“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” J.R.R. Tolkien
Last week was a whirlwind. My family and I once again made the trek from a tiny town in Washington to the Country Music Capital of the World–Nashville, TN. It was a long, beautiful drive through mountains, forests, and wide open plains. On Monday, June 8, I recorded four new songs for Album 2 at Hilltop Recording Studios, and I cannot wait for you to hear them. I had so much fun working with fantastic musicians again–I wish I could do that every day!
With this trip, my second album is now over halfway complete.
On our way home, my family and I stopped in Mountain, WI, where I had my very first house concert… Or cottage concert. I had the chance to sing for a couple hours to about 35 people in a beautiful, charming cabin at Camp Lake Resort. I only spent a night at Camp Lake Resort, and it was hard to leave in the morning. I’d like to go back when I can spend a couple of weeks in the Northwoods of WI.
I hope more house concerts are in my future, because that was a wonderful evening. Oh, now I’m dreaming of a mini-tour between WA and TN…
The trip was a success in every way, and even though I just got home, I can’t help feeling a little bit like Bilbo Baggins, running as fast as I can, contract in hand, telling my neighbors, “I’m going on an adventure!”
-Brittany