Folk Alliance Showcase

Well folks we left Cape Cod on Tuesday morning at 5:00 am and headed for a non stop drive to Nashville, TN where we would spend a day hanging with friends and taking care of some business meetings. We had such a great time in Nashville and it was awesome to be down that way again. We pulled into The Pancake Pantry at 6:00am and had a delicious breakfast!

On Thursday we headed into Memphis to attend the Folk Alliance Conference. We performed 15 showcases in 3 days and met so many great great people! Its amazing how many great musicians were there. We got to meet a great band called, The Little Stevies from Australia, Caracol from Canada and so many more!

Before leaving to come back to the East Coast we had time to make one quick stop before hitting the road. We toured Sun Studios and let me tell you guys it was amazing. It was like being in heaven to be in a studio where Elvis, Johnny Cash, U2 recorded…Here is a picture of us around Elvis’s microphone!

Tripping Lily around Elvis's Mic!

Since we’ve gotten back we are getting ready to head to Martha’s Vineyard on March 5th to be on a cooking show called Papa Tuck and then head for a show that evening in Oak Bluffs at the PA Club. Then we come back to the main island and have a show at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod as part of the New England Folk Archives on March 6th! We look forward to seeing you all!

The Point- NPR

Well we have been really busy so far this year working on new material.  We have already completed 4  new songs this month and were really excited to share these songs with you guys. Were gonna be playing a special house concert on February 5 2010 in South Dennis. We are excited to perform some new songs for this show. This show is open to the public but is first come first serve we only have 50 seats available so make sure you RSVP. You can do so by emailing michael.rennier@aya.yale.edu.

We’ve decided to post a video of a song we performed for the Noah Telethon. Enjoy and check back for frequent updates on our blog.

We wanted to share a video with you all that was taken of us at a Christmas Benefit Concert we performed in Cape Cod that Chandler Travis puts together every year to raise funds for the NOAH Shelter. This year we performed Mindy Smith’s version of “Santa Will Find You” with our good friend Sierra Hull on mandolin.  We hope you all enjoy it this was a fun night of music.

Also don’t forget that we have a SALE SALE SALE in our store.  Our CDS and T-Shirts make great stocking stuffers and plus we are offering FREE SHIPPING!

It looks like we will be heading back down to New Jersey in Jan…We will be supporting Lucy Kaplansky on Jan 8th at Outpost in the Burbs….So anyone in the TriState area come on out…..We are excited to head back down to New Jersey….

In other news don’t forget that on Dec 18th, Friday at 7:30 p.m. Tripping Lily will be performing an intimate holiday show at the Jailhouse Tavern in Orleans, MA. We always like to perform a show during the holiday season. We have 2 special guests that will open the show Meghan Trainor and Allie Jason.. Tickets will be available at the door.  Other December happenings we will be at the Jailhouse on Dec 13th at 7pm to help support the NOAH Shelter…also Dec 19th at 7:30 p.m. at the WHAT Theater we will be part of a benefit concert for YUEL for FUEL….

In closing, we attended a CD Release of a Christmas Compilation CD we were part of called a Christmas Miracle CD. It was great to be part of this CD and was amazed that the CD was put together in one weekend. Cat Wilson of The Cheap Seats and Mark Bryant of SeaSound Recording had a vision to put together this CD (Mastered by Chris Blood). Tripping Lily recorded a Mindy Smith cover, “Santa Will Find You” live around a few mics.

We headed down to the Catskills in November to attend NERFA…It was our second time at this great conference yet this year we had the opportunity of performing a Tricentric Showcase…The showcase went great and we met so many great people. We had the joy of sharing an exhibit table with Matt and Shannon Heaton it was great our table attracted many visitors because of our lure with the famous Cappuccino drink made by Matt… It really was a great time….

On Sunday we headed up to New Hampshire where we supported Jake Shimabukuro the ukulele player from Hawaii. That was truly a great time…..During our set we had a listener who requested we perform California and though we didn’t have enough time we promised them we would perform it after the show just for them…So here is a video of Tripping Lily performing California with Jake Shimabukuro.. Enjoy the video we’ll stay up to date with more things from us…..

Our tour started out at The Rockwood Music Hall what a cool little venue nestled in the village. Met some great people in NYC and caught a show that evening at Joe’s Pub and then headed to a friends apt in the village to eat some dinner on their rooftop, viewing the beautiful skyline of NYC.

We then headed to Clayton, DE to perform at the Delmarva Folk Festival, what a fun time that was. We had a day off and headed to Rehoboth , DE to get some beach time in.. Yes it was warm enough to swim and boogie board.

Rehoboth Beach, DE

After Deleware we headed to our friends house, Victoria Vox, and performed at Baltimore Chop as part of a Ukulele Festival. Here is a picture of us all at the end of the evening…

After our great time in Baltimore we headed down to Arlington, VA where we supported our good friend Mindy Smith at the Iota Club….what a treat to hear Mindy and Lex again…

After a few days in Arlington and Vienna, VA (Choudhurys ) we headed down to Williamsburg and Virgina Beach. We performed at an amazing House Concert in VA Beach here are the 2 people responsible for such an amazing show…..

After our time in VA Beach we headed to Williamsburgh, VA where we performed as part of the New Acoustic Music Festival. This was the first year for this festival and we’ve gotta say it was a great great festival. Great music and was great to see old friends again. Its always great being back in VA…..

We headed then to the Psalm Salon.. Here is a live shot from the show we also had the best vegetable dumplings compliments of Jamie’s wife……..

We ended the tour performing at the Real Musik House Concert Series. Was great to be back in Long Island a very fun and energetic crowd.. Had a wonderful time and hope to see everyone from there again soon…

We received a video from our youngest fan who wrote a song about our band Tripping Lily.. Thought you all might enjoy it here it is!

Thanks again for everyone who made our tour so great…..

Hey guys! It’s currently 2am and our first day on tour is coming to a close. It’s been a long one and I can’t tell you how comfortable our couch bed looks. This evening’s show was at Rockwood Music Hall in NYC and it went wonderfully! The place was packed out and had such a fun vibe. After saying goodbye to the New York City lights, we made our way to NJ to hang with our friends at 49 Maple where we shared tea and music. The lights are dimming, and the music’s winding down, so I’m going to say goodbye for now, but I’ll be back tomorrow. Sleep well!