Mike Kirkland

Forty-six years ago I replaced Mike Kirkland in The Brothers Four. While I spent a number of years trying to “get out of his shadow” I realize now what a gift it has been to “walk in his shoes” and “stand on his shoulders” for all these years.
Recently Mike and I started to correspond and spend some time together. I was able to personally thank him for blazing the trail that has been so much of my career and life. My life is better because he is part of it.
We start out believing that life is a sprint. As we get older we see life as a marathon. Eventually we realize it is a relay. In so many ways we are defined by what we inherit and by what we pass on.
There’s a picture here of the group from years ago as well as a recent photo of Mike and another Founding Brother, John Paine. There are a couple of songs from early Brothers Four recordings as well as a home recording of a song I wrote for Mike called “Where the Truth Lies.”