06.17.09
june so far :: juneau to whitehorse to vancouver to portland oregon... moving "yet again" (as lincoln puts it) -- taking a breath on the coast in bandon...

in july :: i will travel to austin, texas. darwin smith & kevin fox & i will go to okemah, OK for the 12th annual woody guthrie folk festival on july 10th. there will be more shows too - chicago, st. louis, houston .... please stay tuned!

04.06.09
austin :: sunshine, friends, music. the beginning of possible new narratives.

i had good shows & owe thanks to these people & places ... darwin smith & kevin fox, of course; john conquest of 3rd coast music & his 'notSXSW' showcase; jody denberg at kgsr; flipnotics; artz rib house; caritas community kitchen & laura thomas; ryan didomizio & amelia's; thanks too to radio isa (france) & mazzmusikas (belgium) for coming up & saying hello - among others...

i have beautiful friends. it was so nice to see them.

outside now: swathes of sunlight crossing the trees. snow turning to slush. I am reading: 'body of the world' by sam taylor. oregon on the horizon.

i will be performing at the alaska folk festival on april 15, wed, at 9:30 pm sharp (shortly before the amazing buddy tabor at 10). you can listen live here: www.ktoo.org

02.27.09
it is winter ... the sky is quite often gray, the stars rare to see, the sun a strange light in the sky that we tease away with our continuing trust in the dark... i am working on new songs.

August, '08:
everything that blooms wrecks me is now also for sale on Miles of Music & being featured as a "cracker" (which means they guarantee you will like it or they will give you your money back)! it is featured on their home page next to new albums by conor oberst, carrie rodriguez, buck owens, & many more...

July, '08:
we now have a video for "caller of spirit" shot by my husband kyle macdonald last winter. we stood in the snow. we walked on a frozen lake by a glacier. we planted seeds, captured a rainbow. you can view it here or on youtube.

"seeds in the ashes" was aired on kgsr by jody denberg! (please let kgsr know if you'd like to hear it there again - jody@kgsr.com)

& i will very soon have cds available for sale thru Miles of Music - they only sell select americana & alt-country artists. please visit here to see 'blooms' featured on their website & browse their outstanding catalog.

April 30, Wednesday, 8:30 PM :
everything that blooms wrecks me cd release party (!) at The Alaskan Hotel & Bar - 167 s. franklin st. - juneau, alaska - with:

dao - singing & guitar
bob banghart on fiddle
patrick murphy on cello/bass
david hunsaker on cittern

handmade copies of everything that blooms will be available! we will play beautiful sad music on old acoustic instruments - there will be strings! please join us - thank you...!

April, '08:
Upcoming show: April 10th, 9 pm at the Alaska Folk Festival - tune in live at www.ktoo.org (click on Listen Live).

I am releasing my new cd, Everything That Blooms Wrecks Me, this month. It is very special to me and I hope that it may say something to others, too. Many Austin friends (what I miss most about Texas) contributed - I thank them! The album is presently available only here on my website.

I have relocated to Juneau, Alaska after spending the last couple of seasons moving around with my husband & my son, slowly working on my projects and also just being a mother & homeschooling my child & enjoying the northern winter solitude ... I am also working on a new book the shape of which is slowly showing itself to me. & I have at last finished updating this website. I hope you will enjoy the new music here, & I thank you very humbly for visiting....





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