December 28, 2003
I just want to wish everyone a happy new year! I am still writing songs for my new album, and can't wait for you to hear them. If you're on my mailing list you will hear them before anyone else does.
November 14, 2003
Mp3.com CD's will only be available for purchasing for the remainder of this weekend and until 12:00pm PST on November 17th.
October 26, 2003
I have been invited to do a showcase at Borders Books & Music in Nashville, TN in January 2004 as part of the USA Songwriting Contest's Borders Books & Music Series.. Click here for complete details!
September 8, 2003
My song "Here in the Blue" was selected to be on the Lost Cat Records "Lost Cat Picks Volume 1" album. You can buy it or listen to all the songs on the CD HERE.
"Savage Land" is #1 on the Native American Music Charts at mp3.com today, and "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" has been in the top 3 songs on the World/Folk Cover songs charts for the past week. You can also find me on the Americana, Folk Rock, and Acoustic charts.
August 1, 2003
"Here in the Blue" (the lo-fi version) is in the Top Ten Tracks list at webcds.com today.
--March 29, 2003
"Here in the Blue" was #1 on 1sound.com for 5 months. It also just hit #1 on the Folk Rock charts again at mp3.com, ranking just above Michelle Branch on those charts for a couple of days! (march 2003)
--March 28, 2003
I'm proud to report that 250 copies of my sampler CD's have been shipped to our soldiers in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan, thanks to Jeff Hoffman, my friend and also a wonderful humanitarian who spends so much of his time working to help others who need it. Thanks also to the American Red Cross, who shipped the CD's to the middle east in a matter of just days! You can read more about Jeff's project called "Music for Troops" on this webpage. Thanks Jeff!
--February 25, 2003
As of this month, my music has been on mp3.com for two years, and I've hit more than 100,000 unique song plays there thus far, and those numbers continue to climb. I rely heavily on word of mouth from fans & the internet for getting my name out to the rest of the world. Thanks to everyone who has listened, and to those who continue to help spread the word to others about my music.
--February 19, 2003
A feature story was written about me in Sidelines today, which is the Middle Tennessee State University newspaper. Click here to read the article by Callie Elizabeth Butler. You may need to click here to register before reading the story. I have also uploaded the article to songramp.com as well, for those who wish not to go through a sign-up process in order to read the article.
-- January 20, 2003
I am featured on Jewel's website. (SoulCityCafe.com)
--12/28/02 Sweetest thanks to Lori, the host of Suffragette Station at KTUH 90.3FM in Honolulu, Hawaii, for playing "Here in the Blue" on the 12/19/02 playlist . What an honor to be heard on the playlist in between Shelby Lynne & Joni Mitchell! You can send song requests to the station by calling (808) 956-7261.
--11/27/02-- My version of "Away in a Manger" is featured on a new holiday compilation CD by LiquidStereo.com. You can listen to the CD or buy it HERE.
10/29/02-- "Rain Falling Down" hit #1 today on the IndiePop Lo-Fi charts at mp3.com. Also I want to let people know that I have a song on a compliation cd by The Montel Williams MS Foundation. Buy a CD for a worthy cause. For a more complete list of charity CD's I'm also on or involved with, please click here
--8/20/02-- My awesome friend Mick OD, has just done a beautiful cover of my song "Where the Angels Only Go". I would love for you to stop by and say hello to him, and give him your thoughts on the song! Mick has such a beautiful spirit. I'm proud to call him my friend! Good luck in college, Mick!
04/03/02-- Thanks to Music-Star.com for promoting me on their site! I also have a song on their Charity CD volume II. .... Also thanks to my friend Chris Michols from the band Dislife, for doing 2 covers of my songs (Backstreet Cafe & Broken Baby Blue). You can hear his versions HERE. He did a fantastic job and added a bit of an alternative feel to the songs!
03/26/02-- I had a wonderful time at The Bluebird Cafe singing with Jeff Hightower on Monday night, March 25th. I am officially addicted to the Bluebird stage and will definitely be back soon!
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03/18/02-- Some of you may remember talk of my music being featured in an independent film dedicated to saving the Ichetucknee River in Florida. I'm very honored to have a spot on the soundtrack along with artists such as Enya, The Cowboy Junkies, Wes Davey, REM, Rubyhorse, Danny Schmidt, and some other very talented performers. The movie's title is "Farther Off From Heaven". Please visit stirAmerica.com for more information.
03/06/02-- I'm going to be performing across the Southeastern USA in Summer & Fall 2002. If you would like to book an event, please let me know!
03/06/02-- I just noticed that "Backstreet Cafe" is #39 on the RollingStone.com folk charts (unsigned artists - overall). Thanks to all who downloaded the song and /or rated it good!! (now unavailabe). You can find a few of my other songs now availabe for downloading and rating at rollingstone.com. Just click the Rolling Stone graphic on this page.
3/06/02-- Many warm thanks to GuitarGirls.com , Dogbite Music , BestFemaleMusicians.com , and The Eclectic Connection, for featuring me on their websites! It is greatly appreciated!
1/29/02--Many thanks to WWGC 90.7 FM radio in Carrollton, Georgia, for playing my song "Unsteady" on their (Jan 29th, 2002) Appalachian Trail Vaguely Folk Music Show. Steve Sedberry is the show's host, and I am very grateful to him for playing my song on the show! Many more thanks as well to my very sweet friend Chapman James for recommending me for the show! I wouldn't have sent my CD to the station if it weren't for him.
