http://laurelyndossett.com listen now children a story I'll tell ... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:40:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [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/ It's been a few years and a few records since Abigail Seymour took this picture for Polecat Creek. And this Sunday, Kari and I both have two new solo albums to sing about this year in addition to the new Polecat record, Ordinary Seasons. Listen for tunes off Kari's new ... http://laurelyndossett.com/2009/05/boots-and-skirts-sunday-in-the-park/ If I could do it all over again, I would. And then again. And again. You get the idea, here. Click below to listen to the performance from the Durham Performing Arts Center, in Durham, North Carolina. With special guests, Robin & Linda Williams and Their Fine Group, Kari and myself ... http://laurelyndossett.com/2009/05/a-prairie-home-companion-may-9/ Soon as the audio archive posts on A Prairie Home Companion Web site, I'll link it here. In the meantime, thank you to the folks who listened, laughed and clapped in all the right places. And special thanks to the other fine bands who performed on the ... http://laurelyndossett.com/2009/04/new-album-stages/