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I'm part of the Texas-based Americana duo Amelia Earhart Returns and a songwriting instructor, running workshops in university and private settings. I've had success placing songs and playing to audiences in Texas as well as Tennessee and surrounding states, with airplay on one of my favorite stations - WNCW in Spindale.I'm proud to be a published poet and honored to be a recipient of the Bain-Swiggett Poetry Prize.
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