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Dear Friends,

Today I am embarking on my Impossible Sum Summer Tour up the west coast to Seattle and back.  I’m debuting my new song “The Impossible Sum,” now available on bandcamp.  It’s been

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Hiya, friends! I’m hoping to leave in less than a week for my tour out to SXSW.  It will be my very first time there, and I’m thrilled to be a part of one official showcase and one unofficial showcase.  I’m going to be playing banjo with my friend Orion Walsh, and my violinist Marta will be playing with me at my show!  I’m planning to caravan out there with my friend Kat Jones, who I know from Tomfest.  We are going to be playing shows in Phoenix, Albuquerque, Lubbock, Oklahoma City, Dallas, and a few others. Unfortunately, gas prices have skyrocketed and reached the moon.  I won’t be able to go unless I reach my kickstarter goal in the next 5 days.  If you have even one dollar that you can donate to my gas fund, I would be so grateful!  Every little bit counts, and I don’t get any of it if I don’t finish the project. I’ve come up with some fun incentives for supporting my project, including a house concert, handmade beanies, silver trees and origami thank you notes.  I hope you’ll take a moment to check out my project and consider helping a starvingartist make it to the best festival in Austin!  

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/668764993/first-trip-to-sxsw

Hallo, friends!  My song “Bad For Me”  is now available for download from the Hard Rock Cafe San Diego’s Facebook page. Here is the link: http://www.reverbnation.com/hard_rock_rising/255037

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Hey everyone!  I’m excited to announce that I will be performing this Monday on Stageit.com.  We’ll be broadcasting live from the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Los Feliz, at 7 PM Pacific Standard Time, Monday, Sept. 19th.  This is a great opportunity for you to come to a live show!  The show will only air once, and you can get a ticket to watch online, or join us at the Los Feliz Coffee Bean if you are in the area. I’m going to be playing songs from “Make Believe,” and a few new ones!  I’m bringing my keyboard, dulcimer, banjo and guitar, so if you have requests, please email them/facebook them to me before Monday and I’ll do my best to play them!If you’d like to attend the show, visit this link: http://www.stageit.com/gayle_skidmore/gayle_skidmore_live_from_the_coffee_bean/4446See you on Monday!!Ciao,Gayle Skidmore

So, it’s been a while since I have blogged, but if you read my last post, you probably aren’t surprised.  My hair has grown nicely into a fauxhawk, but more about that later.

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Dear friends-

As many of you know, my mom Cathy is fighting breast cancer.  As a show of solidarity, I shaved my head with her three weeks ago.  It wasn’t a difficult decision to make.  When my mom started crying when it was time to shave her head, I knew I had to do it.  However, it has been difficult to deal with since it is a constant reminder that my mom is sick.  Several of you have asked me to post a picture. I delayed doing so for a couple of reasons.  Firstly, I was worried that what was done as an act of love and support for my mom might be misconstrued as a cry for attention.  It also felt very personal and I wasn’t sure it was something I wanted to share with everyone.  Secondly, I have been pretty self-conscious of my bald head.  I think I have a pretty decently shaped head, but I’m not sure this is something I’ll ever do again.

Since I shaved my head I have heard stories from many of you telling me of your own struggles with cancer and those of people close to you.  Your stories have really moved me, and I feel like I did this for you, too.  My prayers are with all of you who are dealing with similar struggles, and THANK YOU to all of you who have encouraged me and shared your stories with me.

I hope that even if it looks a bit strange that my shaved head will inspire you to do something bold to show the people in your life that you love them— even if they are healthy.  Our lives are fragile! Let’s try to make each other’s lives the best they can be by demonstrating how much we love one another.

Love,

GS

The first day of my winter tour with Vanja James has been quite eventful! We actually managed to pack everything we needed into her Insight and hit the road at a reasonable hour.  On our way through San Clemente, we made a stop at Sambazon, where we thought we were going to get a free smoothie thanks to Ryfo.org and the awesome people at Sambazon… (Read on …)