musicians of the moment:
ellis (with love), danny schmidt, doc watson, and ellis (with lots and lots of love)....
also bob dylan, ani difranco, townes van zandt, anais mitchell, chris pureka, patty griffin, lucero, the weakerthans, iron and wine, beth orton, cat power, woody guthrie, ben lee, tegan and sara, lisa loeb, alkaline trio, good riddance, rise against, the gits.
most of my direct influences have been the songwriters that i know and love as friends: thea rosenberg, kevin carlson, erin rubin, willow jon and robin collamer, hollow road, jake hemming, amber darland, casey connor, ron hardesty, robin cutler, kristen allen-zito, phil ziel, lynn tracey. blessed am i to have such friends.
Sounds Like
me and only me, of course! i'm a girl with a guitar, what else can i say?
i started playing guitar when i was 14, not because i necessarily wanted to play guitar, but because i wanted to get famous so that i could marry a rock star that will remain unnamed unless you ask me nicely and promise not to laugh. i was too stubborn to take lessons and after 2 years of blood, sweat and tears i could finally kinda sorta play something.
i went through a phase in highschool when my friends kattie and kari and i wanted to be in a punk band (boy did some terrible--but therefore good punk--songs come out of that era--"i can't sleep" was up there with the best of them). but since you can't play in a punk band by yourself, my alone time was spent writing terrible--therefore terrible love--songs about heartache that is now a mere drop in the ocean.
i used to get frustrated that i couldn't imitate anyone else's style. there's something about what other people can do that is already somehow superior to what you can do..... (i still can't quite figure that out) but i realized that the common thread through all my songs was not a curse or a shortcoming (though i still have to wonder sometimes......); it was me. it was style. and i'm stuck with it. and i know enough to be grateful and hope like hell that i don't lose it.
once upon a time my dream was to write one song and have one person hear it. that was all i needed. now it's 10 years, hundreds of songs and thousands of people later and somehow i'm not there yet. dreams are funny that way.
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Shawnee ~ such a nice message - your kind words don't surprise me, for this page, of your thoughts that twirl round in your head - had me ready - for sweet disposition ~ yes, one day I'd like to meet you too - and do I, also, have to choose a favorite? Yikes - I'll take a little time, o.k. - :>) I'll try ~ ...new friends, Cherie
Ahhhhh, Shawnee. Miss your sweet voice. Thank goodness for this page, so's I gets a dose when I gets the jones! Hope to see you soon. Check out a couple of new ones on my page.... take proper care. Ron
Glad to hear it! (Although im sure there are other beverages that would greater flatter our sound). Needless to say, you sound awesome. Be sure to let us know if you're on the east coast Hope all is well, -The Boomerangs
Oh my GOODNESS!!!! I just watched the most recent episode of Criminal Minds (do do do do (theme music to CM) and I thought of you the entire time. You must watch it!! I think you would get a little freaked out for reasons I shall not share. I love you!! ♥ Jennifer Lynn
I hope you had a wonderful birthday! I was thinking about you and wanted to call you but I don't know your number. Send me a message with all the new ways to get ahold of ya! I miss you so much when you have sometime lets get together and catch up! Again happy late birthday beautiful! xoxo love you so much!
Do you want to be a ZOMBIE IN OUR MUSIC VIDEO???!!!! Anyone is welcome!! As long as you are 21+ years of age and enjoy rotten debauchery and mayhem! (Clothing optional) We are filming THIS WEEKEND!!! Friday, Saturday and Sunday All day in the back room at the Rogue Hero. Please contact me or any one of the Whiskey Wailers.Please,Please, PLEASE AHHHHHHH WE NEED ZOMBIES!!!!!!!
......hello gorgeous lady friend.... thanks 4 the birthday message, that was sweet!! hope u are doing great babe, would love 2 see u sometime ;) let me know when your sharing your music with the world....so i can be there k! all my love*
