2023 Summer Tour 8 months ago8 months ago Day 1: On Roots and Roads Deja vu… didn’t we JUST do this? It was actually much more difficult to leave for this tour than I anticipated. Typically, by... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 8 months ago8 months ago Day 2: It’s Okay To Suck At Stuff A message to our fans and readers (and ourselves) It is OK to suck at stuff. We recently wrote a new tune about... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 8 months ago Day 3 – 5: Utah Reunion and The First Gig of Tour Because we rolled into Wyoming at almost 1:00 am on the morning of Friday the 30th, our plans to visit with our friends... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago Day 6 – 7: Fireworks A joyful reunion and our country’s (loud) birthday! Since we had a couple days before we needed to be in Durango, and 4th... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago7 months ago Day 8: Red Rocks A visit to a place we WILL play someday, Red Rocks Amphitheater! And a special surprise… Marianne missed the chance to take us... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago Day 9: The Scenic Route Even with a dirty windshield, the beauty of the giant Colorado sky cannot be denied. And we needed it this particular morning, as... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago7 months ago Day 10: Nay and Phun and 11th Street Station Well, well, look who we found here in Durango?!?!? That’s right! Our amazing friends, Bonnie and Phil, aka, Nay Nay and Dr. Phun,... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago7 months ago Day 11: Gigs, Good Times, and Gluttony As Nay, Dr Phun, Jared, and I, sauntered down Main Street, Durango, from our prime spot at the Durango Lodge, we had our... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago Day 12: Happy Campers Last year was Rudy’s first year of camp, but the world was still fresh out of COVID, so a lot of things that... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago Day 13: Back Together The “Gotcha” day, boppin’ around town, and a general sense of “aaahhhhh” to be back together again. Was I awake at 6:00 am,... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago Day 14: Oops A very stupid mistake, an encouraging young man, and the world’s most patient husband. So it was time to say good bye to... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago7 months ago Day 15: Sweet Yankton Sweet beginnings, stinky middles, and a calm evening With the “Great Purse Debacle” behind us, we all slept HARD, but Jared was still... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago Day 16: Music at the Meridian A morning to catch up at our favorite coffee shop and our first of four shows! Muddy Mo’s. We occupied a corner near... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago Day 17: Racing, Coloring, Kozy’s and a Storm Delay Free fun and the fastest tear-down, this side of the Mississippi Yet again beginning our morning at Muddy Mo’s. I captured this shared... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago Day 18: Kids at Play Back at Muddy Mo’s for blogging, Jared and I were pleasantly greeted by several patrons coming in and out of the shop, all... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago Day 19: Thank You Yankton Five years ago, when we first came to Yankton and played at the 1872 Saloon, we met our friend, Mike from the local... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago7 months ago Day 20 – 23: The Majesty of South Dakota Some time to spend with friends, family, sight seeing, and driving. So we opted to do laundry before we did anything else because... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago Day 24: Baby Steps at Aby’s Back at it! With several hours to wait until show time, and not much knowledge of what to do in Rapid City, we... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago Day 25: Back in a Happy Place A fun adventure in Rapid City, goodbye to our friends, and a lovely welcome and return to Keystone So… The Pirate’s Cove was... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago Day 26: Brother My “Brother”… When we were first getting started in Tacoma, we met a guy who we thought was just a new fan who... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago Day 27 – 28: Presidents, Pools, and Destiny In my last blog, I took the opportunity to post about my friend, Rich, knowing that if I didn’t, he would cry like... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago Day 29: Out To Lunch and On the Road An early morning, quick, afternoon gig, and on the move again. Since we were in bed before 9:00 the night before, we were... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago Day 30: Nerds, Blogs, and Burgers Today was just more and more and more road. We did need to get some blog work done, so Jared found about the... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago Day 31: On the Radio in Carbondale Our arrival in Carbondale, CO was beautiful, and we had such a warm welcome. We were asked to make an appearance on the... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 7 months ago Day 32: A Five-Hour Show at The Black Nugget Gearing up for the two nights of shows at The Black Nugget in Carbondale, CO, we figured a day of sunshine and pool... Read more Jessi Fredeen
2023 Summer Tour 6 months ago Day 33: Something Beautiful After the previous night of rocking our brains out and staying up til 3:00 or so am, Jared, Rudy, and I woke up... Read more Jessi Fredeen