BACKSTORY
Sometimes dreams take a long time to become reality. I started to hear those "little tunes in my head" way back in high school, but it was years later when I knew without I doubt that I had to write songs as much as I had to breathe. However, it takes nurturing to grow a passion, and unfortunately life and difficult choices kept that dream from becoming reality. In spite of being an NSAI Coordinator in MD for 12 years, numerous trips to Nashville, buying a house there, and living in SongTown for two years, I had to head back to Maryland, kicking and screaming the whole way.
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Now, after retiring from 37 years in education as a special educator and high school and middle school counselor, I am writing music again and am LOVING IT! We have moved to Florida to be near my parents, but the Muse is whispering to me again and I am listening. One day I would love to hear one of my songs sung at the Bluebird Cafe, and have the audience singing along because they know all the words!
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Although I can play guitar and sing, I have no aspirations to be an artist (even if I was MUCH younger!); songwriting has my heart. I feel that I am equally strong melodically and lyrically, and seek co-writers that are passionate about the craft of songwriting. Through my roller-coaster of a life and from listening to my former students and their parents, I find I have enough writing material to write a million songs, so inspiration has never been an issue for me.
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Post-cancer and post-Covid I have been caring for my parents and a dear friend, all in assisted living, and have been a music minister in my church, directing our choir and loving singing songs for God. I get to Nashville as often as possible to co-write in person, and write via Zoom and Google Docs when I am in Florida.
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Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and write by myself. If you know, you know. . . :-)
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