I started this project on New Year’s Day 2022. I was six months into motherhood, sleep deprived, music career still on parental/pandemic hiatus, and in real need of a creative outlet. I missed touring. I missed trying out new songs. I missed feedback. Audience feedback. Even guitar feedback! I had the urge to share — anything and everything — songs, stories, videos, poems, journals! So I did. With less thinking and planning than usual, less pretence and perfection, I started sending out special deliveries every Sunday morning. What surprised me is that while I was busy playing around, my virtual audience kept growing. The enthusiasm really spurred me on. As I write this I’m about to hit 50 posts!
2023 is going to be a busy one. I have a new album coming out on a new label and I’m also working on a brand new project... a highly personal fictional memoir… an audio extravaganza… a narrative podcast… a serialised story for your ears… a synthesis of all my years as a writer, performer, musician… I’ve started editing, recording, soundtracking… it’s funny and sad and might even be brilliant!
In case you’d like to help make my audio-storytelling dreams come true, as well as facilitate the future of Foggy Notions, I’ve now turned on paid subscriptions. You can read my amazingly convincing/awkward sales pitch here:
Either way, I really hope you stick around, have a drink, maybe even mingle. There’ll be swingin’ and swayin’, and records playing...
“Smart, witty, and gorgeous songs, thoughtful narrations, compelling fiction, and much more from a wildly talented musician and writer. I always look forward to these missives.”
“Lail Arad on Substack showing the way to independent artists...”
“Favourite sunday reading and listening. Thank you my friend.”
“Each week something totally different, wow!”
“I couldn’t sleep and then discovered this - wonderful.”
“Look forward to this each Sunday, on my newsless media day.”
“You sing beautifully. And write beautifully, too.”
“Haven’t been commenting but don’t think I’m not enjoying your thought provoking output week after week.”
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