the weather, Ani Difranco, Counting Crows, Bob Dylan, the Blue Ridge Mountains, Brandi Carlile (she's the real deal folks), dogwood flowers, Gillian Welch, Virginia rain, Pieces of You, Lisa Loeb, my friends, Patty Griffin, Joni Mitchell, Dorothy my beautiful guitar, Tori Amos, places I've lived, Joan Baez, the desert, anything bluegrass, Patsy Cline, Indigo Girls, Janis Joplin, my family, the good Lord, all those independent folk singers who write because they have too, muses, hormones
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I grew up in Utah Valley. One evening when I was 8 years old, walking down the long country lane that leads to my parents house, I looked at the towering Rockies burning in the sunset and saw beyond them for the first time. I had no idea what that meant, but I can still feel that moment. I boarded a train in the middle of the night when I was 18 with suitcases and my guitar and rode for 3 days to Virginia, not knowing a soul farther east than Denver. I cried the entire time. Since then I've learned to play the guitar, found folk music, and watched my life unfold in retrospect through the songs I've written. I never live in the present, at least I haven't for a while. I'm always somewhere else, but I'm trying to change that. I spent a summer experiencing the magnitude of Central Washington sunrises. I will always be waiting to go back to Italy, no matter how many times I go. Virginia has become my best friend; she's a dear and I love her deeply. But you don't care about that, you're here for the music. Which is great! I'm glad you're here. Thank you. I just came up with a compilation of recordings I've done in basements, bedrooms, and living rooms between 2006 and 2009 called "These Strums: The Living Room Recordings". I'd love for you to have a copy. I make them all myself and hand paint the covers, so each one is different. Its actually a lot of fun. You can buy on at my Etsy store, copy and past this link, and thanks for stopping by. Pass it on if you like it. -> http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23153067
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I thoroughly enjoyed your performance of that poem tonight. Also I hope you play your song (sorry I didn't catch the title) but I think it goes "you say the coast is clear but you say that all the time" again some time at The Soundry. That's my favorite of your songs that I've heard so far!
hey thanks so much! we'd love to see you at 9:30! if you want to come
just send me a message and well get the tickets to u in some way.. cas
we got to presale a shitload hah. ur music sounds great! theres a band in richmond called the itchy hearts (there on our top eight) who are lookin to showswap... they sortof have the same vibe as you.. definately hit them up tho. they have a pretty big followin in richmond
Hey Mel! I knew not to text you at this horribly late hour, but I just had to let you know that I've got my Mind Movie up on Youtube now and on my myspace profile. Youtube, just search 'Truman's mind movie' and it will come up. I'm stoked for the results! Hugs! See ya Friday!
I haven't finished captioning all of my pictures... I was playing around with the stuff on my camera. Those are templates that I can use to frame pictures with....
