Music, and Meals on Wheels

What a great week! I finally finished all of my scratch demos to send to Clyde! I am sure he will be glad to get them. It has been quite a process getting everyone together to get them done. I really loved everything Clyde sent me, but there are a few I really love and I have grown quite attached to. I can't say what they are yet, but I can't WAIT to get them recorded. :) I wish that I could do about 20 of them...... Is that too much for an album?? j/k ;)

Yesterday, Kelly Anderson and I played for a benefit for Meals on Wheels. I was honored when I was asked to help with the benefit. It is such a great cause. The people who donate their time to the program work hard every day to feed the elderly in our community. It breaks my heart to think of elderly men and women, who don't have any family to speak of, starving. Many of these folks cannot even leave their homes and rely on the services of Meals on Wheels day to day just to survive. We are so fortunate that there are still people out there who care and are willing to help. :) Of course Kelly and I had a great time listening to the other musicians involved. We met some really amazing people!

Since I am finished working on scratch demos, it is back to the grindstone learning new songs for the acoustic duo. I say "grindstone" jokingly... I love learning new music, putting my own spin on it and seeing the crowd's reaction when they hear songs they remember and love! It's truly amazing how many memories come back when you hear a song that you haven't heard in years.

Now it's off to the swingset for me! Connor's two favorite things are the swingset and the ice cream truck. Hopefully we can make it outside and back in without an ice cream truck incident. I SWEAR that truck scouts us out to see when we're outside! AND it always comes by right before dinner.... lol Those who know my children, know that they LOVE sweets. It is a battle of wits when we hear the ICT music!!! Wish me luck..... ;)

Music, Time Well Spent in the Studio

Yet again, another busy weekend! Cajun Cookers with Kelly on Friday night and then back to the studio with Mike Bailey and Kelly to record some more "scratch" demos for Clyde on Sunday night. I am so anxious to get these songs to him. I love them all! I thought my problem would be finding the right songs, but he has sent me so many good ones it is going to be SO hard to choose!

Mike put his own spin on a few of the songs and they are turning out great. They don't sound like "scratch" demos at all. I am so lucky to be working with him and Kelly on this. Kelly is getting to show off his mad guitar skills on a few of the new songs. SO TALENTED! The ones I am working on right now have a Country-Rock edge and they are so much fun to sing! Right up my alley. ;)

On Sunday night we got the instrumentals done on 4 new songs. We also finished revamping the instrumentals on a song that is already on my site called "Cowboy Ride". It all sounded so good that I decided to re-do the vocals. :)

We won't be able to get back into the studio until next Monday and/or Tuesday. Then we will finish the vocals for the next 4 and ship them off to Nashville with a few others I have already completed. I am keeping my fingers crossed that these are the ones! Then it will be off to Nashville for me. :)

Now I am off to be Mommy and make dinner for my two adorable munchkins. Connor is pretending to be Iron Man right now, so we'll see how it goes. I am sure he will want to help, but it might be kinda difficult with his fake muscles and Iron Man helmet. ;)