We didn’t start singing and playing guitar while still in the womb, we haven’t been hailed as the new Dylan and we aren’t American Idol friendly. We’re a couple of empty-nester baby-boomer back-porch songwriters turned street performers turned full-time touring musicians. We don’t chase radio hits, we don’t write for others, we don’t wear fish bowls on our heads. We write songs, we perform them, we laugh as much as possible. We travel with a small beagle and a large cappuccino maker.
Our graphics designer asked us if we wanted a CD cover that would please our audience, or please us. We said us. He seemed distraught. We understand. We love him anyway.
Our radio promoter warned us that putting electric guitar and saxophone on the new CD would alienate some folk radio hosts. We felt that each song should be produced how we heard it when we wrote it. He was delighted. We love him.
Music promotion people say we are destined to fail. Fail? Worst case for us is we die having written a lot of songs we love without anyone having heard them. We don’t think that would have bothered Woody Guthrie, and it doesn’t worry us.
We do have a history that includes accolades, reviews, awards, successes (and failures) and other worthless opinions that usually show up in a glossy bio. We'll tell you how to get it, if you really want it. But who are we, really?<>
Happy Saturday, sending some Alberta, Canada love your way today!
I guess I can't complain too much... it is beautiful here :)
“No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied - it speaks in silence to the very core of your being” ~ Ansel Adams
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul.” ~ John Muir
“Keep close to Nature's heart...and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” ~ John Muir
This is what it looks like around my town...
Enjoy your weekend and stay blessed! Love and hugs, Debra :)
Friday is here and I'm sending some California love and beauty!
Cherish your visions; cherish your ideals; cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes your purest thoughts,
for out of them will grow delightful conditions, all heavenly environment; of these if you but remain true to them, your world will at last be built. James Allen
Appreciation of life itself, becoming suddenly aware of the miracle of being alive, on this planet, can turn what we call ordinary life into a miracle.
We come awake to such a realization when we recognize our connection to a spiritual dimension. Dan Wakefield Have a beautiful and fabulous Friday! Love and blessings, Debra :)
See how nature - trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence...we need silence to be able to touch souls.
Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all children of chance and none can say why some fields will blossom while others lay brown beneath the August sun. Care for those around you.
Look past your differences. Their dreams are no less than yours, their choices no more easily made. And give, give in any way you can, of whatever you posses. To give is to love. To withhold is to wither.
Care less for your harvest than for how it is shared and your life will have meaning and your heart will have peace.
May the sun shine all day long, everything go right and nothing wrong. May those you love bring love back to you, and may all the wishes you wish come true!
Enjoy your Thursday, my sweet friend. Blessings and love, Debra
Work hard at what you like to do and try to overcome all obstacles Laugh at your mistakes and praise yourself for learning from them Pick some flowers and appreciate the beauty of nature Say hello to strangers and enjoy the people you know Don't be afraid to show your emotions laughing and crying make you feel better Love your friends and family with your entire being they are the most important part of your life Feel the calmness on a quiet sunny day Find a rainbow and live your world of dreams always remember life is better than it seems. Have a beautiful Monday! Love and Blessings, Debra
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