Governor Clay

Governor Clay (born Karl Caulkins Bruder) is an American songwriter and performer. He began his career in San Francisco in 1967. He appears regularly in southern Europe and New York City. Although he works in the cowboy ballad tradition, he has collaborated with artists including the poet James Koller, saxophonist Steve Lacy, and contemporary composer Peter Garland. His albums are conceived as chapters in an ongoing historical novel. He has been published in books and journals on both sides of the Atlantic. Governor Clay currently lives in the Burgundy region of France.