spaces between notes

One breath at a time

2016-11-09T15:24:20Z

TW: election.

I've been mostly on hiatus from social media for the last little while, but now that the election is done with, I know I can't just stay hidden and silent.

Because that would give the haters a win. ;) Can't have that.

The following words are for any and all of my friends and fans worldwide who are struggling with fear, grief, numbness, or rage today, after the Presidential election here in the US. If this doesn't describe you, maybe you ought to sit with that for a while, and think on the reasons why. If this doesn't describe you, I urge you to attempt understanding and compassion if and when you encounter someone who is worried or upset about the election results.

Please stay strong.

Please please don’t give up, not ever.

We need each other’s light and colors now more than ever.

We need each other, and we have each other, and this has not changed.

Fellow women, my Queer tribe, my witches, my POC neighbors, my Muslim neighbors, I know right now it feels as if the bullies have knocked us down, or that they're going to very soon.
That just means that it'll be our turn again next.
The people who want us scared and divided forever are in for a bit of a shock.
I'm not saying you gotta start building the barricade, but I am saying that we already know how to fight for what we have and what we need and what we believe. We already have been. And wouldn't we rather fight and win than have it handed to us? Wouldn't we rather survive and thrive, out of love and/or spite?
Fellow women, my Queer tribe, my witches, my POC neighbors, my Muslim neighbors, I know right now it feels as if the bullies have knocked us down, or that they're going to very soon.
That just means that it'll be our turn again next.
The people who want us scared and divided forever are in for a bit of a shock.
I'm not saying you gotta start building the barricade, but I am saying that we already know how to fight for what we have and what we need and what we believe. We already have been. And wouldn't we rather fight and win than have it handed to us? Wouldn't we rather survive and thrive, out of love and/or spite?
I'm not saying to go pick a fight with your relatives or your neighbors. I'm saying stay woke, and remember that you're not alone, not ever. I'm saying that we need to be ready to give 'em hell. To speak up and speak out, to sing and to write and to paint and to create, and to keep on. To vote in the 2018 election, and every midterm and primary that comes along.

Get some rest, take a shower, eat something. When you're ready to stand again, there will always be a place for you. Freak the fuck out and THEN carry on, when you can.

And yes, I would die for all of you if it came to that. Over and over, for as long as it takes.
We are damn expensive player-characters, and in the words of the late great Drew Hayes, we get the experience points, like it or not.
I think we're all gonna have a LOT of XP to spend after the next few years together.
So be it. Get your character sheet.

S. J. Tucker Official: #soojtravelingsongs

2016-07-23T02:10:58Z

Just launched!

S. J. Tucker & Bekah Kelso behind the scenes!

2016-04-11T19:26:30Z

New song up today on YouTube!

2016-03-13T15:53:31Z

This prompted my favorite fan review of a song ever: "it's like a homicidal romp through a field of daisies." Teehee!

Fanimation - The Wendy Trilogy 1 - Wendy on Board

2016-03-11T19:28:39Z

I AM A CARTOON! AGAIN!

S. J. Tucker Official - "Little Bird" Vintage Cut Video!

2016-02-16T18:14:40Z

Teehee. ^.^

Seven years ago today

2016-01-13T17:04:24Z

I was fresh out of surgery, with an army of Ravens and fans and friends and do-gooders at my back. I will never forget. Thank you all for your care and support, then and now!

S. J. Tucker - "Little Bird" Official Video

2015-04-08T15:24:50Z

We have made a new thing, and it is extremely cute. :) Please enjoy!

#StolenSeason CD Release Announcement from S. J. Tucker!

2015-03-22T17:59:44Z

Crosspost: Shiny in the Works!

2015-02-03T21:57:49Z

It's been six years since many of you and the saveours00j community helped save my booty. It's a very happy booty today, and I am shaking it for you right now. :D

Two of our beloved number are working on an anthology project together, and it falls under the pay-it-forward, make-it-better umbrella. At their request, I am boosting the signal here.

alexandraerin is accepting submissions for a chapbook! The chapbook will be available on a "pay-what-thou-wilt-shall-be-the-whole-of-the-law" scale, and it will benefit a much-needed, soon-needed shoulder surgery for popelizbet, she who oft puts her injured-but-mighty shoulder to the grindstone to help so many others.

Check out the post, send help, send love, send creativity! Thank you all so much. <3

New Song Preview: Black Swan Blues

2014-03-06T16:27:54Z

Blog post with info and things in, pretty new bluesy thing below.

Tour Recap, with lots of joy

2014-03-03T21:34:41Z

I just posted a big, happy tour recap blog post with lost of photos and links to tasty stuff, detailing my shared adventures with Pandora Celtica over the past week and a half. :) Read it here.

Photo by lordandrei :)

Thank-yous and other good stuff

2014-01-13T20:47:56Z

Big thank-you post in honor of a certain scar of mine, and a certain group of ravens and saviors, over on my website blog. :) Come and visit.

This is about a breakup, but it's not what you think.

2014-01-02T08:37:30Z

Many, many people have contacted me and taken me to task over my blithe use of a word I didn't understand was something horrible. Most of them have done so with utmost gentleness, and for this I am grateful.

I am breaking up with the word Gypsy.
It does not mean what I and many other poor fools wish it did.

I am so very sorry. I have done wrong, and I repent of my ignorance.

Those of you who have contacted me, thank you for doing so with such eloquence and kindness. From this point, I shall work to be certain that I deserve it.

In order to properly execute this breakup, I may ask you all for help. Here is what I would ask you to do if you are willing.

-Previously I have incorporated the word Gypsy into my bio, websites, taglines, and press releases. I have attempted to hunt down all of these instances and correct them, omitting the word. If you should run across at a web site or social media platform over which I may have direct control and you find it there, please contact me directly via email (and not in comments here, thank you, as I may not catch it) and let me know. For my sake please keep your message as civil as you can. You have my gratitude. sjtuckermusic at gmail dot com is the account I check most frequently.

-As of this moment I can think of only three pieces that I have written and released, and one that I've not written but have recorded and released, in which I used the word Gypsy in lyrics: "Lady Vagabond", "Taglio", "The Gaselli", and "Storm". If there's something I'm forgetting from my catalogue of songs that you know of, please contact me directly via email. See above.

-If you have thoughts on any of this that you wish to discuss with me directly, I want you to know that you will be utterly safe in doing so. My goal is to proceed from this point with respect and to do better- that means that anyone who contacts me about this issue who wishes their words to be kept private, for any reason, needn't worry. One of my many regrets connected with this is that of the people who've contacted me about my use of the word, only two have responded to me when I've written them in turn. The two follow-up conversations I've had have been indispensable, and I am very grateful for them. Please, please don't be afraid to talk to me. See above for my email address.

Let's all be civil in comments here, as I know that this is the kind of thing that can spark heated discussions. For my sake and for all, please be kind when you type. I promise to do the same.

I want you all to know that I am not doing this to get attention. I am not doing this to gain any increase in public opinion, number of likes/subscribers/followers/what-have-you. I am doing this because I feel that it's right, and I should have done it years ago.

Apart from this post, here is what I have done so far. There are many bright spots in this list.

-I have written new lyrics to replace the ones I composed in error. If and when I perform the songs of mine in which the word Gypsy appeared as written, I will perform them with these new lyrics or I will not perform them at all.

-Tricky Pixie will be back together again shortly, and we'll make time to have a similar discussion when we see each other again, about retiring or re-imagining other pieces in our repertoire (and aspects of our promo) that want correcting.

-Yesterday I located all of my audio backups from recording sessions over the years. This means that I have what I need to rerecord/re-edit "Lady Vagabond", "Storm", "The Gaselli" and "Taglio".

-I have disabled downloads and my own direct sales of "Lady Vagabond", "Storm", "The Gaselli", and "Taglio". It's going to take some time to get the songs pulled from iTunes, Amazon, and the bigger distribution companies. It may take even longer for me to replace them on future print runs of my CDs. But I am taking those steps.

-As mentioned above, I have worked to pull the word Gypsy from all promo efforts over which I have direct control. I will continue to work on this, and I will not use the word in my own promo in future.

Again, I have done wrong, and I apologize.

Thank you.

Snow Day discussion: Mythic Beasties And Why We Love Them

2013-12-06T16:22:38Z

Largely yanked from my Facebook page. Feel free to comment over there or right here. :)

Jasmine Lunamadre asks the following: What mythological creature do you take the most inspiration from and why?

Kettle's on. Make yourselves comfortable.

We live in a world rich with stories. Magical or mythical creatures and folk have always fascinated me.
It started with the Greek myths, when I was about eight years old.

The women on my mother's side of the family, my elders, are all beautiful, brilliant, and I think just a little wicked.
The foremost of these in my mind is my great aunt Jane in Louisiana. Jane has been my standard of beauty since I was small- she is redhaired and classy, quick to smile.

It doesn't hurt that I'm named after her; she's the J in S. J.

My fondest memories of Jane are wrapped around the fact that she made a point to bring me books whenever she was close enough to visit. The most treasured and oft revisited of these gifts was a collection of Greek myths called The Golden Fleece. I still have it.

Yup. That was me at eight. Reading about Zeuss transforming into swans and being very naughty.

What captured my young imagination most were the seemingly half-human folk in these stories, Medusa and the Minotaur in particular.
I love that I've made so many friends in my adult life who love these stories too. When I think of all the creative people I know who strongly identify with Gorgons and Minotaurs...the list is long, and most everyone on it makes me smile.

Imagine my joy when I found a spiritual community in the Northwest, filled with people who work with the Greek gods in the here and now! ATC peeps, you rock my world!

Back to my childhood, and more half human folk. Mermaids. The Last Unicorn. And of course, dragons. Smaug, Puff, Pern, Custard, The Reluctant Dragon, and so many other grand stories and beasts. Nowadays, it's Temeraire who's my favorite. Look up Naomi Novik if you're interested. Also Seraphina by Rachel Hartman, which is a delightful, dragon-heavy novel that has a lot of social relevance to it.

More than anything in my grown self, it's the shapeshifters who captivate me. Coyote and Anansi and Loki. My beloved Selkies. A Were-owl or two. Tattercoats and Tam Lin. Red Riding Hood and her shadowy lupine family history. I'll own that this is because I've been accused of being a shapeshifter myself- sometimes in fun, sometimes in all seriousness. It helps to be able to transform, at least from character to character, when you're up on a stage. And who doesn't want a moment to feel a little bit special, a little bit magical, a little bit dangerous, or a little bit different?
So here's to those of us who prefer to see wonder in the world. Here's to those of us who love and devour the strangest, oldest stories. Here's to looking for the extraordinary in our daily lives.

I'd love to know how YOU would answer this question. Fire away.

Oh. And I forgot to mention, in my original post, the time when the wisest of my Minotaur sisters was inspired to write me into one of her beautiful stories- as the reflection of a girl who wanted nothing more than to be just like the Firebird who raised her. <3

Tuscan VW Cheshire Kitten Mystery Machine

2013-09-10T02:41:12Z

Oh yeah.

It exists.

And it's for sale. EDIT: SOLD! To the beautiful ladyaraia!!! YAY!!

Know how I know?

I autographed it myself, at the request of the restoration team. :D

Click the link to see:

Wordpress, you make me crazy with your formatting issues, but I will forgive you this time. Grr.

She's so pretty....

Concerts and Contests and Cookies, oh my!

2013-08-26T19:07:01Z

1. I have a show! On Saturday! In Nashville! At which I will debut at least one new song! Thorne and Edie just sent a promo flyer - please download and share around, especially if you're in the Nashville, TN area. It's a PDF, and it looks great!

More info about the concert.

2. I'm running an art/music/creativity contest on my Facebook music page through Saturday, inspired by a new song I wrote this month called "Little Bird". Check out the contest, the rules, and the beautiful entries already posted. There's still plenty of time to participate, and everybody who jumps on board gets a free mp3 of "Little Bird" from me as soon as it's recorded!

3. Ok, I lied. Muffins, not cookies. Gonna try to bake chocolate chip pretzel muffins sometime this week, because that's the kind of thing that crazy nomadic girls do when they finally get a place that can satisfactorily be called home. With an oven in. And also, according to Arjil and the cat, a full-grown speckled king snake, while I was off working in my recording studio yesterday. O.o

Welcome to the PixieHouse.

2013-07-19T19:34:38Z

Hoping you'll get a kick out of this. I just posted a short video tour of my little cabin in the woods/recording studio. Those of you who dream of having a sweet creative space of your own, I'm rooting for you! You can totally do this! Though I gotta say, I hope you may be spared the manktasticness of this cabin, the way that it was when we started working on turning into something beautiful! Once I could look at it as some place that wanted to be beautiful, the work got a lot easier. And now it's gorgeous. And functional. And I can show it to you. Hope you like what I've done with the place. :)

A few words...

2013-03-11T08:54:55Z

...about bad reviews and how to process them, specifically geared towards other creative people, whether we’ve met or not.
Most of you reading this are no doubt pretty good at dealing with dorks by now. :-)

Take it or leave it: this is advice I’m trying to give to/accept myself right now, first and foremost.
I am sensitive, and I get upset easily: SO not a bodhisattva.
But it’s all good.
It really is.

Here we go. Starting with a few facts.

The number of happy reviews I’ve seen in ten years of recording and touring and performing full time: countless hundreds.

The number of unhappy reviews I’ve seen: three.

You can guess which ones I’m trying to let go of. (wink)

We all do this. We all get bogged down in the things that make us sad or angry or disappointed. Especially when we see them in print. Especially when they are delivered in response to something we’re proud of.

I should take comfort in the fact that I have so many more good reviews than bad ones, right? But so often the internal susurrus kicks in and starts saying things like, “well, what if that’s because only two people had the balls to tell you what they thought when they didn’t like it? What then?”

In the wise words of Ben Deschamps, f*ck ‘em.
You cannot please everyone all the time. That’s not why we write songs or poems or plays or stories. We get creative because we *have* to, because it beats and burns inside us all the time, and it’s better for everyone if we let the
Muse out to have her way.

You can’t please everybody.

You have to please yourself, especially where your own art and your own creative pursuits are concerned. I know how selfish
that sounds, but it’s true.

It’s your choice whether you send your art-babies out into the world and let other people have a chance at reacting to them. It takes guts.
There’s a limit to letting your creativity run rampant. I recognize that. But it’s not like people on my level can afford to go into work- be that art studio, writing desk, or recording studio in this case, take every drug they can find, and spend tons of time and money just messing around for days to capture whatever comes out (see producer Bryan “Chas” Chandler’s opinion of the sessions for Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland). We really do make an effort to craft our words and our work, to make
sure that it’s going to go out into the world and be palatable to someone besides ourselves. I know I do.

There’s a limit to everything.

Seriously though, if someone just hates your stuff and s/he’s honest enough to tell you so, that’s a blessing, especially if you consider that person a friend. It means s/he trusts you not to stop speaking to him/her/per when s/he speaks his/her mind.

But don’t let it ruin your day, certainly not your life.
No one, friend or foe, has that much power over you. Don’t give it to them.

I give myself this piece of advice right now, as well. I’m no Jedi Master where letting things go is concerned, quite the contrary.

I have had a reviewer, who was also a friend of mine, worry that I would stop speaking to him when he published a review that wasn’t glowing and effusive.
I straightened him out about that as soon as he told me so.

His review was full of constructive criticism, and he still gave me pretty high marks, even though he wasn’t in love with the work in question. I was thrilled. Besides, it wasn’t like he was calling me names, or saying that my work was an insult to the entire world of music. Far from it.

I will always be grateful for the honesty of those around me, where my work is concerned.

Even when it stings.

The trick is to take what’s useful from the stinging bits, and then, let the rest go.

Right now.

Just flush it down and forget about it, like so much poop.

It gets easier. Just like potty training.

Maybe the reason I’m not good at this yet is because I haven’t had to practice much.

Maybe the balance is about to shift because more people are hearing my music now than ever before.

Maybe a couple of people love everything I’ve done, except for one song.

So be it.

Some people will tell you that any press is good press.

This is true.

But you don’t have to let someone else’s reaction influence you, not if it isn’t useful intel.

Take the bad reviews and turn them around- see the blessings in disguise if you can. If so, nourish yourself with them, and move on to the next big thing as soon as possible.

If not, if it’s just a bunch of name-calling, and it’s clear that the reviewer was predisposed not to dig what you’re doing, delete that sh!t, and move on to the next big thing as soon as possible.

You have my permission. I’ve got your back.

We’re all mad here, and it’s okay.

Keep doing your thing. It’s all right.

Never, never give up.

Love you.

s00j @ 2012-08-02T15:29:00

2012-08-02T22:29:50Z

Apropos of another glorious year at Faerieworlds in Oregon, here is the book trailer for the newest release from author Catherynne M Valente, scheduled to drop on October 2nd- The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland And Led The Revels There.

Many of you may remember me mentioning something about an audiobook job recently.
That would be this book.
I am SUPER excited to get to read to all of you soon! I do not know whether the book and the audiobook will be released at the same time. What I do know is that the story is amazing, and yes, I am still working on a tie-in album of songs inspired by the Fairyland books. The song featured in this book trailer, "Wonders", will be the title track. I plan to release that song, along with at least two of its siblings, as digital downloads this fall. Stay tuned, and enjoy the stories around you.

catvalente and I are working together to make sure I can be part of at least a couple of her book release events this fall in the USA- the book comes out when I am still on tour in the UK, but I get back before it's too late. I'll keep you guys posted on all things Fairyland that I get to be part of.

March shows and stuff

2012-03-10T00:47:47Z

Fanbridge was supposed to cross-post this for me, but I didn't see it happen. So here it is, just in case you haven't seen it. :) Feel free to share this around!

This month is gonna be a wild one for me. I'll be lucky to get my taxes done on time, but I suppose that applies to most of us. :)

I've got shows and workshops in Arkansas, Ohio, Minnesota, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, and Iowa! Whoo!

It all started THIS THURSDAY, in my hometown. I had a small but dedicated crowd in Dumas last night who braved the rain to hear me sing. Thank you all!

Next week, I'll be flying to Cleveland to give a concert at Baldwin-Wallace College.

Wednesday March 14, 2012 — 8pm

Baldwin-Wallace College

Student Activity Center

96 Beech Street

Berea, OH 44017-2037

Parking available behind the SAC building.

Sponsored by the Allies Group. $5 cover for non-students.

During the afternoon, I'll be leading a discussion on campus about bisexuality.

All students and faculty are welcome to attend and take part.

All possible kudos go to Patrick for helping me set up this trip! I can honestly

say that it would not have happened without him. :)

Then it's off to the Twin Cities, zoom, for PaganiCon and the All Snakes Ball!

Weekend of March 16-18, 2012

PaganiCon 2

Double Tree Park Place

1500 Park Place BLVD

Minneapolis, MN 55416

952-542-8600

S. J. and Christopher Penczak are guests this year!

Then home again to Arkansas very briefly, where a massive (and sexy) band

convergence will happen once again! Heather, Ben, Betsy and I (aka The Fair Folk!)

are getting together with our Big Bad Gina sisters to make some noise in Fayetteville!

Wednesday March 21, 2012 — 7:00pm

Big Bad House Concert: Sooj, Heather Dale, & Big Bad Gina!

Hosted by One Wild Tribe

RSVP for tickets & directions: melodie@bigbadgina.com

Fayetteville, AR 72701

Space is limited; please RSVP soon!

Doors open at 6:30pm. Don't miss this one!

Renee tells me that the concert is already halfway full. I want you guys to be there,

too, so please RSVP as soon as you can!

(update: Renee tells me that the concert is now full, but the waiting list isn't! Looks like we better come back in the fall and do this again!)

After Fayetteville, we hug our sisters goodbye and load up the Fair Folk caravan

to head to Memphis, St. Louis (it's been too long!), and Chicago.

Thursday March 22, 2012 — 7:30pm

S. J. and Heather Dale!

First Unity Church of Memphis

9228 Walnut Grove Road

Cordova, TN 38018-7743

(901) 753-1463

$10 donation, all ages.

Special thanks to Andrea & June!

with Ben & Betsy in the band!

Buy a ticket if you'd like: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/223842

MEMPHIS! YES, YOU! I MISS YOU! Please come and rock out with us!!!

Friday March 23, 2012 — 7:30pm

S. J. and Heather Dale!

Lafayette Park United Methodist

2300 Lafayette Avenue

St. Louis, MO 63104

Doors open at 7:00pm.

$8 - $15 suggested donation plus a canned or non-perishable food item

with Ben and Betsy in the band!

Buy a ticket if you'd like: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/223853

Saturday March 24, 2012 — 7:30pm

S. J. and Heather Dale!

Chicago Latvian Community Center

4146 N. Elston Avenue

Chicago, IL 60618

773-588-2085

$8-$15 suggested donation, all ages.

Special thanks to Ray, Ronnie, Adam, Ange & Joan!

with Ben & Betsy in the band!

Buy a ticket if you'd like: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/223890

After this tiny, triumphant tour, I'll part ways with my beloved Canadian bards

and my cello mastermind to stick around Chicago. I've got something relatively

new to share with you.

Sunday March 25, 2012 — 4:00pm

Class: Music & Magick

Life Force Arts Center

1609 W Belmont

Chicago, IL 60657

(773) 327-7224

$45 per student, limited to 15 slots.

More info here:

http://tinyurl.com/76byypv

This Music & Magick class is something I've been pushing myself to teach more often

lately. I taught it a couple of times last fall (yay MuseCon and FOS!), and I had taught it three times

previously, at various events. It's been well received each time I've taught it,

so I decided to take it on the road. Sista Sherry Kirk was the first friend who encouraged

me to start teaching, back when we hosted an intensive weekend together a couple of

years ago. The class, as I've developed it, has been a very rewarding thing for me.

In the Old World, people recognized that music had a lot of power. My goal is to

help people gain an awareness of that power these days, and to find (and trust) the

music inside themselves. Check out the class description at the link up there if

you'd like to know more.

(Joan wrote me today to let me know that we have only 6 slots left for the class! Sign up soon. If we get a Huge waiting list, I'm considering teaching a second one the next day, or at least coming back to town.)

And now, on to Iowa! I have a house concert in Ames and an in-store appearance in Des Moines.

Tuesday March 27, 2012 — 4:00pm-6:00pm

Afternoon concert & autographing hosted by

Ancient Ways- Ingersoll location

3029 Ingersoll Ave.

Des Moines, IA 50312

515-274-9034

Wednesday March 28, 2012 — 7pm

House Concert!

The Crow & Dove House

RSVP for directions: croweanddovehouse @gmail.com

Ames, Iowa

$10 Suggested Donation.

with special guests Cheshire Moon!

Special thanks to Lizzie and Eric; it's been ages since I last got to stop and play in Iowa!

Zoom! Down to Kansas City next, for a three-event weekend!

Friday March 30, 2012 — 7:30pm

Class: Music & Magick

Amethyst Dreams

4301 Main Street, Suite 110

Kansas City, MO, 64111

Amethyst Dreams is a healing center, botanica, gallery & boutique

presided over by the incredible Rev. Aislinn Awatake Firehawk.

816-349-9931

$30 per student, space limited to 25 students. https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/233527

This is the same class as the class I'm teaching in Chicago. :)

Saturday March 31, 2012 — 7:30pm

House Concert!

Hosted by Rev. Aislinn

RSVP for directions: aislinnfirehawk @gmail.com

Kansas City, MO

https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/233323

Space is limited.

Here's the jewel in the crown, all on an April Fool's Day Sunday!

Sunday April 01, 2012 — Noon-3pm

We're All Mad Here!

April Fool's Mat Hatter Tea Party!

Amethyst Dreams

4301 Main Street, Suite 110

Kansas City, MO, 64111

Amethyst Dreams is a healing center, botanica, gallery & boutique

presided over by the incredible Rev. Aislinn Awatake Firehawk.

816-349-9931

Honoring Mama Dragon's April Fool's Day Tradition, attendees shall wear a Silly Hat (this is mandatory),

spark many a great & goofy conversation, and have a LOVELY TIME! Join us.

with scones and tea provided by our hostess!

Zoom! Up to Lincoln Nebraska, for the first time in far too long!

Monday April 02, 2012 — Doors at 7:30pm, music at 8pm

Bija Bhoga Community Room

1700 S 24th

Lincoln, NE 68502

Bija Bhoga is Sanskrit for The Source or Seed of Sense Enjoyment

$5-$10 suggested donation, all ages welcome.

Thanks to sweet sister Jade for hosting this little Monday show!

Whew!

On April 3rd, I'll be teaching my class and giving a concert at Crone's Hollow

in Salt Lake City. Then it's on to Washington state for ATC Spring Mysteries!

I'm just getting the April schedule posted on http://www.skinnywhitechick.com

More good stuff added as soon as it's confirmed- I'll be performing solely in

Washington state for most of next month, with stops in KC, Nebraska, and Utah on the way.

WHAT DID I FORGET?

Let's see. I'm home for a few days to rest, and I'm working on the film score

for EMBER DAYS, which includes pieces by both Alexander James Adams and Bekah

Kelso. My cute little recording studio in the woods continues to be a happy place.

I'm also writing the last few songs for the WONDERS album, which will be

the book soundtrack for The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her

Own Making. The sun is shining today, and it's hard not to just play outside

all the time lately. I'll try to send some sunshine along to all of you, no

matter what the weather on the ground.

Last thing: Indierhythm.com is shutting down their physical CD webstore and going digital soon. They still have some stock of mine, including the otherwise out of print album, For the Girl in the Garden. Grab them while you can:

http://indierhythm.com/product.php?cdId=1086

Thank you all for being part of the magic, the journey, and the story.

Thank you for today. No, really.

2012-01-14T00:48:21Z

Folks, today marks 3 years since my surgery in 2009.

I was having such a wonderful time in Chicago today, walking in the snow and having lunch with friends (lilrongal, adamselzer, arjil, tadghlughan) that I forgot all about it. For almost the entire day. Isn't that something?

Your support, efforts, prayers, and well-wishes, then and now, are why I was healthy and happy enough to forget for a while that it ever even happened. I truly would not be here without you, and you all know who you are.

Thank you, my Ravens and my friends. I'm so glad you're here, and I'm so glad you're reading this.

Magick4Terri

2011-11-28T23:33:36Z

Check out magick4terri if you haven't already.
Unbelievably sweet auctions are going on there, having started this very day, to help one of our brightest faery godmothers, Terri Windling, in her time of need.

I have not had the great pleasure of meeting Terri yet in this life, but all of you know that she took part in your herculean rescue efforts when I was so horribly sick and afraid, not so very long ago. Her stories haunt my songwriting dreams at this very moment.

There will be some long-secreted Ravens rearing their heads to take part in this bit of magick, oh yes.

Love to you all. :)

Turnip the Beet :)

2011-11-20T22:09:39Z

B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-B-BEETZ.
Rough recording, from my iphone, at rehearsal about a week ago.

Renee and I started writing this at the Whole Foods salad bar in Memphis the day we headed out to the river for Festival of Souls.
It seems I'm not done with silly salad songs. :D
I've got one show left this year, at Voulez Vous Lounge in Eureka Springs on Black Friday (that's this coming weekend), with Big Bad Gina. The sistaz and I will definitely have this one on the setlist, for its live debut.

stealthcello just got to hear this for the first time, and she is one big grin.

heeheehee.

MISSION VERY QUICKLY ACCOMPLISHED!

2011-09-27T07:04:25Z

You are all amazing. So amazing.
Operation Fly In Betsy is PAST its goal. In under six hours.

*PIXIE DUST EVERYWHERE!!!*

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