Hello friends near and far,
The last time I updated my website or emailed a newsletter was late February 2020. The pandemic has been many things: I make quilts now, I can tile a bathroom, I take a lot of walks. I’ve also been working on music and writing projects, which I’m excited to share someday soon.
For those in the Portland area, I’ll be playing my first show in over two years, June 4th at Mississippi Studios. I’ll be trying out new songs and attempting to remember old ones. My very dear buddy, Oregon Poet Laureate Anis Mojgani, will be performing a set, AND my longtime super-pal, Rachel Blumberg and I will be playing a short set of music from our new project called ENCOURAGEMENT FRIENDSHIP BAND.
Please come! Grab your tickets here.
Other stuff I’ve been up to:
A while back, the radio show and podcast Selected Shorts gave me the ridiculously wonderful but also intimidating assignment of writing a song based on a new short story by one of my favorite living writers, Lauren Groff. I performed the song last month at Symphony Space in New York for Selected Shorts’ anniversary event and book launch. I am told it will be airing on the show at some point. I will keep you posted.
A few months ago, I recorded a cover of the Horse Feathers song “Curs in the Weeds” for the Kill Rock Stars anniversary compilation. The music Kill Rock Stars has put into the world has changed my life, so it was an honor to be a part of the celebration.
At the end of 2020, I had the pleasure of scoring the very great podcast series called Timber Wars, produced by OPB. The podcast won some nice awards last year, including a trophy from MIT that arrived at my door in a Tiffany’s box. It’s really is worth a listen, especially if you live in the Northwest.
That’s all for now. Wishing you all energy and illumination in this season of baby ducklings and itchy eyes.
LG.