WE'RE ABOUT 9: NEWS

the new CD is here ... yahoo! Read the next post for more info. Gracias!

Paperdust :: Stardust
We started this project most of a year ago as a duo album. We'd been doing mostly duo shows, and wanted to make an album that reflected that, but we were also playing a lot of shows with special guests joining us, and we wanted an album that reflected that, and then we started playing a lot of trio shows again, and we wanted an album that reflected that. What we ended up with is the most lovely collage. We're elated. Guests include Jen and Scott (Naked Blue), Ty, Nate and Doris (Girlyman), Andy and Denise (Andy and Denise), and Abbie Gardner (Red Molly). On our record!!! While some songs are duo focused, Pat is also all over this record adding his Pat Klink magic.

There are planes, berries, and miscreants. There's courting, love, and love lost. And it's all on one disc, engineered by the amazing Scott Smith.

Check it out. While performig at the Four Corners Folk Festival in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, we had our picture snapped. Wanna see it? It was published in the 22nd Volume of the Martin Guitar Newsletter. Both Brian and Pat play Martin's.

Page 34

http://www.mguitar.com/news/PDF/Vol_22.pdf

We had a blast at the show last night! Thank you to everyone for coming out and supporting us. Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones!

Barrumpumpum ... Brian and I recited the 12 days of Christmas, hoping we could remember all of the days. We got stuck on #12. But then Brian swiftly remembered about the little drummer boy and we were saved. The order of the days really doesn't matter once you are past 8 right? 9-12 are tricky. Maids and ladies and pipers and drummers and such all get clumped together when you think of Christmas anyway right? Roight. The only thing that doesn't get confusing is goood music. And that is exactly what we have in store for you. The deal is, we need YOU to truly share with US the magic of this holiday. To us it is about friends, loved ones and most of the time family (which sometime is synonymous with friends and loved ones). :-) Be our family would ya? Join us on Dec 21 ... ever seen us sing a holiday song? You never know what will happen.

don't forget about magic ...

Now that Halloween is over, we can offically remind ourselves that the end of the year is nigh. Mistletoe and tofurkey await us as the season of uletide begins. With all that in mind, we turn our thoughts to what brings out the very best in ourselves ... music! ...To be coninued...

Oh, the air seems like it might be heading into the most fabulous season of all; FALL! Can't wait. We have some groovy shows this season that will warm our hearts and spirits. Please join us. We can't wait to see you there and share a cup of cider together. Bring on the cider!

While we are not booked to play any of the main stages at FRFF, you can still expect to run into us there because it is one of the GREATEST places on EARTH. We will be performing a very short "set" at the Acoustice Live booth, in the vendor area, at 2:15 pm on Saturday the 22nd (we are likely to have the incredible Abbie Gardener join us). We'll also be wandering the sites and hills for songcircle lovin'. Falcon Ridge has a new site, and we're super excited to reunite with the brigadoonesque festival, and all of the lovely people that attend, in mere days!

Time to tell you about one of our favorite festivals ... ever! It's deserving of your love and listening ears, so we want to be sure you all know about it's existance and go, go, go there. Especially THIS year. There will be not one, but TWO unique performances by WA9. Abbie Garndener will be joining us (and maybe some of our snazzy friends on a song or two). So we want to encourage you to purchase tickets and come dance in the river with us. Yes, there is a river. Here is the info: Tickets are on sale now, by phone at 570-924-4142 or by going to www.forksvillefolk.org to download a form.
WEEKEND PACKAGE:
Adults - $40
Youth age 12 to 16 - $25
Kids under 12 Free!
WEEKEND PACKAGE WITH ON-SITE CAMPING:
Adults - $50
Youth age 12 to 16 - $25
Kids Under 12 Free!
It’s an amazing festival, and we really want you to attend!

Listeners on American Idol Underground have rated Katie's song "Finding Place" among the top 50 tracks in the Folk genre during the previous week. To see results go to: http://www.idolunderground.com/Pages/Charts/ChartDetail.aspx?GenreID=6

We're About 9 is already scheduled to perform at some of the greatest and warmest festivals of the season such as:

Oberlin Folk Festival (with the likes of R.Shindell)

Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival

&

Forksville Folk Festival

Come celebrate the summer festival season with us!

"I Stopped
Listening" made the "Top 10 Folk Albums of 2005" in the < folkfans >
livejournal community poll. Not bad for an EP. Not bad in general,
actually. The full results are at:
http://community.livejournal.com/folkfans/235282.html

Wahoo! We're About 9 once again has been nomination for a Washington Area Music Award for Best Contemporary Folk Duo/Group. Yes!!!
http://wamadc.com/wama/the_wammies.html

We have a groovy set of showcases at the First Night Alexandria New Year's Bash! Check out the "Tour" link to find out more. Hope to ring in the New Year with all you Perfect Damn Fans out there!

Well, it's finally here ... mostly. My jewelry site is some of the way up and running. You can see the skeleton of it here: www.essentialearthwear.com. Many of you have asked about holiday gifts, and here's your chance to contact me about special orders or specific pieces. Please check it out and have a wonderful holiday season.

The new CD "I Stopped Listening" is finally here. And it feels extra good in our hands. We can't wait to share it with you at our CD Release shows coming up in July and August. Come share the love with us!

New photos have been added to the PICS link. Check it out! You can see some shots of us playing in Bun Penney, when our Lakefront show as rained out!

We just changed the overall appearance of the site. We added a new picture, that you may see again soon, perhaps in mid-July. Tell us what you think in the Guestbook section.

Hey there! Check out the new song in the "Music" section. It's called "I Stopped Listening" and it's the title track to our upcoming EP, to be released in July. Whooohooo!
The entired song listing will be released soon, so stay tuned.