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Hello, all! Happy spring to everyone.

First, a warm welcome to new people on my list - thanks for joining.
I'm thrilled to say I now have fans on my list in Canada, Australia,
and Denmark! Whenever you need to change your information or if you
decide to unsubscribe, you can always just click the link at the end
of my emails.

I'm so happy to have met a new Bulgarian friend on my recent trip
visiting family in Denmark. She gave me a Bulgarian "martinitsa" - a
red and white bracelet that is given to friends beginning in March.
Then on the first day of spring, you take off the bracelet and tie it
to a tree. I tied mine to the tree in front of New Vibrations, a
lovely metaphysical shop in Jackson, MS. To see a photo of the tree
and my martinitsa go to http://www.laurelmakesmusic.com/photos.html

My show at Bach to Blues this month went very well; the people there
were listening so closely, seeming to really get the messages of the
songs, and laughing with me. It turns out that this series, Bach to
Blues, will be discontinued after a wonderful three-year run. Thanks
to Marcia Weaver and everyone at Trinity Lutheran for hosting the
series as it exposed many people to all kinds of music; it also served
to connect musicians in Jackson with one another. I am honored to have
played the final show!

For those of you who caught my guest host appearance on Radio JFP's
"Chick Talk" - thanks for listening! The show went so well that I've
been invited to head over there about once a month, so stay tuned for
more Chick Talk. The station is 103.7 FM in Jackson, but is also
available online at www.wlezfm.com.

Finally, I am very happy to announce that the date for our 2008 Chick
Ball has been announced - Saturday, July 19th!! This event raises
money for the prevention of domestic violence and those of you living
in Jackson will not want to miss it as it is only $5 to get in and is
one of the best parties of the entire year! I will play an acoustic
set and I may be working with a band - more on that soon.

Thanks for your support and friendship!
All the best,
Laurel Isbister

Hey friends, happy holidays to you and yours! I'm so happy to be alive and well, it's been quite a year. I hope you are all safe and sound, and prepared for a winter that renews and invigorates you for the 2008 year ahead!

There are now shows on my calendar for Dec. 22, Jan. 31, Feb. 29 and March 16. I will add more & will keep you posted by emailing as the dates arrive. Also note I'm now the resident musician at Butterfly Yoga on Wednesdays, for Tara Blumenthal's noon class.


Thank you for many things, including the support & friendship you offered this year.

Take care,
Laurel

Hey folks - it's almost fall, and I for one am ready for those misty, cool breezes. Record temperatures of over 100 degrees for weeks on end have left me melted into a Mississippi puddle!

News of the day - well, today I joined Donna Ladd, Kamikaze and Daniel Guaqueta on the JFP radio hour (103.7 WLEZ in Jackson). We had a lot of fun discussing current events and they have asked me to come back and co-host the show from time to time.

One thing we discussed was my current gig playing for the noon yoga class at Butterfly Yoga studio in Fondren. I've been taking my acoustic guitar over to the studio, where I also practice yoga. The combination of live music and yoga practice seems to work well. Next week (Sept. 12) I'll be joined by Daniel Guaqueta who is planning to bring effects pedals to process my voice. Should be interesting.

Also note a show coming up Sept. 27th at Highway 61 Coffeehouse in Vicksburg. I'll send out a reminder closer to the day, and I hope you'll come on out and join me.

Last but not least, I've finished the recording for my latest CD, and will be going into the mixing and mastering phase later this month. I'll be working with Taproot Audio Design in Oxford. With any luck we'll finish this part by late October. Which means a tentative CD release date of February 29, 2008! Yes, it's a leap year, not a typo.

Wish me luck! And see you soon, I hope...

--Laurel