http://laurelyndossett.com listen now children a story I'll tell ... Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:26:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “The Music of Providence Gap," featuring new songs written for Providence Gap at Triad Stage. With Laurelyn Dossett, Scott Manring, Carl Jones, and some very special guests. http://laurelyndossett.com/2010/04/providence-gap-debut-at-merlefest/ [caption id="attachment_600" align="alignleft" width="217" caption="William Christenberry"][/caption] Thank you, Cara Hagan, for the carefully-penned review of "Songs in the Rearview Mirror" in lvcmag.com. Arts coverage these days is a dying art, and you're breathing some new life into it. From the article: "As Dossett and Frazelle took in the scenery and ... http://laurelyndossett.com/2010/04/thank-you/ I want to tell you about a new project that is so dear to my heart, and that to me feels so different than anything I have done before. Perhaps it is not so different, maybe all music of the heart is "of a piece" ... I am singing ... http://laurelyndossett.com/2010/03/songs-in-the-rear-view-mirror/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="332" caption="Photo by Andrew Rein"][/caption] One could never accuse me of being overly linear about my musical career. But if I were to have one guiding principle it would be this: When people who do good work ask you to work with them, say "yes." That is what I said ... http://laurelyndossett.com/2010/01/say-yes/ [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="499" caption="Me, Alice and Diana"][/caption] We've been half-joking about bringing a kitchen table to the Redbird Round shows. I feel comfortable with these ladies on stage, like I'm sitting with them in my own home kitchen. It almost seems unnatural to have a microphone where the table should ... http://laurelyndossett.com/2009/12/needed-one-compact-kitchen-table/ You all know I love a good songwriter's round. So last summer when I first met Diana Jones and heard her original songs in the Appalachian style, I knew I had one for the round. As a long-time fan of Alice Gerrard's work, I also knew she would complete the ... http://laurelyndossett.com/2009/11/redbird-round/ [caption id="attachment_500" align="aligncenter" width="499" caption="photo by Keith Mcadoo"][/caption] Friday Oct. 16 is The Piedmont Land Conservancy
 Land Jam at the Carolina Theatre with Steep Canyon Rangers and Polecat Creek. Your $20 ticket will be working to ensure that the Piedmont has clean air, clean drinking water and strong soil for ... http://laurelyndossett.com/2009/10/singing-for-the-lands-you-love/ Land Trust Alliance You wouldn't know it by this picture ... But you know it by the picture below ... Despite driving rain and gusting winds, friends of the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy put on a great party. Gigs like that will make you glad you know a few songs. And yes, ... http://laurelyndossett.com/2009/08/oh-to-live-on-yellow-mountain/ Print by D e b b i e And burning the midnight energy efficient bulbs. Meantime, hope to see you all here, or there. Friday, July 24, 2009 Appalachian Summer Festival staged readings of "Providence Gap" latest collaboration with Preston Lane Boone, NC August 2 - 8 Laurelyn teaching songwriting Augusta Heritage Center Elkins, WV http://laurelyndossett.com/2009/06/working-on-a-few-ideas/ I first heard Diana Jones at the Station Inn last fall and was immediately fascinated by her songs, her voice -- and she put on a captivating show in a very calm and unassuming way. We were introduced by our mutual friend John Lilly and immediately found common ground in ... http://laurelyndossett.com/2009/06/a-new-voice-in-appalachia/