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Coco O’Connor

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COCO O’CONNOR This Ol’ War Label: Satarah Records Released: June 8, 2018

1. Daddy’s Arms 2. The Devil a Wounded Man and Me 3. Abilene 4. This Ol’ War 5. South of Santa Fe 6. Crenshaw County 7. Free State of Winston

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Summer of Travels, Pt. 3

The Oak Ridge Boys..need I say more. Hillsboro, MO July 22, 2016

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Summer of Travels, Pt. 2

I think I’ll just let the pics do the talkin’... Awesome photo taken by my awesome fan/friend Michelle Veronica Harmon in Potosi, MO,  Aug. 6 , 2016

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The Waiting Is The Hardest Part

Perhaps I am intimidated that this is the first post for me in this new year and that’s why I am a bit tardy. But alas, one must get over the apprehension and press on! So here I am reflecting and not in the best of moods as I write... but let’s see what I got.

I spent the holidays with the baby and hubby watching fires and the snow fall. I am always amazed at the silence the snow can bring but while many times snow for me equals peace it was not the case over the last few weeks.

You see, I just finished making a record and it’s a pretty important one. Both for me personally and professionally, this record contains some of the best work I’ve ever done. In addition, making a record is like giving birth.. without an epidural. Upon my last meeting, my vocal coach Judy Rodman, suggested that I get some herbs to help me with the “post record baby blues” . Just a little background... I had struggled with a bit of blues “postpartum “ after the birth of my daughter. I  used the Wish Garden “Baby Blues” herbs that were amazing during that time and wished I had gotten some for this season. I neglected to get the herbs and thus had some difficult days after this recording which also was the holiday season. Kind of a double whammy.

But with some extra prayers I made it and it was exciting getting to hear the rough mixes...then the real mixes and now all the songs are hanging out in the UK for mastering. I believe I should have them completed by end of this week or first of next week. Then the real work begins....

So not being one to just sit around and wait ( which for me is the hardest part) I jumped on my trusty Mac and fired up iMovie. I found some cool stock footage and went to work editing a lyric video. Again, this is part of the “real work” getting it out to all the people on the overly saturated internet. Well, it turned out very nicely and has been getting a good response.

It’s for my song “Empty In California” which surprisingly will kick off the record. Some may think I am razzing Cali but I’m not...really. Cali was just a place that broke my heart and this is me getting those feelings out via a tune. 

In closing ... just some shameless promotion...you can get a FREE download of that song here . 

Well, it’s time for me to go put another log on....and go make some of my infamous mash potatoes for supper. The babe and hubby will be coming through the door soon and my treasured “alone” time will be a nice memory of the day. I know some of you can relate...

And so I will continue the waiting game for ....the mastered tunes, the future meetings with industry moguls, the You Tube views, the Facebook likes....and the ...???

Love from the mountain,

Coco

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East of Nashville / South of Santa Fe / The Gift

It’s been a whirlwind of weeks. Mid-November brought a cross country drive from the mountain here in Santa Fe to East Nashville, TN. As the O’Connor clan descended upon my old stomping’ grounds of that wonderful city Nashville,  we perched in Yackland Studio  for 10 amazing days of recording 10 new songs. 

These songs were produced by Margaret Becker who simply went above and beyond the call of duty. She took my “babies” and made them into full grown women. I cannot say enough about how wonderful it was to finally work with someone who really “got me”as an artist. Someone who was not interested in their own agenda being represented but instead someone who completely served the creative process. It was refreshing and magical. 

I am very excited to release this new work. I should have final mixes by mid-December. A release date is still TBD. So the days of joy and cheer really are special this year because of the new songs. I celebrated my birthday on Thanksgiving, my 18th wedding anniversary  a few days before that and by Christmas ( or before ) I’ll have a new record. 

I must say that the greatest gift in my life ( in addition to my daughter) that I have is my hubby , Taylor O’Connor. We are a strong , tight - knit family and he supports me in every single way creatively, financially, and spiritually. We share a love of music, recording and each other. Plus, he can really jam on anything  that has black and white keys and other musical instruments stringed and beyond. I haven’t done a lot of things right in my life but choosing to be with him on the journey of life was one thing I did do right.

So, Taylor “guess I don't tell you enough” .... but “if I had to choose I’d still choose you”... ( Lyrics from “I’ll Say It Again” ) 

I plan too be more frequent with my writings. I have some video footage I am waiting on from the Nashville recording sessions. Be on the lookout for that. I’m hoping to document the songwriting process that lead up to this recording session that brought songs from  “south of Santa Fe” to “East Nashville”. 

Life is good... very good.

Keep dreaming...because age is just a number.

Until next time...

Coco

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Oh Good Grief...

It was 2 nights ago that I lay in bed with my daughter tucked inside my arm when that sinking feeling of ‘grief’ creeped in. Perhaps it was the fact I had left my love with his iPhone and classic rock stream, feeling once again unappreciated and ignored because of the technological advances we choose over people nowadays ( me included mind you). Or perhaps I was just missing my mom... or maybe it was the fact that I feel like I am walking away from a digital world and into a musical world where nothing is safe, calculated, or secure.... But really is anything safe, calculated or secure and the answer is of course, “no”. 

We are vapors just caught up in the winds of change. Maybe we enjoy the way we are blown sometimes or maybe we do not want to go in a certain direction and we resist. Whatever it is that Divine Wind will blow even if you are not ready. As one who desires to dance with my Creator through life... I can say that sometimes that dance is hard. I want to be a wallflower. Tucked away like I was in high school. The girl .... the one who didn’t drink and the one who had no date for the prom. Oh Good Grief , Charlie Brown!

Ok enough of that... funny thing is .. 2 days later I’m still in a what I feels like a state of “grief”. I think yes, I miss my mom terribly but I also sense there is more loss on the horizon. I think the picture sums it up best... 

Until next time-

Coco