Life has a funny way of making sure I don’t get too comfortable, sometimes. On May 29, Ted and I found out that we are expecting a baby. We are thrilled about this, however the timing meant that I was already committed to the intense Mustang Sally summer tour. Ok fine, I thought to myself. So I’ll be extra tired. How bad can it be? Foolish last ( Read more... )

I am delighted to announce that I will be performing not one, but two house concerts in the Chicago area next week ( Read more... )

Although my trip to Switzerland happened over a month ago, I took the precaution of jotting down some notes on paper (!!!) while things were happening, since I didn’t have internet access; thus the lateness of this entry. And so, let us pretend that it is September 3th, a balmy Friday with sunny skies that saw me land in Zurich on no sleep, check ( Read more... )

I mean that as a life metaphor, not literally ( Read more... )

This post is part informative, part self-pitying. I'll start with the informative part ( Read more... )

Just a heads up for all you Chicago types, I have big plans to go crash the Celtic Knot session this coming Tuesday, 7ish to 10ish. I'm really looking forward to awesome tunes, great friends, and a nice beer. (The last had to be said just to weird out my mom ( Read more... )

Random reason why I love my husband ( Read more... )

It's April first, cue the summer weather to start rolling in. I've been taking advantage of a week of beautiful days by taking nice long walks around my neighborhood, and it got me wondering- when did spring in Nashville become one of my favorite things? I mean, favorite favorite, ranking up there with popcorn, goat cheese, and Irish music. When ( Read more... )

Being sick on the road is never fun. It's stressful, and unlike a regular (dare I say sensible) job there is no option to call in sick, unless you're dying in the hospital. And even then, it's iffy. I can normally play tough and make it through a run of shows while sick, and back in the days when I helped drive the bus I'd routinely drive with a ( Read more... )

Mustang Sally has played in some pretty odd and interesting places. We've performed in Europe and Asia, and up one side and down the other in the US. We've done big shows, little shows, outdoor shows, indoor shows, huge stages, itty bitty stages... you get the idea ( Read more... )