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It’s Been A Minute
Wait. Our last post here was May 2023? We were asking for help to fund our Love & Rain album which has now been out for a whole year! Holy cow. Note to self. I really must get better at this. Coming to you now as we head into a very exciting summer of festivals...
We need your help to make “Love and Rain”
We're super excited about this new batch of songs and can't wait to share them with you. We started recording in January and will be finishing up very soon. (Read a bit more about the album and listen to a teaser - https://annieandrodcapps.com/recordings/) Although...
My Folky Valentine 2023!!
We are so excited to share The Ark stage with these two lovely duos. Jenny & Robin Bienemann hail from Chicagoland. By turns hilarious and heartfelt, this cutting-edge acoustic duo melds original and traditional music with an elegant hint of jazz. Robin's wild...
Annie’s CD Release Concert
Riding the wave of excitement generated by a successfully funded Kickstarter campaign, Chelsea-based singer/songwriter/performer Annie Capps celebrates the release of her ninth recording and first solo album, “How Can I Say This”. The album features 12 original songs...
It’s time …
It's official. I've launched my first ever Kickstarter campaign to help fund the album I've been laboring over for the past 8 months. Can't begin to thank my beautiful husband for his support through it all and all my pals and the incredible musicians, not to mention...
Save the Date – June 22, 2022
My Folky Valentine
Our annual lovefest returns to The Ark in person this year with us and 3 darling duos who we adore! They are Dave Boutette & Kristi Davis, Dave Keeney & Sophia Hanifi, and Matt & Kim Watroba. As always, we'll be swapping songs and collaborating on a couple...
Annie’s Solo Project
"How Can I Say This" A new solo album by Annie Capps Coming Spring 2022Just a quick little post to let you know about this exciting new project. A batch of songs that found me playing in a deeper sandbox thanks to a few great songwriting workshops presented by my very...
A spring in our step?
Does it feel like we keep telling you to "stay tuned" for news that's worthy of your attention? Well, it does to us... I don't think we're alone in our feelings that everything takes longer these days. Why is that? We supposedly have more time? I heard this a lot...
A Grateful Stoic
I was listening to 1A, the NPR program, yesterday and they were talking about the moratorium on evictions coming to an end. When I was 19, my sister and I got evicted from the apartment we shared. It was our own behavior that brought this on. We had a place to go....
Live on the River Stage
Hey friends! The band (that's right, Jason and Ozzie will be joining us) is popping up live and in-person at a new stage tucked away on a river in Manchester. SUNDAY, October 18 - 2pm It's outdoors, wide open space for keeping your distance, very LIMITED SEATING. This...
To stream or not to stream
The last gig I played (a solo show in-the-round with two other songwriters - Andy Baker and Nicholas James Thomasma) was on March 13th. And even as I headed out on the long drive to South Haven from our home in Chelsea I was questioning whether this was irresponsible...
spring
Though our road resembles the surface of the moon and there's still a chill in the wind, the birds and the bees are waking from their sporadic winter's nap and flirting with the impending spring offering hope just when we need it most. Between divisive pundits,...
2020 is off to a great start!!!
It's been 3 months since we last posted any updates here and it's not like there hasn't been much to share. 2019 was a great year for so many reasons. We continue to be so grateful for our exceptionally talented band-mates, Jason Dennie and Ozzie Andrews! Both have...
Calm after the storm
The Folk Alliance Region Midwest - commonly known as "FARM" - is an organization I've been involved with for almost 15 years. I spent some time as a board member, continued on as graphic and web designer, and for the duration of it's three-year term in Michigan I was...
Reviews and Photos and Videos, oh my!
Photos by Robin ScullyIt's been three months since our last Cappsule post and I guess that's an indication as to how busy we've been. Between travel, day jobs, lots of performances and all the work that has gone into promoting this new little CD of ours, we've barely...
Now we wait! (Or not…)
So what’s up with this new CD? You still have it as a Pre-sale on your website. Didn’t you just have a CD release concert? Can I get a copy now? Is it available on itunes or spotify?
Geez… so many questions. So here’s the short answer. Yes and No.
The new CD “When They Fall” is here!!!
or as the kids say ” our new CD is dropping today!”
February, WTF Pre Sale & other cool things.
February is nearly over and while there's still plenty of snow on the ground our spring fever is primed and ready to kick in. The thin layer of ice dripping off the trees even resembles little buds that might be showing up in a month or so. Hard to say with our fickle...
The WTF Sessions Have Begun
Not what you're thinking. WTF = When They Fall. That's the title (at least for now) of our new CD that we've finally started recording! Interestingly enough, without any intention or planning, we've realized that every album of ours has a three word title. Not So Sure...