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Tag Archives: tour stories
The “w” part of musician/writer/teacher/parking lot attendant
On this blog I blab a lot about being a musician and a teacher. Now it’s time to talk about my writing, especially since I HAVE A BOOK! Besides, I’m blind in one eye so you really don’t want to … Continue reading →
Baby, let’s drive all day – a folk singer on tour
When Dolly Parton goes on tour, she has a deluxe tour bus, a fleet of semis, a huge crew and a full band. When I go on tour, it’s in a Toyota I pack myself. I’m not complaining — if … Continue reading →
The making of Dare, part two: Sometimes it’s about the conversations
As you could see from part one, I’ve started recording my new album, Dare, and I’m sharing the journey with you because you know how singer-songwriters are – we can’t help talking about ourselves. Here’s another post about me. Hope … Continue reading →
The making of Dare, part one: Sometimes it’s about the food
I’m recording Dare, my tenth album. Sounds ominous, doesn’t it? Back when I did my touring with Wilma Flintstone, I did it full time and that meant putting out a new album every two or three years. While I still … Continue reading →
Drive All Night, so far
I’m writing a collection of tour stories that’ll be published in 2014 by Bella Books. A few of you have asked about it. First, I’ve got two books. The one tentatively titled Drive All Night has a publishing deal. My … Continue reading →
Paper wars
Today I was doing one of my favorite parts of my work – posting flyers to advertise guitar lessons. I know, you thought that with my glamorous jobs (musician, teacher, and writer) that someone else did all that. It’s true that … Continue reading →
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Tagged guitar lessons, music, postering, posting fliers, posting flyers, teaching guitar, tour stories
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Through snow, through rain, through tangled tire chains
As I played at the bar in Spokane, I could see the snow falling outside. Big fluffy flakes drifted to the ground as I made my way through my set. As a native of the desert, I hadn’t had much … Continue reading →
Emcee 101
A bad emcee can make an otherwise outstanding event look like amateur night at the local Moose Lodge. A good emcee helps to make an event more entertaining. I’ve hosted everything from large music festivals to small dance events. Wanna … Continue reading →
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Tagged emcee basics, emcee instruction, introduce musicians, introducing musicians, learn to emcee, music, tips for emcees, tour stories
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Pardon me, is that a beaded bra or are you just here to surprise me?
I stood there in the middle of a cavernous college student center with my acoustic guitar, singing songs for GLBT pride week. Some students were scurrying off to classes while three or four lingered around the pride week information tables. … Continue reading →
I love you but I need to see other writing; taking a short blog break
I’m writing a book about women’s music. I want to be disciplined about writing it but it’s hard when I spend several hours a week on this blog so I’m taking a short hiatus in March. I’ll be back in … Continue reading →