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The Art of Starting Over After 27 Years in Dublin

J.P. Kallio / January 21, 2026

I think it goes without saying that 21-year-old J.P. was a very different person than 50-year-old J.P. That was the […]

J.P. Kallio / October 7, 2022

A friend of mine suggested that I would write a song about what makes me happy. She rightly pointed out

J.P. Kallio / October 1, 2022

Back in October 2019, my grandfather passed away. And as soon as I started to think about fire, it reminded

J.P. Kallio / September 25, 2022

Travel has been part of my life as long as I can remember. My father was a long-haul truck driver.

J.P. Kallio / September 19, 2022

I am sure most of us have some regrets. But I never saw a regret as a particularly beneficial emotion.

J.P. Kallio / September 13, 2022

Have you ever been to anywhere, or met people for the first time that felt somehow familiar. Like you had

J.P. Kallio / September 7, 2022

How often do we let our expectations get on the way of actually being present and enjoying a moment? But

J.P. Kallio / September 1, 2022

The life of a musician or an artist is filled with a lot of confusion. The path rarely is clear.

J.P. Kallio / August 26, 2022

I have spent some time trying to better understand my songwriting process. There are days when I consciously sit down

J.P. Kallio / August 20, 2022

We are so good at blaming everyone else, as soon as something does not go as we planned or hoped.