Brooke Parrott

Man, does it feel good to be home, if only for a few days at a time! Being out on the road really makes you appreciate the kindness of strangers – strangers that quickly become friends. After spending the last 3 weeks or so on the road by myself; filling up the tank countless times, stopping for free rest stop coffee (yuck), and sleeping on any couch, air-mattress, or spare bed I could find, I’m back in Portland for a few days.

A 15 date tour that spanned from Eugene up to Vancouver, BC, and from Port Townsend, WA to Coeur D’Alene, ID; I met loads of new people, and really felt my presence in the pacific Northwest start to solidify. Thanks to a lot of press from local publications and radio stations, I had a fair number of people coming out because they read about me in the paper, or because their friend told them I was “not to miss”. Such validation from these wonderful, enthusiastic people!

I’ve uploaded a photo album from the tour - click through to see my notes about each place!

Next month I’ll be touring in California and Oregon (tour dates posted soon), working my way up to the Oregon Country Fair (!!), where I’ll be playing on Saturday at the Blue Moon Stage (1pm), and Sunday at the Shady Grove stage (11am). Hope all you fair-goers can make it!

Plus, I have some very exciting news that I’ll be able to announce in the next few weeks, so stay tuned…

Here’s a video of my best Stevie Nicks impersonation – singing ‘Dreams’ with friends The Shants at Cafe DuNord in San Francisco.

The Shants - Dreams (with Brooke Parrott) from skip on Vimeo.

Brooke