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mdsteve7 (mdsteve7@yahoo.com) 2008/06/11 13:20

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Hit songwriter Craig Bickhardt has released a song written for his
son, Jake, who has Cerebral Palsy. The song was posted this week on
his popular blog, Ninety Mile Wind -- http://www.ninetymilewind.blogspot.com

-- It is also available for free download from his website at
http://www.craigbickhardt.com or it can be streamed from his My Space
page -- http://www.myspace.com/craigbickhardt -- where it has been

speaks inspiringly about the father-son relationship and the
challenges both face as they tackle life with a disability.





optimistic conclusion.



But whenever you stumble and lose your stride
May you never lose the boy down inside


He posts an accompanying journal entry in his blog further
highlighting the difficulties of life with a Special Needs child.


horizon looms three hundred and sixty degrees around me. And then




Bickhardt, a former Nashville resident who has written award winning
songs for Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, B. B. King, Alison Krauss, Martina
McBride, Art Garfunkel, David Wilcox, Tony Rice, Pam Tillis (#1 song,

east. He will be appearing in at The Sellersville Theater with Beth
Nielsen Chapman, and also at The Philadelphia Folk Festival in August.
His other music is available through itunes, CD Baby.com, Amazon.com,
and his website http://www.craigbickhardt.com


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