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This project successfully raised its funding goal on September 17, 2010.
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THE FLOATING LEAF: Receive an advance, digital copy of the album (environmentally gentle)
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THE REAL DEAL: A hot off the press CD, which will come to you signed, sealed and delivered. Something real in your mailbox!
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THE COLLECTOR'S CACHE: An advance copy of the signed, new CD, plus a copy of my previous album, Closer Than Far, produced by the great Brad Albetta.
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KISS THE WIND: A signed, advance copy of the new CD, a copy of Closer Than Far, plus a Limited Edition Handmade Songbook (chord charts, lyrics, session photos).
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TRAILBLAZER'S AWARD - SWEET MYSTERY: The signed, new CD, Closer Than Far, a signed Songbook, and--Robert, drumroll, please--if it’s June 21st-25th: a Manhattan Cherry Pie, my piece de resistance, made of fresh sour cherries picked from my Chelsea garden. I climb the picnic table to get to them, and hope they don’t stain my white skirt. These cherries are most amazing and make unforgettable pie. (Cherry Offer good only for NYC residents or NYC visitors, cherry pies cannot be flying around or getting upside-down.)
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HEARTS CAN TELL: A signed, new CD, Closer Than Far, a signed Limited Edition Songbook, AND a 200-count batch of my Lemon Heart Cookies (people just eat ‘em up)!
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"‘LIEBLINGS GUETZLI": A signed, new CD, Closer Than Far, a signed Limited Edition Songbook, AND a hefty portion of Linzerschnitte (Hazelnut-jam cookies, you can share these with your friends, or just keep them for yourself).
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SPECIAL DELIVERY: The signed, new CD, Closer Than Far, a signed Songbook, AND Serena Jost’s Almond Carrot Cake, as featured in Molly O’Neill’s column in the New York Times Magazine. PLUS, I will sing a song for you in person or over skype so you can really have your cake and eat it, too.
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BIG THINGS GROW TALL (Executive Producer Level): The signed, new CD, plus your name will be included in the “Executive Producer” section of the album credits. You will be on our permanent “Guest List” for all shows, forever. Plus, you will be invited to the final listening party for the album.
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JUST FOR YOU (Tour Promoter Level): Private House House Concert for you and your friends. 500-mile radius of New York City (either we will be on tour already and perform at your place along the way or we will drive my trusty 1992 Toyota to your doorstep). If you’re outside of the radius and have a private jet to fly us in, that would work, too. Also available as a concert in my Manhattan apartment.
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WALK WITH ME: Write and record you a song. You could choose the theme or subject or give me something to work off of ~ a photo, a word, a question, a dream ~ or I will find something for you.
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Singer-songwriter and cellist Serena Jost was born to Swiss parents and raised in The Midwest. Her debut CD, Closer Than Far, was produced by Brad Albetta (Martha Wainwright, Teddy Thompson).
Time Out NY lauded Serena’s “rollicking take” on Iris DeMent’s bittersweet Our Town and “catch(y) vocal hooks” and noted: "Jost writes gently eccentric songs and sings them in an elegant alto, often accompanying herself on cello, but it isn’t quite right to call her a singer-songwriter. The term art song—normally tied to 19th-century concert music—usefully characterizes Jost’s carefully arranged pieces and succinct lyrics, neither quite rock nor folk..." (Bob Bannister).
Serena’s music has been compared to 70s English folk artists like Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention—and also to the Canadian artist Jane Siberry—but is still entirely her own, “seamlessly merging classical and pop melodies” (Lucidculture). An original member of Rasputina, the well-corseted cello group, she has toured the United States and Europe extensively and also collaborated with numerous poets, dancers and visual artists.
