The Horse Trailer Sessions in Evergreen, CO. Filmed by Brett Hochmuth and G.O.A.L.S. covering Springsteen and The Wood Brothers with Natalie on keys. The horse trailer was used to transport an upright piano to the outdoor stage, and then back again when it started raining right before the show.

No music will ever be like the music you fall for in high school. Perhaps there is a perfect soup of hormones that only comes to boil from age 14 to 18, leaving you forever nostalgic.

In 2009 I listened for the first time to Bon Iver’s For Emma Forever Ago. I was learning to drive, terrified and free, and had access to a car stereo that played CDs on repeat.

For Emma Forever Ago shot me to the moon and I wanted so badly to understand how. For the next decade I've made music, learned hundreds of songs, and just when I had a question I couldn’t figure out how to ask, Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) would put out a new record, answering in a language I didn't know, a new carrot on a new stick.

This is all relevant because Bon Iver just did it again. i,i came out last month and I made the pilgrimage to see the band live in Washington. Blast off, soul, joy, and once again seeming to whisper directly in my ear.

Also last month, a young man came up to me before a show in Colorado acting like he had something to say, but too shy to begin. I gave into the silence, and remembering him from a river trip and concert passed, asked him how he was. He told me he had picked up the guitar in the last year and was loving it. I was excited and asked him about his inspiration for picking the thing up. He said, “you.”

I don't remember what I said back to him. I imagine it was stutter-y. It's at once flattering and strange to have someone give you credit for music. I had a dear friend pass a few weeks ago. His family told me he took his last breath while they were listening to my song, "Lullaby." I feel beyond touched and lucky that they let me be a part of that moment. Sitting here writing I don't feel like music, it's out there, it's maybe more powerful than we understand, but it's not anyone in particular. I try to imagine what I would say to Justin Vernon of Bon Iver if I got to talk to him after his show. Maybe a hug. Or a laugh. In that moment in Colorado I wish I'd hugged the young guitar player and said, "pass it along brother!"

With love,

Jenner

Tour Dates

October 3 - Dayton, WY - T he Gallery on Main
October 20 - Willimantic, CT - Bread Box Theatre
October 24 - Nashville, TN - Petway Sounds House Concert
October 25 - Asheville, NC - Isis Music Hall – Tickets
October 26 - Chatanooga, TN - C harles and Myrtle's Coffee House
October 28 - Knoxville, TN - WDVX 89.9 Blue Plate Special
October 30 - Awendaw, SC - Awendaw Green
November 1 - York, SC - Sylvia Theatre
November 2 - Middleburg, VA - House Concert
November 4 - Washington DC - Songbyrd Music Hall
November 6 - New York, NY - R ockwood Music Hall Stage 3 - Tickets
November 22 - Truckee, CA - House Concert
November 23 - Bend, OR - Tumalo House Concert

***Email jennerfoxmusic@gmail.com for house concert details

Patreon - Let's Get to 50 Patrons!

We're at 41!!! There's some exciting patreon only content coming around the bend, and MOST IMPORTANTLY this new record is becoming an incredibly exciting and far reaching project. Last month I got to record in Ricky Skaggs' Studio with some of my musical heroes (pictured below). This is all made possible in part by my wonderful and generous Patreon community. There's still a ways to go on this record, and we're trying not to cut any corners. Thank you for your support!

Patreon is a platform that allows you to directly support creative endeavours that you find meaningful. Basically, it's a voluntary monthly subscription that you choose to pay because you believe in the artist and want to keep this musical spaceship orbiting. Any amount you contribute each month helps me get my music out there. And you get perks, like for $1 a month you receive a new song demo in your inbox every month! Check them out on my Patreon page.

An August / life highlight: recording with Chris "Critter" Eldridge, Lawson White, Brittany Haas, and Jeff Picker at Ricky Skaggs studio in Nashville.

Fox Recommends

Hans Bilger's new record Meridian came out this month!!! I'm so happy for Hans and glad I finally get to have this saved in my streaming service library. It's a beauty, watch out all you 14-18 year olds.

Shangri-La. Four-part docu-series focusing on creative conversation and the emotional side of music-making, using legendary music producer and Def Jam Records co-founder Rick Rubin's iconic Malibu, CA studio as the backdrop. Rick Rubin is Yoda. Watch him hang out with some of the greatest ever, and see how their music was recorded. •••you can get a free 7 day showtime subscription and binge watch this like I did.

Change one small thing this month that benefits trees, oceans, rivers, soil, the air we breathe, you name it. Just one! It might feel really good. I don't know, I'm trying it too. It's urgent. For ideas or just a great read check out this article.

i,i by Bon Iver. Already been discussed. The master of catharsis. The soul in the machine. And if you're a super fan, you will probably also enjoy this interview with Justin Vernon.

The Flood in Color by Joe Pug. Joe also put a new record out. Embarrassment of riches. 24 minutes, 22 seconds. So good.

PS.

“If cattle were their own nation, they would be the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, after China and the US." – The BBC

"When I was a child my mother said to me, 'If you become a soldier, you'll be a general. If you become a monk, you'll be the pope.' Instead I became a painter and wound up as Picasso." – Picasso

PPS.
My wonderful sister just got married to the wonderful Austin Quattlebaum in a fairy princess wonderland. A proud brother.

September 2019: Horse Trailer Sessions, Music First Loves