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i’m pumped to announce that i’ve been featured on the Belmont Sessions through a Lula 1892 – they wanna showcase my new song, Jump!! i have to be completely honest here – the love that i’ve felt from this song has been incredible. i feel like i’ve taken a huge leap from my dad being my biggest fan, which he Still Is!!! but i never thought that i would have other fans too… people that can literally be fans of whatever and whomever they please, and they like MY song?!?! i mean… it’s just not something i ever considered. actually, got time for one quick story?? i was getting ready to play a gig at a local bar and i was doing my sound check. there was a table full of ladies that were out grabbing dinner and they happened to hear me playing Jump…. after i had played to song, i Extremely Jokingly said quietly over my microphone, “you haven’t heard that song before, people… thaaaaaaat’s an original…” and one of the ladies exclaims, “oh it is?! i was just trying to google it!!!” *insert dumfounded look on my face here….* [yes, that look is just as stupid as it sounds…..]

so, head on over to the Lula 1892 YouTube page and check out the super cool video i made for them (or just use this quick link but Still Go To Their YouTube, people!!!). you can also read the full article here!

xoxo

i had the extreme pleasure of being asked to be a guest on a popular podcast in Detroit, The Nooner Show – look ’em up on FB or IG or whatever social media outlet suits your fancy 🙂 Jackie Wallace heads this all up with help from Nora and her daughter, Rocky, and their sound engineer, Jess.  the premise of the show is “leaps of faith” and when i met Jackie a few months ago, i somehow got in to telling her a little about my journey as a photographer and now my journey as a musician with Alan’s band and how both of those journeys literally began by just jumping in. i have a habit of not thinking about safety nets or consequences and i just kind of do stuff that i want to do. because of that (even though it’s borderline crazy…..), she wanted to interview me!!

head to this link to check out the interview! i literally talk about allllll kinds of stuff – my photography business, my journey with Alan Turner, writing music, self doubt, self love, and a vacation to Mexico that was AMAZING but ended in an EXTREME case of food poisoning…. dun dun duuuunnnnnnnn. take a listen!!

Alan Turner and the Steel Horse Band will be opening for the James Barker Band and David Lee Murphy at The Fillmore in Downtown Detroit on November 16, 2018. This will be a charity event for the Ronald McDonald House and it going to be a spectacular event, hosted by 99.5 WYCD.

A pre-sale will be held 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20 // General tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 21.

the craziest thing happened to me. and i mean, really crazy. i went out to karaoke with my friends on a random thursday or friday and i was singing my normal Carrie Underwood jam when i notice there’s someone talking to Ryan in the back of the bar. it wasn’t a big deal by any means – he literally knows someone no matter where we go. so when i got done singing and went back to where everyone was standing, i was surprised to learn that this lovely woman, Kimi Lynn, was talking to Ry about me…. and about my singing…. and ultimately wanted to know if i would possibly be interested in joining a band – a Country Band!!!!! in an extreme case of disbelief that anyone would stroll into a dive bar and ask me to be in any sort of legitimate band, i gave Kimi my number and honestly…. not to discredit Kimi or Alan whatsoever, but i really didn’t think anything was going to come of it.

a couple days later, Alan called me. a couple days after that i had an audition. a small handful of days following the audition, Alan called and told me they’d like to have me in the band…. what. the. heck. is. going on here?!?! this was honestly such a crazy week or two – it’s a complete whirlwind, looking back.

i have a LOT of songs to learn, and i mean a LOT. but i’ll figure it out – i’ll put my big girl pants on, and i’ll learn them. i’ve started going to rehearsal and my first show with the band is July 4 at the Hollywood Casino in Toledo. wish me luck! can’t wait to see where this journey leads!

photo credit // mike sexton sr.