Tish Note - July 2024

July 26, 2024

Summer Greetings Amigos!

I hope you’re staying cool wherever you are. Thank goodness as I write this from Texas, we’re not having the crazy heat wave of 100 plus from last summer! Here in my life things are pretty good. I wrote a bunch of songs. I’m putting them on a record as I write.

Here’s the news:
The new record’s title is With A Guitar & A Pen (With accent on Guit’ – which is country for Guitar.) These songs are penned in English and Spanish. About Life, Love, Rancho, Horses.

The music business world is changing rapidly!! I am planning to release an actual physical album/CD in early October, however, we are also trying something new.

From the time of this newsletter writing, we are starting an album pre-sale. The details about the presale (cost, timing, what you get, how to order etc.) are on the website, but basically, if you buy the album now, you’ll get a free download of one of the songs that will ultimately be included on the CD, plus an autographed copy of the CD when its ready to ship.

The song to download is called “A Wild One” which I wrote about an older horse that lived on our ranch in Arizona. He was kind of tired when he came to live out his retirement, but you could tell he had a great life in his younger years.

The pre-sale offer will go on for about a month from now.

'With A Guitar & A Pen' CD PRE-ORDER + EXCLUSIVE SINGLE!

'With A Guitar & A Pen' CD PRE-ORDER + EXCLUSIVE SINGLE!

Also, more news: I was accepted to be an artist on the Texas Touring Roster, which will go on through 2026. This means that small and big towns in Texas can book me to appear at your local libraries, community centers, schools, colleges, art galleries, workshops, etc. These organizations can apply to the Texas Commission For The Arts for a grant to help pay for the performance. You can find out more information and learn how to apply at the Touring Roster Website www.arts.texas.gov.

That’s kind of it for now, we’re starting to fill up the touring calendar for the fall and are excited about presenting all the new material. Take, care, have a good summer, stay cool!!

Abrazos,

Tish

NEW Tour Dates Added!

'With A Guitar & A Pen' CD PRE-ORDER + EXCLUSIVE SINGLE!

Tish Note - April 2024

April 2024

Dear Friends,

I have been sticking closer to home and have been involved in softer gigs like speaking engagements. And there’s other things that come with (ahem..) maturing – such as doctor visits, surgeries, wellness check-ups, standing in line at the pharmacy. Thankfully, everything is fine, however, staying fine aka maintenance, eats up time on a weekly basis. I suppose those of you in my age range can relate to this situation. Hey, I’m not complaining, just noting where the time flies!

As for my creative side – I have been writing a lot – both songs and stories. I don’t have a lot of concerts booked this spring and summer as I plan to be in the studio trying to get a new record out this year. I’m also hoping to release a memoir of sorts made up of short stories of my life. I’m aiming on next year on that one. 

I have a cool gig coming up on May 5th. My trio Marvin Dykhuis, Chip Dolan and I will be playing at The Palace Theater as part of Michael Hearne’s Big Barn Dance in Bryan Texas. I hope y’all can make it out to enjoy the dance and concerts going on that weekend. I also have some gigs lining up for this upcoming fall and next year. I’ll be in the northeast in mid to late October with Michael and Pete Ronstadt. They are both fine songwriters and instrumentalists. I’m really looking forward to that!  I’ll be in Oregon in early October and in California spring of 2025. We’ll get those dates posted soon.

Tish @ Big Barn Dance Songwriter Series - May 5 - Bryan, TX

Last week I had a wonderful adventure with my sisters Sylvia and Diana. We took a trip to Monterrey, Mexico in order to treat Sylvia to a concert of Raphael, a fabulous Spanish artist. She and I have been fans since she was a teenager and I was her tag along kid sister. Her love of Spanish music and American pop radio significantly influenced my interest in music. I shared a room with her when we were young and she always had either the radio or record player going. It’s always special and fun visiting our friends in Monterrey, but watching my sister enjoy the concert was priceless! Raphael is eighty-one now, but he still has the performance magic of decades ago. We also enjoyed some great local flavor and music too!

Video - Raphael in Monterrey

Video - Tish and family in Monterrey


Well, just want to say a quick "hi" and I hope you will have a beautiful spring and summer wherever you are. I hope to see you somewhere in the fall. I’ll keep you posted on record release and shows. 

Abrazos,

Tish