone.com/gladiator/
Half and One is a fascinating publication—a “platform” for literature, journalism, and art.
#poem #poetry #poet #writing
Gladiator - Half and One
With tattoo glistening in a chlorine slick, he breaststhe water stiffly; once an athlete, now calcifying.Oblivious to the droopy-suited girls hurling
halfandone.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I am quite pleased to share that my poem “Gladiator” has been published by the journal Half and One. The digital version can now be read online here:
halfandone.com/gladiator/
Half and One is a fascinating publication—a “platform” for literature, journalism, and art.
#poem #poetry #poet #writing
halfandone.com/gladiator/
Half and One is a fascinating publication—a “platform” for literature, journalism, and art.
#poem #poetry #poet #writing
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Not a bad place to go through one's pre-performance ritual ...
November 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Not a bad place to go through one's pre-performance ritual ...
As we approach the eve of Nebraska's biopicification, I have thoughts.
Note: This is a "friends and family" link, so even if you don't have a Medium account, you can read it.
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#BruceSpringsteen #DeliverMeFromNowhere #Nebraska #BornInTheUSA
Note: This is a "friends and family" link, so even if you don't have a Medium account, you can read it.
preacherboy.medium.com/born-in-nebr...
#BruceSpringsteen #DeliverMeFromNowhere #Nebraska #BornInTheUSA
Born in Nebraska: The Springsteen Complexity
I have been a mendicant at the altar of Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska for a very, very long time, and I was busy preaching the gospel of its…
preacherboy.medium.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
As we approach the eve of Nebraska's biopicification, I have thoughts.
Note: This is a "friends and family" link, so even if you don't have a Medium account, you can read it.
preacherboy.medium.com/born-in-nebr...
#BruceSpringsteen #DeliverMeFromNowhere #Nebraska #BornInTheUSA
Note: This is a "friends and family" link, so even if you don't have a Medium account, you can read it.
preacherboy.medium.com/born-in-nebr...
#BruceSpringsteen #DeliverMeFromNowhere #Nebraska #BornInTheUSA
Just a lil' #SauceAndASideOfSlide time at the #BBQ!
#LiveMusic #AltBlues #CountryBlues #AcousticBlues #FolkBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #Fingerpicking #SlideGuitar
#LiveMusic #AltBlues #CountryBlues #AcousticBlues #FolkBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #Fingerpicking #SlideGuitar
September 25, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Just a lil' #SauceAndASideOfSlide time at the #BBQ!
#LiveMusic #AltBlues #CountryBlues #AcousticBlues #FolkBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #Fingerpicking #SlideGuitar
#LiveMusic #AltBlues #CountryBlues #AcousticBlues #FolkBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #Fingerpicking #SlideGuitar
I've been fortunate to have a long and productive music career, and with so many albums to choose from, it's sometimes hard to know which songs to play when! I'm gon' shoot to play at least one from each album tonight ...
September 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I've been fortunate to have a long and productive music career, and with so many albums to choose from, it's sometimes hard to know which songs to play when! I'm gon' shoot to play at least one from each album tonight ...
Mark your calendars. 'Ol PB is back at the ASBBQ on Fri. #NorCal peeps, you is on alert. Dig.
Aptos St. BBQ #LiveMusic #RootsAndBlues #AltBlues #CountryBlues #FolkBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #SauceAndASideOfSlide
Aptos St. BBQ #LiveMusic #RootsAndBlues #AltBlues #CountryBlues #FolkBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #SauceAndASideOfSlide
September 18, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Mark your calendars. 'Ol PB is back at the ASBBQ on Fri. #NorCal peeps, you is on alert. Dig.
Aptos St. BBQ #LiveMusic #RootsAndBlues #AltBlues #CountryBlues #FolkBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #SauceAndASideOfSlide
Aptos St. BBQ #LiveMusic #RootsAndBlues #AltBlues #CountryBlues #FolkBlues #Americana #SingerSongwriter #SauceAndASideOfSlide
Analytics are honestly kind of fun. On Apple Music, for example, I have learned the my second-most Shazam'd song of all time is ... "Obituary Writer Blues." Who'd have thought so many folks would want to know the lyrics?
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#SongLyrics #Shazam
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#SongLyrics #Shazam
The National Blues by Preacher Boy on Apple Music
Album · 2016 · 13 Songs
music.apple.com
August 31, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Analytics are honestly kind of fun. On Apple Music, for example, I have learned the my second-most Shazam'd song of all time is ... "Obituary Writer Blues." Who'd have thought so many folks would want to know the lyrics?
music.apple.com/us/album/the...
#SongLyrics #Shazam
music.apple.com/us/album/the...
#SongLyrics #Shazam
You can take a writer to inspiration, but can you make him write?
In this case ... yes.
In this case ... yes.
August 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
You can take a writer to inspiration, but can you make him write?
In this case ... yes.
In this case ... yes.
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Pleased to share two new writings of mine, “Cloverdale” and “Leading Nowhere,” appearing in Rabble Review, a mobile-based progressive periodical featuring fine artists and authors from around the globe. Glad to be included in this creative anti-capitalist journal.
doughoekstra.net/2025/04/08/c...
doughoekstra.net/2025/04/08/c...
“Cloverdale” and “Leading Nowhere” – New Poems
Pleased to unveil two new writings of mine, “Cloverdale” and “Leading Nowhere,” which appear in the latest Rabble Review, Issue 8, pages 126 and 145, respectively. Rabble Review is a mobile-based p…
doughoekstra.net
May 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Pleased to share two new writings of mine, “Cloverdale” and “Leading Nowhere,” appearing in Rabble Review, a mobile-based progressive periodical featuring fine artists and authors from around the globe. Glad to be included in this creative anti-capitalist journal.
doughoekstra.net/2025/04/08/c...
doughoekstra.net/2025/04/08/c...
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"Unseen Undetected" from my album "The Day Deserved," character-driven band-driven social justice songs written during Orange Reign One, and released in 2021. Sadly, this tune is even more relevant today, in the wake of the awful ICE raids sweeping the States.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJRt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJRt...
Unseen Undetected - Doug Hoekstra
YouTube video by Doug Hoekstra
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June 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
"Unseen Undetected" from my album "The Day Deserved," character-driven band-driven social justice songs written during Orange Reign One, and released in 2021. Sadly, this tune is even more relevant today, in the wake of the awful ICE raids sweeping the States.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJRt...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJRt...
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Pleased to share a micro-essay on the John Lewis Good Trouble March in Nashville, held last month. As the man said, get into good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.
doughoekstra.net/2025/07/28/g...
doughoekstra.net/2025/07/28/g...
Good Trouble – Nashville March
Some snaps from the John Lewis “Good Trouble’ march in Nashville, Saturday, July 19, 2025 A.D.. These went on all over the country, but in Nashville, there is annual celebration, as Lewis had deep …
doughoekstra.net
August 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Pleased to share a micro-essay on the John Lewis Good Trouble March in Nashville, held last month. As the man said, get into good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.
doughoekstra.net/2025/07/28/g...
doughoekstra.net/2025/07/28/g...