sandhillsis on May 1st, 2009

Some people chase their dreams. Some their tail.
Ben chases smoke. Not just any smoke, mind you, when your grass is BLUE…the smoke you chase can’t be inhaled. However, it’s fair to say it’s as addicting as other smoke. This banjo player chases the ‘prewar sound’ type smoke. For all you non-banjo players, that would be [...]

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sandhillsis on April 20th, 2009

This is what is on one of our walls in the living room. I love it. It totally defines who we are, what we do, and why we do it. And says it more eloquently than I could say it, that’s for sure.
About three years ago Ben and I started taking music focused get aways, [...]

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sandhillsis on April 8th, 2009

Fifteen years ago, I went from a daughter of a working cowboy in Nebraska, to a nanny living in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.. Every Tuesday night without fail, my friend, Jules and I would go to small local bar, for ladies night. Well, for one drink anyway, the first one was free.
While we were planning the rest [...]

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sandhillsis on February 14th, 2009

Ben and I have been together near on fifteen years now. Fifteen years of me not playing anything but the radio. You would think all the talent, patience, and music ability that has surrounded me all this time, I would have taken advantage of it. But, I’ve always seen it simply as his passion, and not mine. [...]

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