I wrote a new song! I made it my goal to write twelve songs again this year, and this is my seventh. That means I’m ahead of schedule. Yay! This one’s a bit political, which is atypical for me, but it’s about topics I’ve been thinking about a lot lately: income inequality, the wealth gap, and the […]
I had a great time playing at the Shakori Hills Grassroots Band Contest with Gary Adams and Anthony Floyd two weeks ago. Although we didn’t place this time, it was our best performance yet. Check out our video below: (If you’re wondering who did win the contest, my other band Honey Magpie got […]
Remember back when Guitarist Scott Frey and I recorded “Footprints”? Well, we’ve done it again! This time we went the straight up folk route with “Garden Spider.” Click the player below to hear it for yourself: Garden Spider cello/vocals: Pippa Hoover guitar/engineering: Scott Frey I must confess, “Garden Spider” is one of my […]
For the past few months, my friend Scott Frey and I have been working on recording a few of my songs. We just finished “Footprints,” and we’re ready to share it with you. This song is a little different from my usual style. Scott likes my more rock-oriented songs the best, so we went all […]
This year, I challenged myself to write at least 12 new songs before 2016. I’m happy to report that I’ve written song #1! The new song is called “Nothing to Say to You.” I think it’s one of my best, but the subject matter is a little heavy. It deals with gross boundary-violating behavior and […]
Two weeks ago, both of my projects, Pippa Hoover Duo and Honey Magpie, played at the Corner Tavern Open Mic Night. One of the hosts caught a clip of Pippa Hoover playing “Folksong #1”: And though we didn’t get a clip of Honey Magpie playing, we did get a cute picture of the band […]
I entered my song “Swimming Pool” in indi.com’s Original Song Contest. I’d love it if you’d help me win! Here’s a video of the song if you need a reminder: To vote for me, just visit the link below and click “vote.” You can vote once every 12 hours, so vote as many […]
I’ve been trying to catch “Sally’s Song” on video for months now (mostly because it’s my boyfriend’s favorite) and it finally happened! Check out the video below to see Gary and me playing it at Mystery Brewing Pub in Hillsborough, NC. by
Today’s my birthday, and I’m giving you presents! My first gift is two demos of some new songs, “Snake in the Sun” and “Ghosts in the Attic.” These are the earliest and most lo-tech recordings I will ever make of these songs: both are just me singing and playing guitar through my computer speakers. Go […]
I can’t believe it happened again – my band won second place in the Shakori Hills Grassroots Band Contest. In the video below, check out “A Grace You Don’t Deserve,” one of the songs we played during our performance. by