The “Hope” CD release shows were such a blast. By the Turning Point we had a full band, including Pete Kennedy on guitar, Craig Akin on bass, and Ben Wittman on drums! What fun to slide and sing over such a bed of awesome sounds. These guys really know how to back way off on a ballad, get into a groove, take the spotlight when I toss it over to them and then stop on a dime. Lucky lucky lucky me! See new photos here.
I’ll be touring around the country with Red Molly all summer with very little time for another solo band show until the Fall, but rest assured, we’ll be playing together again later this year. Until then, I’m off to CO, NC, CA, KS, OK, NH, ME, VT, NY, OR… holy frequent flyer miles batman. And we’ll be releasing the latest Red Molly CD at the end of the Summer, beginning of Fall. Stay tuned for a free pre-release download.
A highlight for this month will be heading down to the Swannanoa Gathering in North Carolina to teach songwriting. It will be my second year teaching melody writing and “getting unstuck.” After last year’s experience I’m really excited and ready to work with these great, dedicated songwriters. I think it will give my own writing a push as well. Especially alongside the other instructors: Kathy Mattea, Janis Ian, Patty Larkin, Tom Paxton, Jack Williams and more!
Abbie
