From the STCU stage at KSPS, IT'S Inland Sessions.

Singer Songwriters Brad Keeler, Laddie Ray Melvin and Lyle Morse.

They visit the Inland Sessions studios to perform some of their best music.

♪ ♪ ♪ Maybe it was moonlight on a curve south of paradise ♪ ♪ that pulled him to the edge where he lost control.

♪ ♪ Maybe he was a little high and didn't think he'd ever die ♪ ♪ when he pushed his luck, and the pickup began to roll.

♪ ♪ A white cross and plastic flowers ♪ ♪ A twinkle in god's eye ♪ When he welcomes another pilgrim to glory ♪ ♪ To that home beyond the sky ♪ ♪ Maybe when she heard the story she was in a hurry ♪ ♪ to get to the store and get her boy home from school ♪ ♪ Maybe dinner was on the stove ♪ The dryer tumblin' a load of clothes ♪ ♪ She had to get him fed and go to work ♪ ♪ A white cross and plastic flowers ♪ ♪ A twinkle in god's eye ♪ When he welcomes another pilgrim to glory ♪ ♪ To that home beyond the sky ♪ ♪ so many things we'll never know about life, death, and the soul ♪ ♪ Only a little faith will pull us through ♪ ♪ It's a story told and retold ♪ crosses line the road ♪ Between where we are and paradise ♪ ♪ a white cross and plastic flowers ♪ ♪ A twinkle in god's eye ♪ When he welcomes another pilgrim to glory ♪ ♪ To that home beyond the sky (Lyle) The way that we got together.

At least as I see it in my mind, is that it seemed to have happened at one of the first night celebrations, New Year's Eve.

And I initially saw Laddie, playing at an art gallery downtown and then one night I ran into Brad at another venue, a local venue in town on the South Hill, and we got to talking and I thought the three of us together would sound great.

I had a lot of people say, You're crazy.

That's never going to work.

We're at the second incarnation of Keeler Melvin and Morse, now the first incarnation.

It was so tight and it sounded so good.

And it was and it was so easy that we just kind of took it from there.

(Laddie Ray) One of the first projects we worked on actually was a recording Lyle was making, and we sat in and did what we could to help help him out, and it turned out pretty good.

(Lyle) The pay was good, too huh?

(Laddie Ray) The pay was great.

Never made some music.

Yeah.

(Brad) About three years ago, we were had an invite at a at a certain venue to do a show as a trio.

And we hadn't played in public since 2011.

In that first incarnation of Keeler, Melvin and Morris lasted about, what, maybe five or six years?

♪ ♪ I'm over here and you're over there ♪ ♪ sometimes this old life ♪ It just ain't fair ♪ I've got those trans continental highway blues ♪ ♪ Transcontinental highway blues ♪ ♪ Seems like I'm always sayin' goodbye ♪ ♪ Feelin' bad and that ain't no lie ♪ ♪ I've got those trans continental highway blues ♪ ♪ Transcontinental highway blues ♪ ♪ Might go by way of Texas ♪ Might go by way of Tennessee ♪ Don't matter which way I may go ♪ ♪ I'm wishin' you were here with me.

♪ ♪ ♪ I could search high ♪ I could search low ♪ Don't matter which way I may go ♪ ♪ I've got those trans continental highway blues ♪ ♪ Transcontinental highway blues ♪ ♪ I could search the land ♪ could search the seas ♪ And never find a love like you are to me ♪ ♪ I've got those trans continental highway blues ♪ ♪ Transcontinental highway blues ♪ ♪ Might go by way of Texas ♪ Might go by way of Tennessee ♪ Don't matter which way I may go ♪ ♪ I'm wishin' you were here with me.

♪ ♪ I'm over here and you're over there ♪ ♪ sometimes this old life ♪ It just ain't fair ♪ I've got those trans continental highway blues ♪ ♪ Transcontinental highway blues ♪ ♪ Transcontinental highway blues ♪ (Laddie Ray) These guys are very much in the blues.

My background is folk and country.

We all have a lot of the same vocabulary, so to speak.

And we were.

We're all interested in writing songs as well.

(Lyle) I do think that I do think that age contributes to our music.

I think it's a personally, I think it's a little more complex as we've got older, we've experienced a lot of different things and I think all of that gets kind of woven into our music, especially our songwriting.

♪ ♪ Up in the mornin' ♪ Got to catch a plane ♪ By puttin' distance between us ♪ ♪ Won't diminish the pain ♪ Ain't it strange how life keep movin' on ♪ ♪ And I'll keep needin' you ♪ Even after you've gone ♪ ♪ Oh, I thought those drops couldn't touch me ♪ ♪ When I stood out in the rain ♪ But that light at the end of my tunnel ♪ ♪ Turned out to be an on-coming train ♪ ♪ Ain't it funny how life just keeps movin' on ♪ ♪ And I'll keep lovin' you ♪ Even after you're gone ♪ ♪ Well, puttin' my life in order ♪ ♪ Means other things could fall apart ♪ ♪ But your face and your words ♪ Have found a home in my heart ♪ ♪ And I will run to you ♪ Though blinded by the sun ♪ And I'll keep on wantin' you ♪ Even after you're gone.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ And I'll keep lovin' you ♪ Even after you're gone ♪ Oh, I thought those drops couldn't touch me ♪ ♪ When I stood out in the rain ♪ But that light at the end of my tunnel ♪ ♪ Turned out to be an on-coming train ♪ ♪ Ain't it funny how life just keeps movin' on ♪ ♪ And I'll keep lovin' you ♪ Even after you're gone ♪ Even after you're gone ♪ Even after you're gone ♪ ♪ Well I woke up this morning ♪ Just one thing I know ♪ (one thing I know) ♪ Woke up this morning ♪ Just one thing i know ♪ (one thing I know) ♪ Just thinkin' about leavin' ♪ Makes me want to go ♪ Well I woke up this morning ♪ with the blues three different ways ♪ ♪ (three different ways) ♪ Woke up this morning ♪ Had the blues three different ways ♪ ♪ (three different ways) ♪ Two said 'go' ♪ Only one said 'stay' ♪ ♪ When I hear that lonesome lonesome whistle blow ♪ ♪ (lonesome whistle blow blow blow) ♪ ♪ When I hear that lonesome lonesome whistle blow ♪ ♪ (lonesome whistle blow blow blow) ♪ ♪ Just thinking 'bout leavin' makes me want to go ♪ ♪ ♪ Wake up mama ♪ You know I'm feeling low ♪ (I'm feeling low) ♪ Wake up mama ♪ You know I'm feeling low ♪ (I'm feeling low) ♪ I'm at your door again, ♪ Got nowhere else to go ♪ ♪ Well I woke up this morning ♪ Just one thing I know ♪ (one thing I know) ♪ Woke up this morning ♪ Just one thing i know ♪ (one thing I know) ♪ Just thinkin' about leavin' ♪ Makes me want to go ♪ ♪ He came out of nowhere slowly passing through ♪ ♪ A handsome old coyote in his best winter suit ♪ ♪ He stopped and stared at me ♪ he had nothing to say ♪ Turned his gaze to the west ♪ And went on his way ♪ ♪ I said 'so long' to that old coyote ♪ ♪ While I watched him go ♪ Went back to work shoveling ♪ Last night's snow ♪ He left me not trusting ♪ What I thought I saw ♪ He might have been an old coyote ♪ ♪ Who hadn't been there at all ♪ ♪ So it is, we think we know ♪ Certainty comes and goes ♪ What we think we have seen ♪ Might be an old coyote's dream ♪ ♪ ♪ He might have been a trickster, ♪ ♪ a magician come to call ♪ He might have been a fugitive ♪ On the run from the law ♪ He might have been a messenger ♪ ♪ With news from the other side ♪ He might have been an old coyote ♪ ♪ Traveling through my mind ♪ ♪ So it is, we think we know ♪ Certainty comes and goes ♪ What we think we have seen ♪ Might be an old coyote's dream ♪ ♪ Instrumental ♪ Instrumental (Lyle) I'd just like to make a comment about how important it is to find kindred spirits when you're when you're doing this kind of journey.

And I think I'm really lucky as a songwriter and as a musician in general to work with two fellows like this that have just like, you know, rich experiences as well.

♪ Midnight moon & broken branches ♪ ♪ Countin' my steps & takin' those chances on love ♪ ♪ Takin those chances on love...again ♪ ♪ Desert sunsets & endless beaches ♪ ♪ Droppin' my guard & takin' those chances on love ♪ ♪ Takin' those chances on love...again ♪ ♪ Takin' those chances on love ♪ Takin' those chances on love ... again ♪ ♪ Holiday hearts & songs unsung ♪ Treading softly & takin' those chances on love ♪ ♪ Takin' those chances on love...again ♪ ♪ ♪ More to come & lessons to learn ♪ ♪ My soul's reborn & I'm taking those chances on love ♪ ♪ Takin' those chances on love...again ♪ ♪ Takin' those chances on love ♪ Takin' those chances on love ... again ♪ ♪ And again ♪ And again ♪ And again