PCBRA

Well, back again to another Professional Cowboy's Bull Riding Association (PCBRA) Rodeo! We are in Salina, Utah this Saturday, April 2, 2005. I'm taking my guitar this time. One of these days I need to take the whole band, but rodeo arenas aren't band/sound friendly... We'll see. If you're in the area, drop by around 6:30 at the Blackhawk arena! See ya!

Hey, me again! Saturday was fun! Not a huge crowd, but we had a good time. If you like rodeos, and especially like to watch the bull riding... well then these are for you. All bull riding!
Of course, they have a great pre-show too! (hee hee).

Frustrating thing of the night... I was supposed to sing just before the final round too... but there ended up not being time, so I didn't get to sing my best songs I saved for then... Oh, well. I always have to roll with the punches, so to speak. Next time we are in St. George (on April 16th) we are going to schedule it better so I for sure get to sing then. I also believe the rodeo clown might be planning on making fun of me.....

See ya!

Visit Both Blogs

I've made it simple to visit both of my blogs. Specific links are located directly under "Favorites" on the side. That way you can just go back and forth between them if you wish.

My two blogs are:

Loreen's Blog (Loreen Bliss, singer/songwriter/mommy),
and this one,

Loreen's Tour Blog

Thanks for visiting and enjoy!

Tour Schedule

Don't forget to check out my tour schedule on my music web site (see link located at side). Visit often to see any changes/additions. A lot is coming up, and I hope to add more!

Or, click here:

Loreen's Tour Schedule

Studio Blog

For a brief run down of my studio experience check out the post titled "Hmmmm studio journal" located at Loreen's Blog. (Quick link below!)

Loreen's Blog

Entertainment for Dairy Princess Pageant

No, I wasn't a contestant. I don't do pageants. I was the entertainment for the Utah Dairy Princess Pageant on Saturday, March 19, 2005. Hey, we are dairy farmers, it fits! I actually judged this competition a couple of years ago. It was fun to be back. I was sad that I missed the dairy jingles though because me and the band were off warming up. That is the best part. These girls get pretty creative!

I played my guitar, and I had my lead guitar player, bass player, fiddle player, and mandolin player with me for this performance. Wish we could have had drums but they didn't allow enough time to set them up. Plus, the contestants needed the entire stage. The band members I brought really did a great job! Thanks Kerry, Kirk, Rebecca, and Joseph! We didn't have much time for a sound check but Tim (my husband) said things went well. We performed at Peteetnett (in Payson, UT...it's an Indian name) in the new section. Not as much character as the original building, but it works. I took my PeaVey sound system, and along with Kerry's amps things sounded pretty good.

Crazy event of the night: We were over in the old section of Peteetneet warming up. I had told Tim to come and get us, or warn us as things got closer, whatever...he was our eyes. We were told we were performing while the judges were making their decisions, so we had at least an hour or more before we were up. So I hadn't worried about getting ready yet (ie. check hair, put lipstick on, etc) Well, we had been rehearsing for oh, maybe 2o -30 min or so, when all of a sudden Tim runs in and says they were announcing us!!!!!! Woooohhh, talk about a bunch of musicians running down the hall. I was trying to put on my cordless mic at the same time. Well, no time for the nervousness to set in there. They never told us they had moved us up on the program. Yikes! Oh, well.... things still went well, and we really had fun.

I hate performing without lipstick on.

It was a fun evening and it was great to sell some CDs! Hope everyone enjoys my music.

Drink your milk!
(Did you know dairy products actually help you lose weight?! Yep, calcium is good for more than you thought!)

Thanksgiving Point

I have had the opportunity to perform in "The Barn" at Thanksgiving Point (Lehi, UT) twice now. Once at our Christmas Concert December 2004, and another time just this past January 2005 for the Utah Association of Fairs.

In January, I was able to perform with my new Taylor, acoustic/electric guitar that I got for Christmas!!!! Wow, great sounding guitar! As far as band members: Check this out.... we had Marc, Michelle, Merlin, and Mark!!! What is with all the M's! (guitar, fiddle, drums, and bass). Funny. It was such a last minute performance. My producer asked if I wanted to sing the night before!!!! Usually that doesn't happen, but they had someone cancel last minute so they asked if I wanted to fill in! Heck yeah! We had the day of to go through everything together. I only sang three songs, so it worked out great!

I love performing there! The look, feel, sound, light, everything. There is even a signature wall...well walls really, where those who have performed there have signed. When my daughter Kylie sang with me at Christmas time, she even signed it. It was cute.... (I had to add her age: 6. That will be fun to look back on through the years.) What a great venue! I hope to be back again soon...

Actually I will perform there for the Utah County Fair in July! It will be great to be back! If you've never been to Thanksgiving Point you really need to check it out next time you are in Utah. I've got a link to them on my tour page on my music site.

Howdy!

Hey everyone! I decided to create a separate blog that focuses primarily on my performances. In this blog I will keep you informed on my tour, how shows went, and any backstage stuff I might decide you are worthy of knowing :) !

This way, the blog stay focused!

I have a tendency to get off track and start talking about irrelevant subjects, like how I wish it were summer so we could go water skiing. Oh, man, you need to come to my town and try out our res! It has the best skiing in all of Utah! Oh, wait.....see what I mean, totally off track.

Thanks for coming!

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