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About Me

"I've dedicated my life to music so far. And every time I've let it slip and gotten somewhere else, it's showed. Music lasts. A lot longer than relationships do" - Neil Young...Eloquently and poetically stating the trials of life, Regan breathes truth into ones listening ear. Complimented with subtle music and melodies these messages can clearly be heard. Meanwhile one will find themselves captivated without understanding exactly why, but you'll find yourself listening again. Drawing inspiration from the inevitable changes one experiences growing up; building and breaking relationships, leaving home and finding it. Even if it be learning the hard way. Regan displays her profound lyricism through the traditions of Bluegrass and the modernisms of today's alternative folk rock.Born in small town Indiana, Regan found music at an early age, studying piano violin and guitar. Songwriting came naturally as she gained confidence in her new found artistry. Thanks to her wide realm of artistic influences such as Natalie Merchant, Counting Crows, Patty Griffin and Ryan Adams (just to name a few), she decided to start writing and completed her first song at age 14. She began to share her journal of thoughts with the world, playing wherever she could at local churches, venues and coffee shops. After establishing a fan base in Indiana, she found the encouragement she needed to move to Nashville and pursue music.I've loved music my entire life. I love the form and structure, the melodies and harmonies, the cadences and the color. And most of all, the unknown component it possesses that makes music continually sustain us. To me, music conveys a sensation that cannot be communicated in any other way. Performing is my way of sharing with the audience my true self. It's the pure, untainted, raw form of me and my compositions. Regan has conquered finding that comfortable outlet for expressing her thoughts and emotions in a way her audiences can relate.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/19/2005
Band Website: this is it
Band Members: regan*: vocals/guitar/piano/lyrics Don Hearl: guitar/banjo/mandolin, As well as occasional friends on percussion, dobro, lap/pedal steel, harmonica, bgv and electrics (see my top 4)!
Influences: Silence, sadness, solitude and the salvation from them all.
Sounds Like: Megan with an "R"
Record Label: none
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Songs, Revolvers, and Grace

Some things take too long. Like songs, and boys, and this process of maturing. Then there are things you can always count on being late. Like realizations, and words, and bills. Time is a revol...
Posted by regan on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:31:00 PST

realization of the day

I realized today that most of my past blogs are rather depressing and quite dramatic. I sound emotionally unstable or something. Here's to you readers out there...I'm perfectly fine and far from ...
Posted by regan on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:39:00 PST

mixed up

I'm vaguely remembering songs I've written, that have somehow evaporated into non-existence. It worries me, I don't like to forget. I've been constantly thinking about what lies ahead for me this wee...
Posted by regan on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 06:20:00 PST

yellow skies and windchimes...

The sky is yellow tonight. It makes her silhouettes seem like an even richer ebony. The wind is making the shadows in my room dance wildly. I'm tired. I can't sleep. Maybe I could if there was someone...
Posted by regan on Sun, 29 Oct 2006 08:58:00 PST

September 18th

Rain and chai, boys that lie. Of words and songs I am deprived. "To do" lists of things I don't want to do, thoughts of people I miss...like you. Music that makes my insides turn, hard lesso...
Posted by regan on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:04:00 PST

this is me summed up...

These are a few things I've found out about myself this week...or at least realized...I'm a tree hugger, an animal lover (but not quite activist), I will have dreads by the end of the year, I hate alc...
Posted by regan on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 10:31:00 PST

the end of a day that never began...

I could have used a few more hours of daylight today. More hours in general really. I've been convinced that 10 insignificant inconveniences are much worse than one catastrophic event. For an example,...
Posted by regan on Tue, 25 Jul 2006 05:20:00 PST

My dream man....

Female, 5' 2", Auburn hair, Hazel eyes...seeking...The male wears a peaked red cap, a blue brown-green pants, and ether felt boots, birch shoes, or wooden clogs. Around his waist is a belt with a tool...
Posted by regan on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:18:00 PST

to the god of long eared earthly friends...

Ceremony: July 13th 2006Time: Midnight Place: Some field in Sylvan Park Processional: the birds, bugs, and willows So my previous blog I was rejoicing that my dear...
Posted by regan on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 05:27:00 PST

in a nutshell...

Artist Management deal...Sparrow Records...Producer...CD review3 new songsNew houseNew friendsCowboy bootsPina Colada'sRecordingCrickets to make me feel back homeMore writingsNew CDLate nightsEarly Mo...
Posted by regan on Thu, 29 Jun 2006 07:12:00 PST