Birthdays represent the artificial time line that for some reason makes me reflect on where I am on that day. So here I go publicly reflecting...
This has been a year where I haven't done as many "Live" solo and band gigs. After nearly 30 years there has been a natural slowing down. With the band rehearsing and churning out CD's it seemed natural to book and tour like crazy. There are moments when I miss it immensely. Many of my friends and bandmates are still in the game and I get pangs of wanting to get back in. My truth at the moment is that I love sharing songwriting with others as a teaching artist. Every day is incredibly rewarding and I feel I'm doing important work helping to spark creativity through the language of music and video. With each song and lyric written, I'm reminded of why it's been my life work. The hours are great as well. So for the foreseeable future, I will continue along this path, but don't be surprised if you see some more "Live" gigs pop up on my calendar. There's something to to be said for the phrase "Absence makes the heart grow fonder."
This has been a year where I haven't done as many "Live" solo and band gigs. After nearly 30 years there has been a natural slowing down. With the band rehearsing and churning out CD's it seemed natural to book and tour like crazy. There are moments when I miss it immensely. Many of my friends and bandmates are still in the game and I get pangs of wanting to get back in. My truth at the moment is that I love sharing songwriting with others as a teaching artist. Every day is incredibly rewarding and I feel I'm doing important work helping to spark creativity through the language of music and video. With each song and lyric written, I'm reminded of why it's been my life work. The hours are great as well. So for the foreseeable future, I will continue along this path, but don't be surprised if you see some more "Live" gigs pop up on my calendar. There's something to to be said for the phrase "Absence makes the heart grow fonder."
It’s been 6 years since I added here
A little story dating back to Greenwich Village 1984 @The Bitter End... I was standing on the side of the stage waiting for my turn to play a set (there were 4 bands that night). I watched a lead singer belting out a song. She was wonderful but pretty old as I judged her to be in her mid 30’s. I swore to myself that if I wasn’t a super star with a huge record contract by the time I was her age I would definitely not be playing small clubs like this. There was no way that judgy self absorbed girl (me) could have anticipated the long and winding musical journey I was just at the beginning of that night. So here I am 37 years later with a cache of albums, experiences, accolades, heartaches along with a zillion little euphoric moments and I can’t wait to play at 3 small venues this week to usher in my 60th year around the sun. Stop by and say hi to this old girl. Thu. 11/18- Ricks Club American Congers NY 7-10, Sat. 11/20 - Torne Valley Vineyards 1-5 under the heated tent with Al and Jimmy Leahey., Sun. 11/21 Tin Barn Brewing 2-5
RSS Feed