On a warm Thursday night in March 2017, I got together with some of the best musicians in town to perform and record thirteen of my favorite country, swing, and gospel songs in a beautiful little church in Houston, Texas. St. Mark's opened it's doors to a hundred or so friends and fans, and together we went through the songbook-- from Patsy Cline's "I Fall to Pieces," to Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," to the Queen of Country Music, Kitty Wells's "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels."
I'm an artist. A singer, a writer, a bandleader. I've been privileged to continue making music because of the incredible support of people like y'all. This album was unexpected. Like a romance that knocks you off your feet, I never saw it coming. But here it is, and it's some of the best music I've ever made, and certainly the best time I've had in front of a microphone. Singing with the best band I've ever had the joy to sing with.
If you can support this project, I can put all this gorgeous romance and beauty in your hands. Or rather, ears. It shouldn't live in my dropbox folder. It should be out in the world.
I didn't create a bunch of goofy tiers because, frankly, you don't have time for that and neither do I. Any amount of money over $15 is going to get you this record and my gratitude. If you want to give $100, and not $500, I will love you just the same. If you want to give $15 I will love you, too. If you want to give $50, same. Love. Don't worry about the amount. Every. bit. helps.
Here's the cost breakdowns:
I need about $3,000 for the mix. The album is recorded, but it needs to be mixed and that's where you come in.
I need $900 for licenses, album art, including design and photography.
I've got to pay for the recording which was $700.
This will be digital only so we won't have the cost of making CD's. Unless someone wants that specifically and is willing to fund it. It cost about $1300 to print 1000 cds. About $400 to print 200. You get the picture.
The biggest challenge in a recording project is recording it- and that is already done. So this project is halfway completed before it even began, and that's a good thing!
If you can't pre-buy, or contribute right now, a share via FB is a huge help as well.
Thanks for checking out this new project, y'all. Hope you can become part of it.
Here's the track listing:
Summertime
Walking After Midnight
I Fall To Pieces
His Eye is on the Sparrow
Hallelujah
It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
Heavenly Day
A Closer Walk With Thee
Motherless Child
All My Tears
I’m on Fire
How Great Thou Art
This Land is Your Land
