Live at the Corkscrew

This picture may lead you to believe that I was performing in the fancy cheese section of a grocery store, but in actuality, I was performing in the fancy cheese section of the Corkscrew Wine Emporium. The Corkscrew hosts a wine tasting every Friday, and I got to provide the entertainment this week! I had an absolute blast - new venue, new friends, and new songs.

I also took this as an opportunity to experiment with recording myself live (at the suggestion of my friend and fellow musician Joe Frawley), and it turned out ok. Not great, just ok. I learned a lot about microphone placement, but I'm still scratching my head at GarageBand. I recorded the entire set as one track and had no problems separating and independently saving the first 14 songs, but after that, GB kept telling me that the file type wasn't supported when I tried to save the last 9 songs. If you have any advice or insight, let me know!

Anyway, I thought I'd share the recordings that did turn out, so here they are (in alphabetical rather than performance order). Feel free to listen...and keep in mind, this was my first try :)

1, 2, 3, 4
Be OK
Crazy
Don't Know Why
Giving Up
Half-Full Girl
I Want You
I Will
Life is Wonderful
Lucky
Second Chance Dance
The Best Day
The Best Days of Your Life
What You Have to Do

ETA: My genius of a husband solved the GB problem! I should have just asked him in the first place, I suppose. Oh well. Here are the last 9 songs in performance order.

Sweet Sweet Summer
Sensitive
Scared of Heights
You've Got a Friend
You Belong With Me
By Your Side
The First Day of My Life
My Life Would Suck Without You
Baby Girl

"Half-Full Girl" and "By Your Side" are my two newest. I literally wrote them two days before the gig, so they are far from perfect. But let me know what you think!

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