Paul dePorres Cogley Paul Cogley New York City Originally from New York, for many years Paul Cogley lived in Nevada City, California where he worked as a firefighter, heavy equipment operator, freelance comic book critic for the SF Chronicle, and, eventually, the town’s city planner. He is an admirer of the great songwriters who he calls “the heavy hitters who span the decades.” For years he honed his skills at open mics in bars and clubs, covering favorites from Blind WIllie McTell to Townes Van Zandt. Returning to New York City to take a new job, he put away the guitar and took a hiatus from music. However, music wasn’t gone from his life, just lying low. “One day I picked up my Martin and out came a whole new song,” he says. “It rambled on quite a bit, but grabbing it out of the air and getting it down meant a lot to me. Music always seems to help me define myself.” Since then,Cogley has written a batch of tunes and continues to look beyond his customary horizons. Paul dePorres Cogley’s tracks Can't Get Her Off My Mind by Paul dePorres Cogley published on 2018-07-29T07:33:33Z Small Flame by Paul dePorres Cogley published on 2018-07-29T07:26:28Z Turn On A Dime by Paul dePorres Cogley published on 2018-07-29T07:24:02Z Prairie Of Gold by Paul dePorres Cogley published on 2018-07-29T07:21:32Z This Hometown I Knew by Paul dePorres Cogley published on 2018-07-29T07:19:16Z Postcard From Mama Su's by Paul dePorres Cogley published on 2018-07-29T07:15:22Z My Wandering Heart by Paul dePorres Cogley published on 2018-07-29T07:07:11Z Standby Blues by Paul dePorres Cogley published on 2016-04-13T16:53:34Z Cold Winter Day by Paul dePorres Cogley published on 2016-04-13T16:33:45Z Ten Bills Folded In My Pocket by Paul dePorres Cogley published on 2016-04-13T16:22:06Z