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Update #7: I need your name
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Posted on March 24
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Update #6: Some studio shots
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Posted on December 19
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Update #5: Playing on the radio, playing on the porch
This morning I got up early and played two songs on WVBR in Ithaca, then headed downtown to play Porchfest solo. Gorgeous weather, music everywhere.
I don't think the backers who pushed my campaign over the $5,000 line yesterday necessarily knew it was my birthday. What an incredible thing. I can get melancholy in the fall--September is so beautiful and then everything starts to freeze up and it can feel freaky. But seeing that number keep on climbing, especially this last week, has made me want to run full tilt into wintertime. Any more that is raised in the next few days will give us breathing room in the studio and (perhaps) a wider palette. But the bones of finishing this record-- booking studio time, listening to mixes, agonizing over the sequence and artwork... it is suddenly possible and feels altogether thrilling.
Thank you so much.
I'll keep sending out updates, if you don't mind, so you can feel the ownership over this project you all deserve.
Again, so gratefully,
Bronwen
Update #4: Junkyard gets a Backer (a short film)
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Posted on September 21, 2011
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Update #3: Halfway there = Halfway there
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Posted on September 1, 2011
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on October 1, 2011.
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Performing Songwriter says, “Picture this: Lou Reed and Astrud Gilberto have a baby…” Bronwen Exter recorded her first songs at age six - songs about cowgirls - sitting on a green shag carpet in front of a dusty tape recorder. Inspired by the thought “Peggy Lee stumbles into a garage," her 2006 dèbut album “Elevator Ride” was a collaboration with cult NYC rocker Jonathan Spottiswoode, Last year, Bronwen moved back to her hometown to play with a new band of old friends. They just laid down the basic tracks for "Junkyard," the follow up album she's been living and writing for six years.
Happy to see you made the amount you needed to finish your cd. Glad to help , Cory Morrison (Olivia Harrington's mom)
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Yay Bronwen!! Exciting! What a great bday gift for you!! xo