I know, I know. I didn’t post for the entire month of October. This is unacceptable and I apologize for my lameness. Things have been kind of crazy here. We had an amazing time in France. Paris was so romantic. It rained nearly everyday but we didn’t mind. They do say that Paris is most romantic in the rain. I think that’s true.
Here is a cheesy Eiffel Tower photo for you:
We returned from France and jumped right back into touring. We spent a couple of weekends at Windy Gap Young Life camp. Fall in the mountains of North Carolina is stunning and the second weekend was particularly beautiful. The trees were electric. We made our way through Indiana when camp was over and the colors became even more saturated and intense. The golden/marigold hue that many of the trees turn is probably my favorite color of all time. You just can’t recreate it apart from nature.
Our week in Chicago was ridiculously fun and a bit of a blur. I think that my favorite show was the night we played in the city at a really sweet old church. There’s something especially magical about playing in old churches. It’s powerful to play in a place where generations before us have worshiped. The power went out just as doors opened and we found candles to line the stage with. Thankfully the power came back on in time for the show. While I’m glad that it did for sound purposes, it was almost a bit of a let down. It would’ve been pretty awesome to play in that space by candlelight.
Last night we finished our short run of shows with Sara Groves and Bebo Norman. We had a really wonderful time. These artists are so inspiring. It’s life giving to be on the road with people we admire so much. We had the great honor of singing with Sara each evening. She is such a great songwriter. Tyler and I have listened to her records many times and said to each other, “How do you write a song like that?!”
I found this video today of us playing “See The Conqueror” at last night’s show. Sara and band were kind enough to back us up. We haven’t played with a full band in probably 5 years. We were giddy with excitement.
Tonight we fly home to Nashville for a day before we head to Mississippi. We still have shows in Columbus, OH, Huntington, IL, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Greensboro, NC, Champaign, IL, Fredericksburg, MD, Washington, DC, and Newtown Square, PA before the year is out. I think there may have left out a couple of places. You can get all of the details here.
Hope to see you soon.