hey everyone

I'm hanging out on a quick vacation in Tucson (one of my favorite
cities) and I'm getting ready to set sail again on the Cayamo Cruise!

last year was an amazing experience for me.  i left there so
inspired....i never really stopped going to shows until about 1 or 2 in
the morning every night and even then i would just go sit down at the
piano in the bar and play Beatles covers...

i ate hundreds of ice cream cones, swam in the ocean with my mom, and
played blackjack with Shawn Colvin (wow that got out of control!).  but
the best part was always the music -- running from one end of the ship
to the other trying not to miss a song from Emmylou, Lyle Lovett, John
Hiatt, the Shawns (Colvin and Mullins), Patty Griffin(!!!) and it goes
on and on and on...

the collaborating was really amazing too as everyone was sitting in
during each others sets...i even got to sing "Mary" with Patty Griffin
and Emmylou.....sigh

this year i expect to have even more fun.  the schedule is really cool
and the other performers are all really special artists...the amazing
Patty Griffin, Shawn Mullins, Lyle Lovett, Marc Broussard, my blackjack
partner Shawn Colvin, and of course especially my beloved Indigo Girls.
;-)

you can bet that everyone is gonna be playing together and shaking
things up again!

thanks to everyone for following me and the twins out to sea and an
extra special thanks to those who donated money to the Looking Out
Foundation in hopes of winning a cabin...the money we raised was way
more than expected and I'm truly touched by the overwhelming support LOF
has received from our fans in the last year.

can't wait until we're all sunburned!

xo brandi