I'm back!

Emily Dunbar Music has been a ghost town.  I ghosted out on my solo work because I've been doing ALL THE THINGS elsewhere.  I will now justify my absence with a list of those things.

• Making music, playing shows, recording a live album, and goofing around with Star Belle Ukulele Band
• Recording an album with Hope Dunbar of (for lack of a better term) our church music.  Stay tuned for Bluestem Psalter.
• Writing music for church including a ridiculous/wonderful children's Christmas program called Highway to the Manger Zone.
• Working to get a novel published
• Writing a cable channel Christmas movie for the amusement of my friends, unless you know someone at Hallmark (message me).  It's called Classroom Christmas.
• Working the day job.
  
• Raising the kids.  Currently: swim meets! swim meets! swim meets!
• And (this is what they call burying the lead):  RECORDING A SOLO ALBUM
  

I've been working at a snail's pace (see list above) to record Hello, Better.  It's been nine years since my last album and I've got a lot of songs to share.  My friend Kent at Tone Tree Audio has been patiently engineering.  Lisa Smith (Star Belle) plays bass.  The Dunbar Boys lend their voices. Melissa Reichert records fiddle next week. And then we mix, master, and get it out to you.  I can't wait!

In the mean time, I'm playing at the Listening Room in Hastings on March 9 opening for Darrell Scott.  Darrell is going to play with me during my set, which is INSANELY exciting and humbling and a dream come true.  See you out there!