miercuri, 11 aprilie 2018

Where To Catch Gigi Love Performing

By Melissa Scott


This is a performing artist who is the original Trails & Rails Troubadour. Trails & Rails is a program that has been organized by both the National Park Service and Amtrak as a way of getting people to enjoy the natural wonders of national parks all from the comfort of an Amtrak train. As a part of this program, Gigi Love performs both on these long train rides and at breathtaking performance sites in many parks across the country.

By taking the time to visit the many wonderful natural sites at the many national parks across the country, Love's music perfectly reflects the things that people can see, feel, and experience in these places. From 2015 to 2017, she spent two years going around to nearly two dozen national parks to absorb everything she could from the places. She took many notes along the way, and what came from these notes are many of the songs that can be found in her album celebrating the centennial of national parks.

People who listen to her songs say that they feel transported to a different place. Because her lyrics are often depicting the many travels she has gone on, the songs themselves often feel like a journey. In her music, Gigi has a way of making the listener see what she sees and go with her on this journey.

Gigi's place of birth was Dallas, Texas, and that is where she was raised and was first introduced to music. It didn't take her long for her to get her start. After learning how to sing and play the guitar when she was seven, she quickly went on to play at a number of prestigious local venues by age twelve.

A lot of people have heard her name before because of the widespread public exposure she attained after performing at some very big events for extremely large audiences. One of her big breakthrough events was opening for the Dave Matthews Band at the Columbia River Gorge. Her performance at the Salt Lake Winter Olympic Closing Ceremonies led to many opportunities in her career.

This folk artist debuted with the NRFA in 2016 with the Suzi Wollenberg Folk DJ Showcase. Artists she's toured with include Kate McLeod, as well as with a Utah Phillips cover band with Duncan Phillips. Love's amazing voice compliments these tunes perfectly.

This particular album and project was always about Love's passion for these beautiful parks. She wanted to use the power of songwriting and use it to convey the beauty, history, and importance of these natural wonders. By performing this music that she has specifically crafted for each park in the parks themselves, she has effectively created a soundtrack for nature.

The first song that Gigi wrote about a national park was called Yosemite Gold, and there seemed to have been some destiny at play in the incident when she wrote the song. As she tells it, she bought a mandolin for $25 from a rock climber who needed gas money. She then took the instrument to the El Cap meadow and wrote her song.




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