Jennifer Kimball

Happy New Year everyone!

1. GIGS

2. SOME THOUGHTS & THANKS

3. links to shows

GIGS:

JAN 11 Crossroads Coffeehouse, Andover — w/Duke Levine and Sonny Barbato

JAN 14 Lizard Lounge, Cambridge — Session Americana ‘Northeast’ collaboration

FEB 18 Lilypad, Cambridge w/Duke and Sonny

FEB 25 Lilypad, Cambridge w/Duke and Sonny

Thanks to all who came out to Peter Mulvey’s amazing twelve hour benefit show at Passim yesterday. Duke and I were the first guests, relief pitching for about 1/2 hour between noon and one. Followed by Erelli, Staples, Dietrich, Rose, Barry and many more. I don’t think there is anyone equal to the enormous capacity of Mulvey’s musical brain. No one person embodies more melodies, harmonies, chords, lyrics, poems and stories. And generousity. Let's not forget that one. A lot of money was raised for the six organizations he chose. www.petermulvey.com

THOUGHTS:
Happy New Year all — into the third decade of the 20th century we roar. Even while I sew my little Christmas ornaments late into the night on the couch in my little house in Somerville I am feeling that roar. Each felt beet, tomato, carrot and bean hurls me into the great salad of the world. Isn’t that what we are? A gorgeous, home-grown cornucopia of greens tossed about with a myriad of red, fuchsia, white, yellow, orange, green and purple vegetables - each searching for the truth?

I say seek it. Tell it. Shout it.
So many would have us fear those things. Don’t!
Grow your vegetables. Eat your vegetables. Share your vegetables. Make art of your vegetables.

Then make more art. Make love. Promote peaceful thinking, understanding, multi-culturalism, deep breaths. Celebrate being alive. Try not to be afraid. Seek joy. Seek justice, be curious, ask questions. Make community with new friends, old friends, strangers. Yes, but my heart is breaking. The world is full of injustice. Here at our own borders; in our own cities — and far away in war-plagued countries, impoverished nations, lands on fire. I hold all that in my heart but try to keep my needle moving. Keep my eyes from social media — where time floats and I feel ‘left out.' Depressed. Outside. Let me be 'inside' at least in my mind. Let my new song 'Make me a Flower' make me feel better. Make me feel possibility and joy and lift me up out of the dark into the roar.

The roar might seem small now. But let mine rage come the summer. What is more productive in these times than a roaring and productive rage? Let me know your thoughts. Let me know you've read this. Let me know if your email changed - or is about to. My little missives reach only a tiny fraction of your inboxes.

Thank you for your interest. For your support. It matters. It really matters. Photos, stories, video of singing life coming soon. Content. I'm generating content. Be well. Stay awake.
Jennifer