Show This Saturday, Dec 5th -Nashville Art Crawl

Hey! I am playing a show at the Lost Boys Foundation of Nashville this Saturday as a part of the Nashville First Saturday Art Crawl. Kevin Cuchia will be adding some percussion. It would be lovely to see you there!

Date: Saturday, December 5, 2009
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: The Lost Boys Foundation of Nashville
Street: 533 4th Avenue south
City/Town: Nashville, TN
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The Lost Boys Foundation of Nashville-First Saturday Gallery crawl. A one hour acoustic set, joined by a few guest musicians. Come on out and see the show. You can check out the cool art downtown from 6-9 @ the Nashville Art Crawl.

Annoying Blog-Comments

Well, it has come to my attention, eh hem, that the settings for my blog are REALLY annoying and make it difficult to leave a comment. Sorry about that....I want you to comment...really, I do :0)

So, I have changed the settings so that anyone can comment. Please let me know if it is now simple to comment.

Now, I just have to start writing more blogs, eh?

Cheers!

Tammy*

Feels like I am on the outside...

Below is a part of a song that I wrote several months ago...Not stunning lyrics...but honest words. Maybe it's just in Nashville...when I am anywhere else, I feel differently...here in Nashville, even though I have some great friends, I feel like I am on the outside many times...Do you know what I mean? Most of the time I am just a wandering nomad just trying to make sense of life. God is the only foundation that grounds me when I feel like this...I am very thankful for that. I am glad to know that His love is constant.

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Does anyone here feel the way I do?

Does anyone here feel the way I do?

I've been runnin' down, runnin' down, runnin' down

Into the crowd...

And it feels like, I'm on the outside

It feels like, I'm on the outside

Always lookin' in, always lookin' in

From the outside...

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Brian Wilson of "the Beach Boys" co-wrote the following song...I wish that I had written this song.

I keep looking for a place to fit
Where I can speak my mind
I've been trying hard to find the people
That I won't leave behind

They say I got brains
But they ain't doing me no good
I wish they could

Each time things start to happen again
I think I got something good goin' for myself
But what goes wrong

Sometimes I feel very sad
Sometimes I feel very sad
(Can't find nothin' I can put my heart and soul into)
Sometimes I feel very sad
(Can't find nothin' I can put my heart and soul into)

I guess I just wasn't made for these times

Every time I get the inspiration
To go change things around
No one wants to help me look for places
Where new things might be found

Where can I turn when my fair weather friends cop out
What's it all about

Each time things start to happen again
I think I got something good goin' for myself
But what goes wrong

Sometimes I feel very sad
Sometimes I feel very sad
(Can't find nothin' I can put my heart and soul into)
Sometimes I feel very sad
(Can't find nothin' I can put my heart and soul into)

I guess I just wasn't made for these times

"leaving on a jet plane"

I finished packing (8 hours later), two paintings finally finished for my friends here, cards made for the Leddy family, taxi on it's way at 5:30 am, and I am leaving on a jet plane...USA bound!!! :0)

Hello Nashville!

England, I am gonna miss ya :o(

Goodnight (3 hours to sleep)

Tammy*

Carnival Art

Here is a random Carnival poster that I drew today. I was hanging out with my good friends-Alex, Elena and Justin...drawing pictures. Maybe I want to go to a Carnival...who knows how I got to this.

Goodnight to you!

Love,

Tammy*

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Greetings from a very late night chica.

Here are a few links to some of the tour/travel photos from England, Switzerland & Germany.

England Photos <---Click

Sozo Festival Photos <--Click

Switzerland Photos<--Click

Germany Photos<--Click

Thanks for reading.

Goodnight,

Tammy*

A Blogging Break :o(

Greetings to you! I haven't been blogging this week...just taking a break....well, sort of. I did get some sweet emails of folks checkin in on me to make sure that all was well.

This week I have been hanging out quite a bit at the Broadstairs Folk Week. I did get to play two different evenings briefly at the Folk Club/Sailing Club. I met tons of folks and got a few bookings for next year, thanks to my good friend Dixie and some of the folks at the festival.

Besides that I have been...recording 3 more songs for the new album, walking a LLLLOTT carrying my guitar, learning tons about English folk music & Moorish Dancing at the Broadstairs Festival, cooking, doing laundry, hanging out with the Leddy children, exploring Whistable and trying to get my head together and my self restored after all of the travel and killing a few spiders (sorry...they creep me out a bit). I have been trying to get my 200 cds that went to the wrong address rerouted here to Whistable...oh what fun :o/ I have been painting a new painting, making some new jewelry to sell, and writing a few new tunes.

I went busking in Canterbury again, made 50 Pounds...partially, because a man named John gave me 20 Pounds and then introduced me to another American in town & bought our dinner. Also, a sweet little boy Alex, 7 years old, came by on his bike while I was busking, reached in his wallet and put coins in my guitar case...crazy cool! He came back later with his mom and talked for a while. Also, I have been writing postcards to send out to the folks that won the postcard blog...sorry it has taken forever...they will be sent before I leave England.

Anyhow, I hope that you are well. Thanks for reading.

Blessings,

Tammy*

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Broadstairs Folk Week

This afternoon I boarded a coach/bus in Leeds, traveled to London then to Canterbury. The Leddys (great friends of mine) picked me up & we all (with the 3 lovely children) went out to a nice dinner. They were all dressed up in their finest and looked gorgeous! Since I came off of a 7 hour and 20 minute trip, I was looking like a 'hot mess'..haha.

After dinner we headed to Broadstairs to check out if anything was on for the Folk Week. You can check it out here (Broadstairs Folk Week/Festival).

I have some shows coming up in the next few days, so I will try to post them tomorrow :0)

goodnight & blessings,

Tam*

I made one pound busking! Whoo hoo!

Leeds,England is a beautiful place! Today Ellie and I walked through the outdoor markets & fruit & veggie stands in the inside market. I bought a dragon fruit (haven't tasted it yet), cherries, strawberries & some chocolate (to make crepes with :0)

In the market they have a whole row of butcher shops. It was really crazy to walk in and see two pigs hanging from the ceiling...I had to turn away, yikes! The nice butcher packaged everything for Ellie while I wandered outside of the door. I just kept on telling myself that I shouldn't look at the pigs because I was feeling wooooszy.

Then we walked through the town, printed my bus tickets at the library, had a quick bite of sushi at a conveyor belt sushi place, came home, worked on laundry, then went out to busk (play music) on the streets with Josh (saxophone). We made one pound!! HAAHA! About 3 or 4 people dropped some coins in...and it equalled about one pound (1.70 dollars). It was a fun time.

We came home and cooked up a scrumptious meal. Ellie and Josh and I all chopped up the veggies and then they went to work on preparing the meal...it was tomatoes, black Greek olives, sundried tomatoes, garlic, eggplant, zucchini, chorizo, chilis over linguini! We had a nice glass of red wine and candles on the table :0)

We rushed off to go to the band practice at their church. Ellie was running the media slides and Josh was playing sax in the band. The folks there were SOO nice! They offered me a coffee..instant...and I went to pour the hot water in it...the spout must have been clogged...then it burst out like a fire hydrant and went everywhere! I just stood there stunned for a second and then apologized :o/ All was well, and we headed home.

AH! We came home and I made french crepes! Ellie whipped up some fresh cream and Josh chopped up the strawberries, cherries and blackberries! I melted chocolate and we finished the day off with a heavenly treat!

Wonderful, relaxing and fabulous day! Ellie and Josh are just beautiful!

Goodnight and thanks for reading my randomness...

T*

Leeds to Whistable to Broadstairs

I came to hang out with some friends from Australia in Leeds, England this evening :0) Ellie & Josh. Ellie and I worked together in Australia and her and Josh are now working and living in England. Tomorrow I am going to check out the open market and then busk on the street with Josh (saxophone & guitar). It should be great fun.

Friday I am heading to Whistable to see the Leddys and my friend Dixie. This Saturday and Sunday I will head to a Lyon's event in Whitstable and hopefully play some music there. Monday I will head up to the Broadstairs Folk Festival and play an open floor spot. Maybe something really good will come out of it. I will play a few shows on the coast and see how it goes.

The sunshine today was a very welcomed blessing.

Goodnight,

Tam*

So now what do I do????

I am here in England.

I extended my plane ticket until the end of August.

What should I do now?

Any ideas on festivals in Europe, or events that I shouldn't miss?

Today I recorded 3 new songs in Leeds, England, with Ben & Paul.

We have 13 songs for the new album & we may make it 14 tomorrow :0)

I just visited some friends up in Retford this weekend. Check out their music-Ross Spencer and Alexandra Spencer. They are fabulously creative folks!

So, what do I do now? Play, tour, see friends, do more booking, go to folk festivals and check out the scene here? Decisions, decisions...but I am very thankful for all that God has provided.

Goodnight,

Tammy*

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Going to LEEDS-More Recording!

I am heading to Leeds to record....I am recording my head in Leeds.

Cheers!

Tammy*

Stratford UA->Birmingham->to Retford England

This morning I slept in....needed it so much. After breakfast I hung out with a cool man, Donald and his lovely wife, Nicky. They were my hosts for 2 days. I organized some details/plans for the next few days then went over to the SOZO Festival to hug folks and to say goodbye to them.

After dinner with Donald and Nicky (wonderful dinner with ice cream, chocolate sauce & a yummy peppermint patty), we said our goodbyes and we rushed over to the train station. I took the train into Birmingham and then waited their for my friend Ross to "collect" me.

We went to a cool Stag party for about 20 minutes in Moseley, and then headed to Nottingham to pick up his sis and 3 children. We made it to Redford quite late this evening and then chatted over cheese and toast.

I am too tired to write anymore. Goodnight,

Tammy*

bingbingbing

Bing bing bing, that is about all that is in my head at this point. I am content, but exhausted. The Sozo Festival was great today! Playing tonight for the people was tons of fun. Tomorrow I am heading off & hugging the SOZO folks. It's been wonderful. I am heading up near Sheffield to hopefully see a friend so that I can stare at the wall for a few days to recover from this 65 days of travel/playing.

On Monday and Tuesday I will be recording 2 more songs for the new album up in Leeds again!

So many good things have happened, but I need a massage because I am weary and tense from all of this luggage lugging!

Goodnight :0)

The SOZO Festival!

Hey! This is the 3rd time that I have come to the SOZO Festival. It is such an awesome festival! I love it. This year it is in Stratford Upon Avon. In the past it was in Hungary.

The heart of the SOZO Festival is to bring healing, restoration and deliverance to people, to nations, to the world. You can read a bit more about it by clicking here. It is really a beautiful picture to see people from all over the world come together in unity to sing to God, to learn, and to love on people.

SOZO Mission
Mission Statement
Destiny Group International and the SOZO Foundation are globally active non-profit organizations committed to training individuals to be agents of change in their unique cultures.

Maybe you would be interested to come to SOZO in the future. Maybe you would like to be a part of the next SOZO --To help with the sound board, or cooking, lighting, security, to perform music, or to help organize details, work with transport, or to teach workshops on music, art, spiritual issues, ministry, counseling, you name it :0) You can also be involved with SOZO by financially donating to this non-profit cause. Email: redhillcentre@tiscali.co.uk or randall@sozofestival.com

Thanks for reading. Goodnight! Be blessed!

Tammy*

missed my bus & was given a new iPhone....normal day..ha!

This morning I missed my bus in Canterbury...the internet wasn't working, then when it was working the printer wouldn't work :o( Since you HAVE to print off your ticket I was kind of stuck. So when I got to the station the bus was driving away...I was frustrated and wanted to cry...but I didn't. Marketa (a very nice girl from the Czech Republic) made sure that all was well.

I walked over to McDonalds with my luggage to use the internet to book another ticket. So, I booked new tickets (had to pay twice, ughhh!) and took the next bus to London and then to Birmingham. I am heading up to Stratford Upon Avon in the morning to play the SOZO Festival. All kinds of folks come from many many nations to this festival. It is such a cool environment there.

So, on my second bus I talked with a very interesting person...from Dubai. We talked for a few hours, then he said that he wanted to give me a gift. Um...so he got a brand new iPhone out of his bag of gifts and insisted on giving it to me!!! Amazing! I tried to give it back several times and I was speechless. He insisted that I keep it and said that I was so nice and that it was just really good to talk to someone.

Now I am in Birmingham staying with some cool folks :0)

Goodnight!

Now, I have to figure out how to use this new gadget (iPhone) :0)

Tammy*

House Concert in Lausanne, Switzerland!

Greetings from England! I just got some photos from the house concert that I played on Friday in Lausanne, Switzerland. Almost the entire audience was French (actually from France) and it was a fun night. I met tons of beautiful people with big hearts! Here are some of the pics that they took!

I am heading up to Strattford Upon Avon tomorrow via coach (national express). That is Shakespeare Territory. I am playing at the SOZO festival there. If you are in the UK and nearby, come on out!

Goodnight!

Much love,

Tammy*

Cast Your Net on the Other Side..

I am back on the east coast of England, where I started, in Whistable. I am exhausted but very thankful. Today on the train and then coach ride home, I was praying in my head....for wisdom and direction about whether I should stay in England a month longer or head home. All along the trip, I've thought that I will stay until the end of August.

After finding out that it will cost at least 300 dollars just to change my departure date, I started reconsidering 2 weeks ago. Then today when I thinking about it and praying about it...I kept hearing "cast your net on the other side in my head/heart". So, then I thought of the Bible story where the trained fisherman weren't catching fish and Jesus said to cast their nets on the other side. Even though this didn't make any sense to them, they obeyed and they caught tons of fish. (thanks for the insight on that Kevin :0)

So, I am not sure where that leaves me in my decision...I think that I need some clarification. If you have any feedback or ideas about it, please just comment and let me know.

Cheers!

Tammy*

Grub Cafe-Steven Price is awesome!

I am in East Grinstead, West Sussex, England, 10 minutes from the Gatwick/London airport. Tonight I played at the Grub cafe. I arrived at 8am this morning. Steven, the owner of the Grub Cafe came to the rescue with his generosity :0) He gave me some food, drink, and a place to sleep at his place for the day. I needed the rest because I flew in from Geneva, Switzerland from a show last night, and had no chance to sleep last night.

So, after sleeping 7 1/2 hours I felt like a new person. I came out to the Grub Cafe for the show. Amanda Shaw played first in the night. She is a lovely girl and a beautiful singer/songwriter. The audience was warm and stuck around through the night!

Great times!

Goodnight!

Tammy*

My first French-speaking-audience-concert

Man! I played my first-french-speaking-audience last night :0) Noemmie booked a house concert with. me. She is French & she lives in Lyon...very lovely woman. The show was in an old restored farm house in Lausanne, Switzerland, but almost every person there is from France or lives in France. It was gorgeous to be immersed in the beautiful language of French...no complaints from me. I learned a lot! Hopefully I won't forget it.

So, I need to sleep now...I am in England, right outside of London...show tonight :0)

Hugs,

Tammy*

Today

After sleeping in quite late today, I went to the train station with Raphael to meet up with an Australian friend of mine, Gail. She is traveling on an Around-The-World ticket. Adventure. We shared a coffee. Raphael and I headed to his office to brainstorm some ideas for the new website and new CD booklet.

We went back to the house and I got to hang out with his wife Katja and their sweet baby, Tea (Tay-a). Here is a photo of us :0) She is SOOO beautiful! If you don't see the picture, then you can click here. Then, it was back to work putting photos together for the website and drawing the link buttons for the site. Fun fun.

I need a hug, please.

Goodnight,

Tammy*

I drew a cartoon today:0)

Here is a cartoon that I drew tonight, while trying to think up new ideas for the new album and the website....if you don't see it then click here

Tam*

BBC Radio Interview Video

Greetings from Lohn, Switzerland,

Finally, I was able to load the video from the BBC Radio interview in Cambridge, England. Sue Marchant interviewed me and I played a new song from my soon to be released album, Liberty Spoke to Me'. The song is called 'Stranded in Nostalgia'. Drew Nelson , an Americana-Folk artist from the US was also on the show in the same night. He tours quite a bit in the UK. He is a really cool guy and has stunning music.

Just click here to go to YouTube to watch my interview...Sue's questions get me laughing.

Goodnight to all!

Much LoVe!

Tammy*

From Tourist City Rothenburg to Lohn, Switzerland-600 Inhabitants

me and Hans
me, Sebastian & Caleb

Rothenburg Show

Early in the evening before the actual concert started

the concert in Rothenburg ob der tauber

Willi's Birthday Party (I hope that is the right name...)

The coolest family-my hosts

me & Bolko

The concert last night in Rothenburg ob der Tauber went really great!! Lots of people came early in the evening (200-300) . I don't know...estimating numbers isn't a talent of mine. There was this cool Canadian guy, Caleb, that met me before the show. He plays lots of instruments...and VERY well, I must say. So I asked him to join me for the concert. He played lead guitar or bass on almost all of my songs. It added SO much. Also, Sebastian, a cool German guy, also joined us on the cajon (percussion) on a few songs earlier in the evening. It is just really cool to jam with people like them.

In the evening, some folks drew a massive picture with ink on canvas. They drew it sideways for the audience & at the end they turned it right-side up. It was a moving picture of Jesus.

Today was a whirlwind in a very good way. I slept in (good start), then met up with the lovely Bolko (friend & promoter for the show) and his nephew Daniel. We had a quick lunch and then joined the 82 year old 'Willi' for his birthday party. After that we went back to the host family where I was staying (they are REALLY awesome and beautiful people). I packed up my stuff, did a quick photo-session with all of the good folks there, Hans came to pick me up, we said our goodbyes, drove 3 hours to Switzerland to the village of Lohn, which has 600 inhabitants.

We stopped in at the village restaurant and had some meatloaf, noodles, salad, coffee and dessert. The owner and his family run the restaurant. Since they don't have many outsiders/foriengers come through town, they thought that it was SO cool that I was from Nashville, TN. So, the owner wanted to buy a CD from me. I played a song on the guitar for the guests there and they invited me to come back soon to play a concert on their stage. Everyone knows everyone here. It is just so new to me. I love it. I had never been in such a small community before. Fabulous! Hans and I said our goodbyes and headed towards the car.

Hans saw some friends on the balcony beside the parking lot and they were celebrating a birthday. They wanted us to come on up. They asked me to sing HAppy BiRthdaY and one of my songs. Seriously, it was such a cool day. I am so thankful for it. One guy at the party pulled out his photo book and showed me photos from when he went to the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville in 1980. That was just sweet. :o)

So, Hans and I headed to his house and I found out that HE has such a better music collection than me. He is cool. We had a glass of wine and some schinken (German smoked ham), and then he headed to bed.

That was the day...a whirlwind, but so wonderful. I miss someone right now. I got a cool note today that really made me smile. Life is good. Now, if I could just get a massage to remove all of the pain in my body from dragging my luggage around...

Goodnight!

Tammy*

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany :0)

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany is pretty well known. I arrived here this evening. Everyday buses of tourists with cameras come to this ancient stone-walled city. Tomorrow I will play a show in Rothenburg right near the city wall if the weather is nice. If not, I will play the show at a nearby indoor venue. Here are the details:


Rothenburg, Sunday, July 19th 19:00 (7:00pm) Outside the city wall.


To see some photos from Rothenburg, just click here.

Goodnight!!!


Tammy*

Worn Out->Heading to BaVaRia!

Hallo! Tomorrow I am heading out to Bayern/Bavaria. I spent about 6 hours last night & about 10 hours today working on travel details & music biz stuff. I am worn out...mentally from all of the details and physically from dragging my suitcase and guitar around.

It has been really good to be around Dee and Eva (my friends here in Mannheim). They are fabulous people. Dee Rosario is a very talented guitarist. He has toured as part of ADK in Germany for quite a while & now he has a studio in Heidelberg, Germany. If you are looking for a rockin' guitarist (esp. rock/funk, but he can play all styles) look him up-> www.deerosario.de He also engineers & produces. Oh yeah.

Well, I am worn out from the traveling, even though I love meeting new people and learning new things every day.

I am self-printing pre-release copies of my new album, "Liberty Spoke to Me" for the moment, until I fully content with the photos/artwork & final mastering. You can pick one up at my live shows or you can email me tammy@tammyrochelle.com

Bless ya,

Tammy*

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Ilona->German train->Angelo the Italian->Studio with Dee

Ilona & Me at the Bahnhof

In the studio with Dee Rosario

Dee Rosario

Angelo the Italian

Hallo from Mannheim, Deutschland! I left Ilona and Bernie's place and took a train headed to Mannheim. Yesterday, I sat in the park for a few hours playing and this Italian guy was clapping for me. I wrote a bit about him in the past blog.

Today I was in the studio in Heidelberg with my good friend Dee Rosario. He is a fabulous guitarist, producer, and engineer! I will tell you more about him tomorrow. We were in his studio today checking out the mixes and such. We are heading back into the studio tomorrow, so I will post a little video.

P.S.-German beer, coffee and chocolate ain't bad...lemme tell ya! They are amazin', in fact :0)

The sun is rising, so I should sleep.

Tammy*

A long day

Man! Today I walked around the world...at least it felt that way. I got up @ 8am and then went with my friend Ilona to Marburg to see an old friend (and fabulous bass player) Manuel. Then I took the train to Frankfurt, had an hour layover, and then I took a train to Mannheim. I walked around Mannheim for a few hours carrying my guitar. An Italian guy, Angelo, wanted to play my guitar, so I let him. He played "nothing else matters" "let it be" and some Italian songs. I walked back to the train station where my friend Dee picked me up and took me to the house (Dee & Eva's). Eva and I caught up for quite a while over some Bruschetta. Tomorrow Dee and I will be in the studio in Heidelberg. Should be fun!

It's been a long long day...so, I am checkin out now.

Goodnight!

Tammy*

In the Studio-Stuttgart, Germany

I was in the studio with a great producer, Frank Pilsl, this past week in Stuttgart, Germany. He is pretty awesome. He produced one of my favorite German artists, Philipp Poisel. We had lunch, chatted about what I would like to do and about what he could imagine to do. Then we went over to his & Jens' cool studio that was packed with all kinds of vintage gear. We tracked two acoustic recordings just to hear how it sounded. Here is a photo and a quick video of being in the studio with him.

Goodnight and Blessings!

Tammy*

Stuttgart->Wetzlar

Hey! Last night was so much fun! I was hanging out with my friend Flo, and many folks from the neighborhood. We were having a huge cookout with steaks, salad, grilled veggies & then crepes! Of course there was some German bier, as well. It is an annual tradition for these neighbors. I was befriended by some awesome German kids who wanted to be launched into the couch and tickled and chased around the yard/house. We played music out by the fire with an upright bass, saxaphone, acoustic guitars, and a cajon (percussion). We all stayed up talking and eating chocolate by the fire until the early morning hours. It was really a fabulous night.

Today, I had breakfast, packed and said goodbye to my new friends there. Flo took me to the train station. I headed towards Stuttgart, then to Frankfurt, passed through Giessen and arrived safely in Wetzlar. My friends Ilona and Berni came to pick me up at the station. We haven't seen each other in years. They are SO lovely! We had dinner at the house and talked and talked and laughed by candlelight until it was time to sleep. Ilona and I joked around in the kitchen, just catching up on the silliness that we both have seemed to miss (ballet dancing & general nonsense).

Well, tomorrow I am exploring Frankfurt a bit with Ilona. It's good to be in Germany!

Ich liebe Deutschland!

Goodnight!

Tammy*

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Photos from the show @ Provisorium

I just wanted to post a few pics from the Provisorium show that I played yesterday with Florian Ostertag. Today in the studio with Frank Pilsl was really cool. We recorded two rough tracks with me and guitar. We also got to listen to the final mixes for the album that Ben Mosley sent :0) He did an amazing job recording the songs and allowing them to sound so natural and warm.

Goodnight and God bless!

Tammy*

Tomorrow-Meeting the producer-Frank- in the Morning!

Ah, the show with Flo tonight was really great! His music is really sincere and beautiful...meditative almost. He played with Bennie who was on keys and sound effects. They created loops while playing and it was really cool.

The audience was so good to me. They asked for 2 encores...hahah. I am always really thankful and really surprised when people do that. Some good friends surprised me and came to the show.-the Krusche family! That was cool.

Well, right now my family is flying out from North Carolina (east coast) to Los Angeles (west coast) for a wedding that I wish I could go to. I hope they send some great photos my way.

So, in the morning I am going with Florian Ostertag to the studio and then I am meeting up with Frank P. a producer here in Germany that I think is pretty awesome. We are going to jam and record a bit and see what we come up with. I am excited and curious.

Ok, I am exhausted. Goodnight all!

love,

Tammy*

Show @ Provisorium near Stuttgart-in Neurtingen-with Florian Ostertag July 9th

Germany is a cool place. I am getting into the flow of things :0) The German train system is pretty cool...mostly very clean, comfortable trains, on-time, and affordable. Plus, you get to see the beautiful countryside and landscape along the way.

So, I arrived safely in Notzingen, and had a fabulous evening hanging out with Chris & Frank for dinner at an Italian place & then coming back to the house and hanging with Benjamin & Flo, too. We celebrated Frank's birthday before closing the night and opening his birthday with a toast!

So, Thursday (tomorrow), July 9th at the Provisorium in Neurtingen, Germany @ 7:30 Florian Ostertag and I will play a concert. We talked about wearing capes & super-hero outfits ( I wanted to be Wonder Woman) for the show. Perhaps we will do that in some form..it would be funny. Either way it should be a fun show. So, come on out if you are in the area!

Blessings and Goodnight!

Love,

Tammy*

Experiencing Culture Shock

So many wonderful moments have occurred since I have been in Germany in the last few days. I got to see my old friend, Juergen, played a concert to a very cool audience in Gernsbach, Enrico & friend recorded the concert and made a live CD for me, I took nice walks through the laid-back town, had dinner with some cool folks tonight who made lasange and jammed afterwards...all of these things have been great.

However, I am experiencing a slight case of culture shock. Germans are very honest and sometimes their directness is a bit too much for a sensitive soul like me. So, I need a few days to adjust. I really love the Germans....love the country. I've lived in Germany many many times over the last 9 years and it's been wonderful. It's easy to forget the differences between countries and to prepare for them mentally. Well, give me a few days and I think I will have myself sorted.

HaHAAA! Also, I didn't give much thought to the fact that I would be speaking in German through my concert on Sunday, beforehand. I used to do it without much problem. I didn't think about the fact that I hadn't spoken German in two years...so, I was laughing at myself during the concert and at my lack of fluency in talking from stage. It's fabulous that I now have a live CD to document my shining German language skills! haha.

All is well. Tomorrow I am boarding a train and heading to Stuttgart. Florian Ostertag and myself are playing a show at the Provisorium in Neurtingen on Thursday at 7:30pm. (He is awesome, check out his music)

Blessings and Goodnight!

Tam*

Alle Meine Entchen-All my little ducks

Today the sun was shining. That is always a good start for me. Warm weather is like honey to me..rich, thick and it makes everything sweeter. I sat in the sun today with my acoustic guitar and sang a bit. Two little German children wandered around to where I was singing. The little 3 year old girl with curly blond locks and bright blue eyes was so cute that my heart melted. She was with her brother, who was 5, and he was a handsome little man! They shyly approached me and then once I offered for them to strum my guitar, they were excited and unafraid.

So, I moved my fingers for the chords and they strummed the guitar. I sang the children's song Alle meine Entchen with them, since it's the only German children's song that I know. They sang with me and I felt like Maria from "The Sound of Music"...haha!!! I was sitting on the edge of the hill overlooking the beautiful surrounding hills in the village and singing with these cute kids. Their grandmother came along and joined in, too.

Sweet sweet memory.

I am listening now to the mixes of the new songs for my new album "Liberty Spoke to Me". I am trying to get these songs out so you can hear them very soon!

Love,

Tam*

Giggin' for the Germans:0) & a LIVE CD

Cool Flowers in Gernsbach

Juergen=Friend/Promoter for the Gernsbach show


German Napkin=Quality
A crepe with ice cream, bananas and cinnamon :0)
The Show in Gernsbach, Germany

The Gernsbach show today was lots of fun! Great people and two encores :0) The engineers also recorded a LIVE CD at the show. I will post more details on that later.

My good friend Juergen, who also booked the concert, showed me around the city of Gernsbach. We had crepes and ice cream, then walked around, ate dinner @ a very German restaurant with cool German napkins (see photo).

Here are a few photos from the day!

Love,

Tammy*

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HaPpY Independence DAY!

Hello Hello! I arrived safely in Germany and I am at my good friend, Jürgen's house. He picked me up at the airport! I left England to celebrate independence from England...funny! I had some videos from the 4th of July fireworks that I watched two years ago in Germany on my German cell phone. So, on the 2 hour drive to Gernsbach in the car, I watched 4th of July fireworks on my phone and cheered..not quite the same extraordinary celebration that some of you had tonight, but it made me smile :o)

It's GREAT to be in Germany. Sleeping is about to happen in 5 minutes...got a show tomorrow!

Goodnight and Happy 4th!

Love,

Tam

Heading to Deutschland for Part II of the Tour

Hey! Tonight in the studio was quite productive. Ben managed to get 5 songs to their final mix tonight (after days of tweaking)! Fabulous! He is really patient. Tomorrow we plan on finishing up the final 4 songs and printing a master for me to take to Germany. I will get the album mastered and printed in Germany :0)

Well, I am flying via Ryan Air to Frankfurt-Hahn airport in Germany tomorrow evening. My good friend Jürgen is picking me up at the airport and we are heading to the Black Forest. I am playing a show there on Sunday afternoon.

So, tonight was a good chilled out night with beer, good deep conversation and good Thai food that I made last night. Ben showed me some photos from the SOZO festival in Hungary that we both went to a few years ago.

After the show on Sunday, I can put up a few photos & videos from this past week and from the show. I can't wait to post some of the new songs from the new record for you to hear. I would love to get your feedback.

Well, I am heading off to sleep...much to do in the morning. I am missing Nashville quite a bit.

Love,

Tammy*

Have you tried Cartwheels lately??

Greetings from Leeds!

Today Ben was mixing the rest of the tunes for the new album! He is making goodness! We are nearing the finish line. "Liberty Spoke to Me" is almost done!! Whoo-hoo. I will post the songs up on facebook & myspace when I can. The CD will be available via CD Baby and iTunes as well as at my live shows.

Tonight, Paul and Ben and I were hanging out a bit. We cooked yummy thai food and had southern banana pudding :0) (a very quick version of it, rather). Paul played us a few of his tunes on the guitar and they were beautiful! If I would have known what a great voice he had I would have urged him to sing with me on the album!

Well, most of the day for me was spent in introspection and frustrations with parts of life that I can't seem to get. Also, I was concentrating, trying to book an airline ticket/train ticket to Germany for Saturday. So, the stress of booking various flights when they are all in British Pounds gets to me....of course because they are super expensive. Yikes!

So I called my mom and chatted with her for a bit. She is SOOO good! I am really blessed to have her in my life. She always knows what to say, even when I am a blubbering mess and don't seem to make any sense. My friend Hannah told me once that a truly good friend is one that can listen to all of the details, emotions and such that seem all chaotic, and hand them back to you all in the right order. My mom does that. She amazes me. The fact that I can talk to her via Skype and look into her ever-understanding eyes is such a comfort. Thanks mom!!

Well, my younger sis then told me that she recommends cartwheels in combatting stress. She had the urge the other day and she just felt better after. It seems really easy to get caught up in "doing-things" "being-busy" "staying focused and productive", but it is also difficult to remember that we also need to take time to recover...to take a break..to do something silly...to do something that is just freeing. Like walking, drawing in the sand, coloring, sitting in the sun, or like my sis suggested, doing cartwheels.

So, tomorrow I am gonna start my day out with cartwheels & star-jumps. Try it out, too, and let me know if it does you some good.

Goodnight and bless ya!

Tammy*

Mixing the NEW ALBUM

So, I am back in Leeds, England. Ben Mosely and I were working on the mix tonight for a few hours. Six of the ten songs are almost finished. Tomorrow evening we will mix the last 4, and then head to the studio on Friday to master the album. I am really excited about this new album, "Liberty Spoke to Me" (title for now...still thinking). As soon as the mixes are done I will post some of the tunes up on myspace for you hear.

On July 4th I won't be seeing any fireworks :0( but, I will be heading to Germany. Please say a prayer for me for the album, my travel to Germany, and this new section of the tour. Germany & Switzerland, ready or not, here I come!

Goodnight!

Love,

Tammy*

I Refuse to Live in Fear

If you listen to the media, chances are you will get a heavy dose of all of the scary, awful and tragic things going on in our world. Marinading in that day-in and day out can really alter your sense of safety, security and your ability to be at ease.

Well, I believe that fear is the opposite of love. Fears, (such as insecurities, compulsions to control, paranoia, fear of failure, fear of someone becoming more than you are), can rob you of joy, happiness, security and love and can also, in-turn, damage others around you. There have been many times in my life where fear has halted me from going after something that I truly wanted or stolen my courage to walk forward towards what my heart ached for. I refuse to live in fear.

I choose LOVE. That is what I want to live in. I want to always live in love...not in fear. Whether it's hugging people, listening, giving them help whether it's money or a lift to work, cooking a meal for someone, complimenting them, encouraging them, being patient...The more that I learn to walk in love and not in fear, the more I am amazed at the rewards that follow this kind of living. Loving someone purely can dissolve past wounds & scars, it can encourage others to follow what is in their heart because they know that they have your support. Love can reverse damage and bring tons of joy. I pray that I will learn more and more about how to love.

Love love love,

Tammy*

Michael, the wonderful private tour guide-Trinity, Queens' & King's College

Queens' College & Malcolm Guite

Malcolm & Me with a bike & two guitars on the walk home after the show

Today was cool for many reasons:

1. I went to a cool church and saw my new friend Maggie preach. She spoke about being generous, consistent and about having good character.

2. Met some cool American and Danish people & went to a Chinese (now British) woman's place for lunch and I got to hold a sweet 5 month old baby for a long time :0)

3. Went to my new friend Dave's Birthday party and sat on a blanket in the garden jamming with 4 guitars to Dylan, Paul Simon and a few other greats. The community I've been longing for. Refreshing!

4. Played a gig at Queens' College with Malcolm Guite (he's a fabulous poet/singer/songwriter!!!) . Click here to hear his music. We each did a set and then sang a few together spontaneously. He did some of his stunning poetry, told a story about his poetic hero that he met today, we walked home with two guitars in the basket of a bicycle and then finished the evening off with Indian order-in at the house.

Fabulous day...I am exhausted. BBC Radio Monday evening. Yes, please.

Night,

Tammy*

Dropping my toothbrush for the 100th time!

So, folks!~ Howdy from Cambridge...that just sounds wrong, doesn't it. Well, let me tell you what is actually wrong..hehhe :0) It is wrong that there aren't any countertops in the bathrooms in England. I mean, I love almost everything I've experienced in England, but I have dropped my toothbrush for about the 100th time. Basically, there is always just a free standing sink, which is perfectly functional...except that there isn't any top space to put toiletries, toothbrushes, etc while you are using the sink. Therefore, I have balanced my toothbrush on the edge of the sink while washing my face (every morning and night...of course, because I am a person of hygiene..hehhe :0) and it never fails, I always bump it while I have my eyes closed and it hits the floor..and there is none of that restaurant "two-second" rule thing, because I am usually in the middle of washing the soap out of my eyes, so it's on the ground for approximately 10 seconds. (all of this info IS important, there will be a QUIZ later).

Anyhow, so, I guess if I was a freak about germs I would have purchased lots of toothbrushes already...but since I am not, I just rinse it off and keep on going. My theory is that ingesting germs as regularly as possible builds up the immune system...so, what I am trying to say, is that one day I will actually be encouraging my kids to eat dirt & such! Wonderful! Now that we've got that sorted, off to another topic.

The Acoustic Routes show @ CB2 was lots of fun tonight! I even was given some extra unexpected money. Cool blessing! Edwina Hayes (check her out) http://www.edwinahayes.com was fabulous! We hung out after the show and we are trying to play a little more together while I am in England. Pavlov's Cat was also brilliant! Very beautiful and heartfelt music.

BBC Radio Cambridge rescheduled my live interview for this coming Monday! Yea!

Thanks to you who came out tonight! Thanks for your kind words and support!

Goodnight & bless you!

Tammy*

London to Cambridge! Acoustic Routes

Westminster Abbey

The Tower of Big Ben

Today I arrived in Cambridge.

I took a 4 hour bus ride from Canterbury-London-Cambridge.

Malcom, Maggie & family are awesome.

We had dinner.

Went to BBC. 

The Live Interview has to be rescheduled :0(

We came home and jammed for a few hours.

Life is good.

Acoustic Routes show tomorrow evening!

I will post photos of Cambridge.

Here are some photos I took of London today from the bus that I took via mobile phone.

Good night and God bless ya!

Love,  Tammy*

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Details for the Acoustic Routes Show: http://www.acousticroutes.co.uk/program.html

Saturday, June 27, 8:30 with Edwina Hayes & Pavlov's Cat

CCB2, 5 Norfolk St, Cambridge, CB1 2LD. Map.

The concerts are held in the air-conditioned basement underneath the restaurant. We recommend booking a table for a meal in the restaurant before the concert. You should allow at least an hour and a half for the meal to leave enough time to get down to the cellar for the start of the concert at 8.30pm. To book a table tel. 01223 508503.