Valentine Video (#ShareTheLove)

Today is the day!

Today, I'm releasing a music video for my favorite love song I’ve ever written, ‘Swing’.

“Like a rope needs a swing...A bell needs to ring...I need you.”

I wrote this story on my way back to Minneapolis after singing at a wedding in Northern Minnesota. I actually wrote the entire thing sitting at a rest stop next to a huge statue of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.

I was in such a loving place.

I had just witnessed two people pledge to love each other forever. I had seen friends that I hadn’t seen in nearly a decade, I was just really happy, at peace, and felt a lot of love.

It’s so wonderful to feel love and give love.

And that’s how I wrote the song. 

The song ended up on my latest album, I’ve sung it at many weddings, and I’ve dedicated it to many different couples.

So, this year, I thought it would be so great to celebrate love OF ALL KINDS on Valentine’s Day.

I believe in given and chosen family, and I believe in many kinds of love, so I wanted this video to be about not only romantic love, I wanted it to be about family love, friend love, rescue pet love, ALL love. 

So, here we have it. That’s why this is happening.

And today is the day that you can click on a youtube link and see the many amazing and different ways that people love.

Here it is!

I hope you enjoy it!

LOVE,

Kristen

#ShareTheLove

Feeling energized...

After a great show, I flip out a little. I sing in my car, I smile to myself, I compliment myself ('that was great!'), I just feel so...wonderful.

It's a remarkable gift to be able to do what you love.

Recognizing what gives you energy instead of sucks it from you- incredible.

Thanks to the folks who came out to hear me this weekend in Salisbury and Willimantic. My dreams have come true, and I have you to thank.

Enjoy your weekends, and I hope to see you very soon.

Love, Kristen

Just Be Nice- the movement

It seems that more and more people are wanting Just Be Nice buttons for our kindness party. This is very exciting! The biggest response I'm getting? From schools!

If you're a teacher, a student or a parent and would like folk songs and kindness in the classroom- get in touch with me and we'll make it happen!

Be kind, Kristen

Connecticut State Troubadour!

I am so excited that for 2013-2014 I am the Connecticut State Troubadour!

'Uh, Kristen, what is that?'

It's basically the equivalent of a state's poet laureate, just a music version.

'What are you going to do?'

My responsibility is to promote the arts throughout Connecticut, and to represent Connecticut in song.

'What's next?'

I'm not sure. I'm thinking something along the lines of promoting Just Be Nice. I want to spend time and energy connecting artists of all ages with worthy service projects. I'm thinking that I could reach out to school art groups, as well as artists throughout the state. We can make a lot of good happen!

What do you think I should do?

P.S. click below to hear my CT song!