The Lower Lights

This weekend Juniper and I jumped in our car
and drove our first test trip to SLC for a
weekend of music.
The girl did amazingly well for a 5 hour trip
strapped in.
The purpose of the weekend was to play a
a house concert with a group I am part of
called "The Lower Lights" for a special family, The Clarks.
Last October a group of musicians got together
to record a hymns record. What took place was
pretty amazing. 5 Days. Over 30 hymns recorded.
Everything from old traditional hymns to hank
williams hymns.
The show this weekend was to try out our songs
for a really special family. I am so used to either
performing solo or as the leader of the band
that it felt really wonderful to be part of
a collective of musicians. And because most
of the musicians involved in the project are
perusing music careers of their own, I think
that the performing part felt almost effortless
and so much fun to have that much energy
on the stage.

The album is not released yet, but you can watch
a short video which I think will give you a feeling
for the group. Please go to www.thelowerlights.com
and enter your email address if you want to know more
about the release of the album, have us come perform,
get free downloads etc. And if you like what you hear,
spread the word.

The Lower Lights // A Hymn Revival from The Lower Lights on Vimeo.

Also, I did my album cover photo shoot this weekend with my talented friend Ryan Tanner. He wears many hats; my bandmate (keyboards/vocals), my graphic designer (designed Never Close Enough and Born to Fly albums), and he is a wonderful film photographer. Go to his website to check out his talent. http://myonetruevine.tumblr.com/
I may give you a sneak peak of what we came up with soon.

Recording countdown: 1 week.

xo
s