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Hello and welcome to staggeringsiren - the home of all things musical for Val Esway, singer of torch songs, twang ballads, murder lullabies and oh so much more...

Sumer Street Fairs Galore - August 18, 2010

Somewhere it's summer time, and some days it's even summer time right here in the Bay area.   But other days it's the typical Bay area summer with grey skies & fog.  Hopefully before summer is over, we'll get more of those bright sunny days, and hopefully they'll get here right in time for the upcoming festivals where I'll be showing up to sing a few songs.  Loretta Lynch will be at the Downtown Berkeley Music Festival on Saturday, August 28th, and at the Solano Stroll on Sunday September 12th.  And on Saturday September 11th, I'll be playing with El Mirage at the Webster Street Jam in Alameda.  All shows are family friendly with all ages welcome. Check the calendar page for more details.  Hope to see you out there, with sunshine!

Singin' it for the Animals, Farewell to Jimmy Sweetwater, and Hello again to El Mirage - June 21, 2010

Howdy all,

June has been relatively quiet, but July has plenty in store, including a couple of fun and star-studded events, including Val playing solo at a benefit for the East Bay Humane Society at the Starry Plough on Sunday afternoon, July 11th, and the ladies of Loretta Lynch singing a few tunes at the Farewell to Jimmy Sweetwater event at the Great American Music Hall on Thursday, July 22nd.   Sandwiched in between, El Mirage will pop out of hiding to play at the Rite Spot.  Hooray for July!  Click on the calendar page for all the details.  Hope to see you soon!

May - May 7, 2010

April was quite the whirlwind, flying right by just like all the months do.  Besides enjoying a wonderful birthday and two glorious, relaxing trips to the ocean, I had a lot of fun sorting through old demos and posting them here.  And if all that wasn't enough, the month ended with an incredible show at the Great American Music Hall as I sang w/ Joe Rut and his most excellent band.  I can hardly find the words to describe what a truly special night of music that was.  What a joy to share the stage with such a vast array of talented musicians, playing Joe's excellent songs on that gorgeous stage.  It was very dreamy. Fortunately it was both recorded and filmed, so if you weren't one of the nearly 500 people there in the audience, fear not - you'll eventually have your chance to see the show!

Speaking of Joe Rut, Loretta Lynch is looking forward to playing a show with him and our pal Danny Allen and his High Diving Horses on May 22nd at the Starry Plough - it's going to be a great night of music and we hope you'll join us!

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