Well, January has been a slow month for Silverwing. I think we played just about every weekend from July all the way to New Year's Eve. But January only has one gig in it. I'm going through withdrawals. What will I do with all that time on my hands?
So during our mini-unexpected-vacation there are a few things the band is going to do:
Market our new CD "Moonshine"
The CD was printed at Disc Makers and it available at CD Baby, Amazon, our website and a few other outlets, but if no one knows about it, we won't have any sales. So we did a great radio interview at the local country radio station, KHWG 750AM, Fallon, Nevada. Ronzo, the morning DJ, invited us into the studio and between playing some of the songs, he asked each of us a few questions. I won't deny it was nerve-wracking, but it's all part of the joy of getting to play music for a living.
Learn a few new cover songs
It's a good idea to keep the set list fresh, so we each picked out a new song to add to the set list. Since we are a rockin' country bar band, we normally play from 8pm to midnight. Four hours can be a long time and playing the same old set in the same old order can start to make the night drag. So bringing in something new is a good idea. I'm not sure the dancers always appreciate the effort it takes, but we are proud of ourselves even if the dancers have to go home and learn a few new steps off of YouTube. It's good for them!
Work up some new material for the next CD
Silverwing can't sit around and wait for "Moonshine" to become a big seller. We need to work on the next CD while we promote this one. At this point we have a bunch of half completed tunes, some with no lyrics, some just a hook and a lead. It's time to decide on our favorites and focus on completing them for the next CD. Mel is going to get a CD together of snippets of songs and have each of us decide on our own which ones have the most promise. Hopefully we can come to a consensus on about 10 or 12 songs. Then we need to complete them and record them. It's intimidating to create. In Twyla Tharp's "The Creative Habit" she discusses the white room with nothing in it and how challenging it is. Well that is the challenge of completing songs, can I make the lyrics better? Is this good enough? Should I toss it in the trash and go sell french fries cause I am terrible? Oh, the mind can think some terrible stuff.
So our mini-vacation from playing gigs is going to be very busy and I'm happy about that. Playing music is so satisfying and as a formerly shy person it has changed my life.
Check out the CD "Moonshine" by Silverwing at CD Baby. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/silverwing You can purchase the whole CD with the nifty art work or download one song at a time. If you know an old cowboy, he'll probably love "Wide Open Spaces" It is a crowd pleaser.
Stop by the website and leave us a message at www.silverwingband.com. Check out our schedule for a gig near you.
Thanks,
Mary Warstler, rhythm guitar player and songwriter
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