Greetings Dragon Clan. I wonder how dragons greet each other. For now, saying hi, will do. I am focusing on content. Building a product as it were. Trying to find where I fit in. Sort of a teenager in the the music business. I am trying to get myself focused on a niche. For one, I am local to the Lancaster, Pennsylvania region. A  big piece of what I want to build is a live show. This is where I need to focus. Since late August, I have sent more that 2 dozen emails inquiring about gigs. No success yet. Since I am using my new professional email, I am afraid some of my cold emails go to junk, but I will persist. I got one response that began with “That's nice…”  Ha ha. So at least I know some of my emails are going through. 

In addition to developing a live show, I am developing an online presence. I have sent out my first request for friends to follow my Facebook and Instagram music pages. You  can too and it would greatly help. On Facebook I am RobEdenbomusic and on Instagram I'm robedenbosongs. I have been slowly increasing my posts and content. 

For the future, I'd like to bring a little more humor into my show and an occasional story. I have my interest in fantasy and D&D. I draw a deep inspiration from the masters Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt, Jason Isbel, and Old Crow Medicine show. Also, I can't help but believe my career of 25+ years in nursing will come into play. I am also developing skills on harmonica, banjo, and piano to change up the soundscape at shows. 

For the present, I have brought the last 3 years of open mics and songwriting going back 5 or 6 years together. The show I have is solid and I'm proud of it. It has audience engagement and moments that score well. I've noticed some of the musicians I follow only play their songs and that's it. They are good and have great skills on their instruments. They draw an audience so they get work. I go out to support them and see their shows. One thing I've learned in spite of my respect for them, is that their approach isn't for me. As I mentioned, I want to talk to the audience. For a shy introvert, that's a big hill to climb. I'm climbing it one step at a time.

Remember my dragons, we are all hoarders. Hoard kindness, and peace in your hearts. 

Love and peace.