On the recordings here- " All I Long For" was Lee Potter: Drums, Brad Fordham: Bass, David Murray: Guitar. On the others you'll hear the talents of Roscoe Beck: Bass, Brannen Temple and Tommy Taylor: Drums, Derek Morris and Riley Osbourne: Keys, David Murray, Craig...7: Guitars, Teye -flamenco guitar on Anymore, Michael Shay- cello, Mo Pair backing vocals.
Influences
I think what moves me the most is when an artist can convey a human truth, the Energy, and vulnerability with nothing but some amazing words, maybe a single instrument, and a voice. That's the particular discipline I study alot of the time, but definitely am not limited to that. Some people who have made me cry my eyes out, and helped form my musical course/spiritual understanding: Patty Griffin, Joni Mitchell, David Wilcox, Shawn Colvin, Sarah McLachlan, Eva Cassidy, Ryan Adams, Tom Waits, Stevie Wonder, Billie Holiday, Johnny Cash, Peter Gabriel...other favorites: Coldplay, John Mayer, Beth Orton, Bette Midler, Sheryl Crow, Pearl Jam, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Portishead, Iron and Wine, U2, Ella Fitzgerald, Amos Lee, the Beatles, Damien Rice, Etta James, Sia, Pete Yorn, Stevie Ray, Tori, Muddy waters, I'm sure there are lots I'm not including. Austin/Texas favorites who I love to go see play when I'm in town: Jimmy LaFave, Kacy Crowley, Shane Bartell, David Murray, Seela, Michael Cross, Malford Milligan, Abra Moore, Kelly Willis, Gary Clark, Jimmy Vaughan, Jon Michael Hamman, Blue Lapis Light, anyone from the ODOS crew, Mo Pair, Megan Melara.
Sounds Like
some of my favorite things in alphabetical order: calmness, chai, challenges, cheese, coffee, cosmopolitans, creme brulee, empathy, family, funny people, giraffes, giving up, green, helping people, honesty, humility, intense people, ladybugs, laughing hysterically till i fall out of my chair, loneliness, mexican martinis, miniature giraffes, moody people, mountains, my two loves, nice people, oneness, patience, playing guitar, red wine, running, screaming, self help books, singing, sleeping late, sockpuppets, songwriting, soul, sushi, taebo, taylor guitars, tenacity, to-do lists, water, wisdom, working with kids
I fly solo most of time nowadays, sometimes I get to duo with my husband Abraham Ludwig, my brother Jon Michael Hamman. Right now, I'm working on my songs...lots of new ones...about uprooting your life, babies, joy, no sleep, heart attacks, kicking my own ass, being alive. I'm devising a plan to record them all in the next 6-9 months, so I can release something new finally!
Congrats again on little Ava...I can't wait to see pics :) Let me know if you need some of your stuff back...Chloe is getting to big for most of it and I'm sure it would come in handy. Let me know.
Congrats, my beautiful friend. WE send our love and keep a candle burning for you. Call when you can. My phone took flight out of a moving van and I'm still trying to find numbers etc. Hope you and the family are doing well. Love you lots and miss you. xoxoxo 626-7051
Maybe if you didn't stay up all night you could have made it! Hahaha.....I am going to bring Tess to fair on the square first weekend in Oct. if you guys are around we should all go together.
Kade is good and yes he is in Kindergsrten and it is so hard to see him get on the bus for the first time. He is getting so tall! Hope you guys were safe through the storm. We headed to San Antonio so came back to a big mess that I am dealing with today! Yuk!!!! Well stay in touch and Take care of your beautiful family:) Love ya much
This is a time when I think what I have to say is important... when I dance, take headache medicine down with cheap-bad whiskey thoughts of Marilyn Monroe headlines as the 3rd white tablet refuses to fall in my palm (fighsty little bastard) Naaaahhhh... that won't happen to me, I'll be fine on top of it above it all I dance.... old friend blonde surgery scar on upper chest Maybe one to many glasses of wine, in the yard. Younger sibling's plot They still drink the good stuff... Monopolowa?-good vodka They're not broke quite like us yet. No babies, No debt. They're still buying the good stuff. My friend,my sister with her near death tragedies Seriously.... and "Sudberbs-of-Houston, Tx.-counseling job where she feels that Nothing she has to say is important. ....Yes, this is the time when I think what I have to say is important. My boyfriend with his no-calls from New Mexico dropped the line in some roadhouse parking lot somewhere. Now when I call...some stranger answers (doesn't sound like him) Now I have to resort to music, horns over indian beats on S. 1st street... wooden floors beneath my feet woke up at 2 am. by wind by call bathed tossed this mess of hair into a hat and drove to see her.... Old friend, artist, blonde, Odessy A God damned Odessy like all the people, like all the fools I love because we're alive we survived Trumpets to get us home railroad crossing red lights cloud covered moon and spanish oak trees in early morning AHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhh.......
Look at you SASSY! Sorry I haven't called lately. I think about it a lot, but that's about the time Chloe decides she needs my attention. I hope everything is going well with work. I still feel bad for leaving you hangin. Anyway, I'll try to call sometime this weekend. I noticed you had a show at Sam...hope it went well. Talk to you soon!
Sweet Sara, I love this picture of you sexy mama. I have been busy lately....so sorry for not keeping in touch. Austin is not like it was 7 years ago and I have had to really get it in gear. Much love to my beautiful and true friend. You look and sound great. xoxoxo
