Molly Parden

Thanks to my friend Timbre, a beautiful harpist in Nashville, I have been invited to participate in a collaborative project of hymns and sacred songs hosted by Bifrost Arts in Charlottesville, VA during the first week of the new year 2012. I'm all kinds of excited at the mere thought of being in the presence of Sandra McCracken, Timbre (see hyperlink above), and The Innocence Mission (drool)! I hope I am able to swallow my nerves and have a little fun. Brrr it will be cold in VA!

An old traditional that I used to sing in my early singing days, inspired by Disney's "So Dear To My Heart"... the movie about that stubborn, precious black sheep, Danny, that only Jeremiah's young heart could love.

In French fashion, Mars actually means March, not a foreign place external to Earth.

A few knick knacks, for your perusing pleasure--

• The kind folks at VIRB have featured me, Molly, in a Kickstarter+Virb spotlight since I was/am involved in both. It's not much, but check it out here

• Speaking of,... MY KICKSTARTER PROJECT WAS FULLY FUNDED!! The album is being mixed by Daniel F. Brewer right now. He has allowed me to hear a few preliminary tracks and it is very amazing to hear a full band play my measly acoustic songs. Wow. That Joel Seibel knows what's up.
•  I'm one of the female voices on Peter Bradley Adams's new record entitled "Between Us"! He invited me to Nashville last April and then NYC last August in order to record my voice on his songs. The record is due out very, very, very, very soon. I recently sang with him in both Atlanta and Nashville. Both shows were scheduled on very cold nights, ps. Jon Estes is a great bassist, pps. This picture is from the show in Atlanta at Eddie's Attic (my favorite venue, duh). (L-R Jon Estes, Peter Bradley Adams, David, Hans Holzen)

• Daniel (as he likes to be referred to, musically) and I hiked and drove up Kennesaw Mountain last week to record a few cover songs especially for YouTube. It was fun! We've spoken of making a routine of weekly "YouTube sessions". I suppose we'll see if that pans out. I'd like for it to!

• Also, my niece is just a-growing up. Danny has a niece too!!!  She was born Sunday, March 6, 2011 around 9:30 A.M. and she will be called Journey Abigail, and I take pleasure in the fact that we share the same middle name. Back to my niece, Dakota Rose; I see her maybe once every 2 weeks due to the distance between our homesteads. Naturally, during our visitation hours, I whip out the iPhone and snap/tap pictures of her. I LOVE HER!!! 

Hey! I was on national tv recently! In reality, it was just my voice, backing the lovely vocals of Peter Bradley Adams; but still! Here are some links to help you find it--

Live from the Mountain Stage w/Peter Bradley Adams on NPR

I sang with Peter on 5 songs, "Be Still My Heart" was the 3rd song in the set. I was so nervous!! 

One Tree Hill (Season 8 Episode 8)

"Be Still My Heart" plays around the 26-minute mark as blondie dude starts talking to dead dude's tombstone.

I'm singing with him again in December at Eddie's Attic in Decatur, GA. If you're in the area, it will be an amazing show to catch!

Molly Is Making Music!

Kickstarter.com is a brilliant way for someone with a creative idea but not a lot of funds to seek the help of their community, financially. Many of my friends have successfully funded their projects, so I thought I would give it a shot. My project is the making of a full-length record! My first one! It is already underway, so the completion almost completely depends on the backing of this fundraiser. I have hope, though; I came up with some pretty awesome rewards. 

Kelly Lewis of Jonesboro, GA lent her photographic hands and eyes at a dream-come-true photo shoot in Stockbridge, GA at a horse farm. The dream-come-true part was the presence of the massive creatures on four legs with tails extending from their rears and coarse manes coming from their sleek necks. Somewhere early in my minute life I claimed them as my favourite animals. Farris Lewis got me the location hook-up and so graciously agreed to style my hair and decorate my face. Dear sister Hannah Parden supplied me with half of her wardrobe, though we used only 2 outfits during the 30 minute shoot. Oh, it was wonderful; the horses flocked to the chair I was perched on and even took a few nibbles at my back and the shoulder of the chair. All for art, art for all.