We did a US/Canada tour with Jen Rice, Gavin Riley, Jack Topht and Justin Barnes as the band. The tour stands out to me in that I felt like I had turned a corner in my booking and tour-routing skills.
I’ve never enjoyed anything about being my own booking agent. I’m not skilled at it and I’m not a savvy person, but I have endless vigor when it comes to making sure we’re going to have a place to play and a place to sleep. The fact that it took 11 years of booking to get it right made it feel like less than a complete victory. Still, progress is progress.