The Unglamorous Lori McKenna

Posted by: gretchen on August 15, 2007 | 3 Comments

I just happened to catch an interview with Lori McKenna on ABC News Nightline. What an amazing story she had to tell! She is a mother of five from Stoughton, Massachussetts who was discovered by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. Lori has written several hit songs for Faith Hill and has just released her first album called “Unglamorous.” Her songs are mostly about family life and women’s struggles such as marriage and growing older. A couple of Lori’s biggest hits to date are “Fireflies” and “Stealing Kisses” which were recorded by Faith Hill in 2005.

I have been a big fan of her music since her debut on Oprah well over a year ago. The interview was fantastic, portraying Lori as a down-to-earth mom who still lives in her home town with her high school sweetheart and drives a mini-van. In fact, she says she LOVES her mini-van. (Hmm, not so sure about that, Lori, but I guess with that many kids you need one.) ;)

Here is another great interview of Lori McKenna (with some tidbits of “Unglamorous” mixed in): Read more

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Happy Birthday To Me

Posted by: gretchen on March 12, 2007 | 20 Comments

Tomorrow is my birthday. No sense in hiding. All of you crazy extroverted people will find me anyway. My best friend Kelli sent me my birthday present one day early, tho, so I thought I’d share it with you. Kelli made a video of me set to Martina McBride’s song “Anyway”. Basically she ripped all the good photos off of my web site and mixed it in with several (if not ALL) of my drawings, plus a few personal photos of my kids and my dog.

Creating this web site is has been a dream of mine and it has been a long, hard fight to get it up and running. But today, I am realizing that the dream is coming true and things are taking off. It just gets better and better every day. Kelli is just reminding me of that. Thanks, Kel!

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