Donna Mucks: Blog

Hi all!  
 
Well, summer has finally arrived!  I vowed not to complain when it got hot because it took sooooo long to get here this year.  I am proud to say, so far, I have kept my promise!
 
The NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Conference in Nashville was fantastic!  I think it was quite successful in raising awareness of the KEYS Program.  Colleen and Dave Bennett, KEYS founders, did a great job working the crowd while Katie Quick (www.KatieQuick.com) and I performed. The highlight for me was, of course, performing in the Foundation Lounge at the conference! I had my 15 minutes of fame in Nashville, actually 30 minutes! My latest release, For You and For Me (available on iTunes and CD baby) might have generated an opportunity to play at a military base in Ohio.  For that I am grateful.  Also, Katie and I were able to get our CD's into the hands of a relatively new, small publishing company.  I don't know exactly what this [...]

Happy Summer!
 
Or at least that is what the calendar tells us!  I hope you take every opportunity to enjoy the sun when it shines!  And when it doesn't I hope your smile helps light the day for others!  
 
A few updates...
 
I had the pleasure of performing at a KEYS Benefit Concert in June at the Whitesboro Presbyterian Church.  What a beautiful church, the building and the people.  Thank you for your support!
 
I also participated in a songwriters circle at the Tramontane Cafe in Utica in June.  It was a lot of fun.  I was given an assignment to write a song about Trash Cans!  It was pretty corny, but it got a few chuckles!  Thank you to John Keller for the invitation.  
 
Nashville is on my radar again for July.  I am going to the NAMM Conference once again to represent the KEYS Program.  This is the conference we went to last year and we were able to "drum up" support in the form of guitar picks, strumsticks, [...]

Hello friends!
 
It has been an exciting month! 
 
Thanks to some good friends and the JA Castle Recording Studio, my single, For You and For Me is ready!!!!  In honor of Memorial Day Weekend, May 27-May 30, For You and For Me will be available for FREE download at CD Baby. Thank you Mike and Chris Hoke for your help on this project! 
 
Use the following link to go to CD Baby and get your FREE download this weekend only!       http://cdbaby.com/cd/donnamucks2  
 
You will have to make an account, but you will NOT have to give any credit card information. Later this weekend there will be a link on my website.  It will be available on other sites in the coming days and weeks also.
 
If you would like to read the story behind the song you can go to my website blog atwww.sunnyrockshoresmusic.com.
 
After May 30 all profits from the sale of For You and For Me will go to the Heroes Song [...]

In 2008 and 2009 I was compelled to attend the wakes of 3 local heroes.  I did not know any of them, nor did I know anyone who did, or so I thought.  I just knew I needed to go. At each event, I was of course, saddened. I was also uplifted though, by the support of the communities, and amazed by the strength of the family members in the receiving lines.  I also participated as a volunteer with the Red Cross at the arrival ceremony of one of these heroes.  During this time I came to know of the Patriot Guard Riders (PGR). When I attended the wake, there was the PGR again, with their “heads and flags held high”, silently standing and guarding the fallen hero and all those gathered.
 
I stood in line at the funeral home and asked myself, “Why do I go pay my respects to someone I don’t even know?”  I went to my car and took out a pen and paper tried to put my feelings into words.  I sat there for a while, watching people come [...]

Hi Friends,
 
Just a quick note to keep you up to date on the release of For You and For Me.  We finished recording on Wednesday.  A HUGE Thank You, to Mike and Chris Hoke.  Mike added his fiddle talents and Chris her bodhran (Irish frame drum) talents. These additions have made this a very special project.  Final mixing will take place on March 24th. Then it will be available as a FREE digital download on CD baby over Memorial Day Weekend, May 27-May 30.  After that it will be $0.99.  
 
Don't forget, this week I have the pleasure of sharing the stage not once, but twice with Nashville Singer/Songwriter Katie Quick.  
Thursday, May 19 at Scooters in Forestport, at 8 pm.  
Friday May 20 at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School at 7 pm.
 
You can always check my website for updated information on the digital release and concert schedule.
 
Much love and blessings to you and yours!
Donna