My mother always wished she could have raised her children in the country or a small town. She came from Woodville, Ga., a little northeast of Greensboro and southwest of Athens, near Union Point. Although she raised us in College more »
Author: Thomas
The stories behind the songs:
# 6 A Place to Call Home
I refer to “A Place to Call Home” as my waitress song. Melissa calls it my Waffle House song. That’s because I gathered most of it from my stint working in Norcross, home of the Waffle House chain. There more »
The stories behind the songs:
#5 Hotter than the 4th of July
I wrote “Hotter than the 4th of July” according to the songwriting principle espoused by Harland Howard. Howard, the songwriting genius of such hits as “I Fall to Pieces,” “Busted” and “Streets of Baltimore,” is to have said he couldn’t more »
Dining on the edge of America al fresco
Dining al fresco is one of the island habits we’ve adopted. What is the difference between celebrating Labor Day weekend on a small island than in a large city? Travel and Traffic. You don’t really have to go anywhere. And more »
Sitting on the edge of America
At least once a week finds us sitting on the edge of America. Depending on the direction of the tide, Melissa and I are either chasing it, or making way for it, as we like placing our chairs just enough more »
What the press and others are saying
Anna Chandler writing in Connect Savannah says: “From toe-tapping, catchy country tunes to haunting, wistful story-songs, the prolific writer [Thomas Oliver] is refreshingly versatile in both style and narrative.” The Perk Avenue Coffee Cafe & Coffeehouse says: “A true Americana more »