Hello!

Happy Summer everyone! I say that with crinkly sun burnt cheeks - I fell asleep on an overcast beach... what can you do haha Okey dokey definitely time for an update. For those of you who don't know I'm getting married this year which has meant I haven't had much time to push my original stuff because prime-festival-time is completely taken up with wedding prep and then the actual event. Even so I do have three gigs coming up that I am super looking forward to, I have two booked for RHS Rosemoor (one is Friday 5th July 6pm and the other is 11am at the flower show) and the other is at Lapstock which avid readers will remember I had a fab time in the rain at several years ago and wore glitter on my face. So there's plenty to practice for!

I'm happy to say I've got some other weddings and garden parties coming up that I've been booked to play at which is just lovely so I'm really looking forward to travelling around playing them but now I shall tell you a good old fashioned love story... (not mine)... replacing all names with Buffy The Vampire Slayer Character's names just because...

I launched Dust Off last November at St Anne's Chapel and this is where I first met Buffy. She was so energetic and enthusiastic and I am so perpetually shy so she mostly just scared me haha but Buffy wanted guitar lessons. At the time I couldn't teach her but we stayed in touch and I saw her at local open mics and we became friends. Fast forward a bit and I could teach Buffy and I have to say teaching her has been the easiest thing ever. Buffy has a musical ear and is just the most wonderful company. Fast forward a month or so and she tells me her old flame Angel has been in touch and they're going to meet up. They haven't seen each other in 25 years and she is SO excited. I mean I have never seen anyone this excited and nervous and eager and terrified before. Fast forward, they meet up and the magic is there and it's weird how easily they click. Several meet ups, a yacht race and a Tom Jones Concert later Angel proposes! The whole world is just so happy for them and one day I just sit down and take all the things she's told me about him and put it into words. I write a song called Boomerang and forward it to Ben who then forwards it to Buffy. I panic that she might be totally creeped out by that but it turns out it's the opposite. The next day I record it properly and send it to her and I get a lovely email from both Buffy and Angel saying how it's brought them to tears and they love it. I'm gobsmacked and honoured! 

And it's little moments like these that make my existence complete. Thank you universe x

So there you are, lots of Johnny Cash gigging going on, lots of musical endeavours and lots of love in the air. What more could you want :D haha

 

Rose xx