I want to tell you everything at once; I want you to hear it all right now. I want you to see the 326 photos; the 408 videos. I want you to feel what I felt at FAME, at Sundrop. I want you to know these songs. All 12 of them. I wanna hear you sing em.
I have never been more excited in my whole life about an album. I am in love with it, as it continues to reveal itself to me, to Ben, to John.
Praise be to the universe of all good things that come together so we can drown out the static and put the needle down.
#muscleshoals #florencealabama
I love a show like this that comes together with so many hands involved - for one night only - e.g., listen to this string section on A Long December! Heavens! Actual heavens! John Paul White - rubber bridge guitar, vox Ben Tanner - piano
Sol Philcox-Littlefield - electric guitar Big ole string section, arranged by @jeremy_smith_composer , featuring Caleb Elliot and all kinds of new friends, whose names I’m still learning
& me
And for all you youngsters, this is a cover of @countingcrows ’ classic hit that was part of the fabric of my teenagership
Oh that feeling when you’ve written three new songs you’re obsessed three days in a row!! (Yes, I am also obsessed with this MCM tension pole lamp we got from @labriespaces )
This just in, Nashvillians! I’m happy to join this party of @wickiewaughn ’s this Wednesday night at @bobbysidlehourtavern . Stellar house band. Covers only. Come and see which songs I picked. Eeee!
May so far… back on the lake, debuting spring looks that take way too long to assemble, recommending top Nashville restaurants to a stranger, having my literal and metaphorical core shaken by David Byrne!, being moved to tears reading Mary Gauthier’s book, album art design research in unsuspecting places, and the bi-annual celebration known as “Michaela Anne Co-Write Release Day”
I will never forget this night in Ballydehob. As a small town girl myself, I cherish communities that come together for moments rooted in connection - it is all we have, folks- each other! Isn’t it the best best feeling to be seen, acknowledged, heard by other fellow miraculous human beings?
I love pen and paper! Sometimes I carry these around for months in the back of my guitar case before they find their home in the ol’ archives folder. You know the one I’m talking about - in the closet, bottom shelf, next to your taxes. I love that y’all are as old school as I am and I love personally adding your details into my lil digital family. You’ll always be the ones to hear things first. *thank you*
