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About Me

Blanche... We're not a fancy people. We may look somewhat fancy, but we're not. We don't have a fancy sound, although Feeny resorts to musical trickery occasionally. We each do our simple thing and hope that it fits together in a way that doesn't make most people cringe. The metropolis region of Detroit in these United States of America is our home. We rake our leaves as we should. We sit on the front porch and play music. But sometimes we just sit. And think. We endure the sad times. We try to savor the good times without fearing the inevitable other sad times to come. We garbagepick. We clean our gutters. We make small talk with our postal carrier. We wave to our neighbors and help them lift heavy objects. Our hygiene is fairly terrific.
Tracee's hair is sometimes red, sometimes brown, and currently black. She has been known to wear a wig. Feeny has always aspired to "wear a rug." Dan's hair has caused trauma. Lisa chews gum whilst she plays the drums. Little Jack doesn't like small talk. The family that plays together stays together. That is why we often "baby-bird" each other on tour. This means one Blancher chews a piece of food and spills it into the open mouth of another Blanchee who may not have the energy to chew his/her food due to the rigors of touring or general disinterest. This excercise shows trust. And caring for one another.
Blanche will begin recording the new album in February in Nashville at the home of Mr. Mark Nevers, and then head home to Feeny's laboratory, The Tempermill, in Detroit for more recording and mixing. The album should be out in the latter summertime...
Blanche is proud to perform at the 29th Annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival on Friday evening at Hill Auditorium. Founding Blanche member, and Blanche Hall of Fame banjo player, Patch Boyle, will make a rare appearance in the absence of Little Jack who is currently out Greenhorneing.
Thanks to all who attended Feeny's Festivus, The 4th Annual Detroit City Sounds & Spirits charity concert that Feeny conducts every year. Much money was raised for a truly good cause, although Blanche finished 27th out of the 29 bands who played that night according to the international judges. Congratulations again to Feeny, as his rendition of Heatmiser soundly defeated Dan's pitiful Snowmiser waltz.
Tracee Mae has some paintings available for your purchasing pleasure, along with signed prints of two paintings: www.TraceeMiller.com
Thank you for your interest in Blanche and please have a pleasant day. Won't you?
What This Town Needs
No Matter Where You Go

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Member Since: 11/29/2005
Band Website: blanchemusic.com"blanchemusic.com
Band Members: Dan John Miller,
Tracee Mae Miller,
Lisa Jaybird Jannon,
Feeny,
Little Jack Lawrence
(Blanche Hall of Fame: Patch Boyle)
Influences: Tracee Mae's Paintings: www.traceemiller.com Feeny's Laboratory: www.tempermillstudios.com
Record Label: Loose Music/V2 Records/Original Signal
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Blanche in the USA, Ralph Stanley, and SF Festival

Dear friend,Here are a few things to ponder:*Blanche's Little Amber Bottles will at last be released in these United States of America on October 23rd. It will be available digitally on the interweb ...
Posted by Blanche on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:16:00 PST

Little Amber Bottles

Dear, dear Friend,Here is the order of business on today's docket:UK/Europe tour dates...Little Amber Bottles to be released on vinyl....Uncut magazine review and cd....videos on the way...MOJO radio ...
Posted by Blanche on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:45:00 PST

SXSW/Little Amber Bottes update

Dear Friend,As many of you know, V2 Records is no more in North America. We are impatiently waiting to see where our new home will be, as Little Amber Bottles is ready to go. Fortunately, focus groups...
Posted by Blanche on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 07:12:00 PST

Dear, dear friend...

Dear, dear friend,In what city officials are reporting as "a dose of exactly what this town needs," there will be a Blanche gathering of sorts on Thursday evening at The Magic Bag in the metro Detroit...
Posted by Blanche on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 01:18:00 PST

What This Town Needs ep

The leaves on the trees are losing their grip and soon they will be last year's leaves... ...
Posted by Blanche on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 02:59:00 PST

Dan's solo show set list

Many have inquired--here are the songs Dan played at his solo show with Jon Langford at The Magic Bag on April 21st: Ramblin' Man (Hank Williams)Who's to Say... A Year from Now The World's Largest Cru...
Posted by Blanche on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 05:35:00 PST

The New Album

Dear Friend, We are home in Detroit after a week of recording in Nashville at the modest bungalow-styled home of Mr. Mark Nevers. We are truly excited about the recordings, but not that excited...
Posted by Blanche on Tue, 21 Feb 2006 08:19:00 PST