Taryn Cross: News

My new EP is finally released and ready for all of you to buy! The sales at live shows have been awesome, but you can get a copy from www.CDbaby.com right now! Please go check it out!

I was given an opportunity of a lifetime to open up for Randy Travis. Randy Travis has more than a dozen studio albums, he has had more than 30 singles on Billboard Hot Country Songs and 16 number one hits! I felt honored to share the stage with such an accomplished artist.

Because of the Randy Travis show, I was given another amazing opportunity. I opened for Eric Church last month. Eric Church has taken the country by storm with his new CD, "Chief". I was able to open for him when his CD was number one in the country, all genres. Thank you to the D & R Theatre for being a part of both of those shows. The theatre is absolutely gorgeous, located in Aberdeen, Washington.

This summer will be one that I will not soon forget. I met some great people that I hope will remain lifelong fans. A few of those shows included: Clark County Fair, Union County Fair, Chinook Winds Casino, and more! Thank you to everyone who came out and watched my shows, thank you to my family and friends for supporting me and sharing new experiences with me and a HUGE thank you to my boys in the band. I would not be able to do any of this without all of your help and hard work. I am truly blessed to have such a talented group of musicians backing me up.

Until next time... :)

Much Love,
Taryn Cross

We are pleased to announce the up-coming release of Taryn's new 6-song EP, "Might As Well Be Me", recorded at Omni Sound Studio in Nashville, and produced by Grammy Award producer, Brien Fisher. We will keep you posted on the actual release date, when Taryn's new songs will be available for download on iTunes, and the EP will be on CD Baby. Thank you for all your support!

Hello Everyone,



Thanks to all of you who voted, I am still in the running to win "Outstanding Achievement in Country Music" for the Portland Music Awards. I need your help again though. Please go to http://www.musicspectator.com/portland_music_award/voting.php and vote for me under the category I mentioned. The voting started a few weeks ago and, unfortunately, I just found out today. Please forward this email on to get the word out and help me catch up! I really appreciate all your support. I will keep you updated.

Thank you,
Taryn Cross

Hello Everyone,

I'm sorry it has been so long since the last update. We are still trying to iron out the final details on the release of my new CD. I am very proud of what was accomplished in Nashville, and was able to get some of my own songwriting on the project. We have one song available for you to listen to on both my website, www.taryncross.com, and my Myspace page, www.Myspace.com/taryncross. Please take a minute to listen, the track is titled "Might As Well Be Me".

Along with that, I have been working very hard on songwriting and practicing my guitar. I love the feeling of singing my own material at my shows.

Please keep checking my calandars on both sites for updates to my summer schedule. I am really looking forward to the Willamette Country Music Festival, Aug. 19-22. A few of the big names that will be appearing include Joe Nichols, Gary Allen, Darryl Worley, Jimmy Wayne, and Love and Theft. For more details go to www.willamettecountrymusicfest.com.

Thank you all for your support and encouragement.

Much Love,
Taryn

Hello Everyone,
Just a quick note to let you know about performance time at Bellingham's Ultimate Concert. The event starts at noon at Maritme Heritage Park on Sunday, Sept. 6, and has a great line-up of entertainment. Admission is free, and donations will benefit Children's Miracle Network. Taryn will close out the show around 5:00.

For those of you who can make it out to Lummi Island, a reminder that she will at Beach Store Cafe from 6-9 on Saturday, Sept. 5.

The Willamette Country Fest was amazing. Taryn had a great show and was thrilled to be included with some of Country music's biggest names. A highlight for her was being asked by Neal McCoy to sing a song during his show, a huge honor. We are very pleased to announce that Taryn will be returning next year.

Thank you for your continued support,
Lynn Cross

Hello Everyone,
It's been a great summer, and we have some exciting updates to share with you all.

First of all, we want to say thanks to all of you who came out to see Taryn at the Clackamas County Fair this past week. It was great to see you all and we so appreciate your support.

Taryn's next performance will be at the Willamette Country Fest on August 29 at 1:00. Taryn is included in a group of 12 Country music stars that include:

Friday, August 28

3:00 Coyote Creek

5:00 Concrete Cowboys

7:00 Opening Ceremony

7:15 Chris Young

9:00 Emerson Drive

Saturday, August 29

1:00 Taryn Cross

3:00 Derek Sholl

5:15 Rockie Lynne

7:00 Jason Michael Carroll

9:00 Keith Anderson

Sunday, August 30

2:00 Alexis Ebert

4:15 Amy Clawson

6:00 Lonestar

7:30 Neal McCoy

We have had a wonderful experience with the staff and management of this festival, please check them out at www.willamettecountryfest.com. Hope to see you there.

Taryn will be performing at the Beach Store Cafe on Lummi Island from 6 to 9 on September 5. For those of you who couldn't get in to see her totally packed last performance at this venue, Taryn will be closing out their very successful summer outdoor concert series.

On September 6, Taryn will be performing at Bellingham's Ultimate Concert to benefit Children's Miracle Network at Maritime Heritage Park. Please go to www.UltimateSummerConcert.com or to Taryn's web site, www.taryncross.com to check performance time and the lineup of amazing talent that will be participating.

We are so pleased to announce that Taryn will be flying to Nashville in September to work with Grammy Award winning producer, Brien Fisher. Taryn and Brien have been in constant contact for the past two months working on song selection and all the details that go into her very exciting new project. Included is this session will be songs that Taryn has written herself, and also songs written by some of Nashville's top successful "hit" writers. Brien has worked in the past with well known artists such as Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Jeannie C. Riley, Hank Williams Jr., Emmylou Harris, Larry Gaitlen and The Gaitlen Bros., Bobby Bare, Blake Shelton and Styx. Brien was awarded the prestigous Grammy Award for his production of The Kendall's "Heaven's Just A Sin Away". As Vice-President of Ovation Records, Brien has been acknowledged as the #1 record label the year, and received a CMA for Record Producer of the Year. In 2003, Brien produced Jeannie Kendall's album for Rounder Records with guests Alan Jackson, Alison Krauss, Ricky Skaggs, Rhonda Vincent, and Allison Moorer. Taryn's new project will be recorded on Music Row in Nashville at OMNIsound Studios. Past clients include Miranda Lambert, Trace Adkins, Joan Osbourne, Faith Hill, Jewell, and many others.

Taryn has received an Honorable Mention for her original song "Vanity" in the Billboard World Song Contest. In Billboard's words, "This honor demonstrates the talent and dedication it takes to write a HIT SONG". Taryn is performing this song and we look forward to it's release very soon.

We hope to see you very soon at one of Taryn's performances. Thank you again for your support.

Wishing you all the best,
Lynn Cross
www.taryncross.com www.Myspace.com/taryncross www.Youtube.com

We are excited to let you know of two Bellingham shows that Taryn will be performing in her home town area. Both will be acoustic shows, a little different from Taryn's usual show with her 5-piece band, more laid back, perfect for the dinner crowd.

April 2, 2009
Back Porch Alley from 6 to 9:30 (all ages)
1212 N. State St.
Bellingham, Wa. 98225
360-647-3466
www.backporchalley.com
To quote a recent article in the Bellingham Business Journal: Layne Southcott, and his partner Ted Williams who is originally from Mississippi, have recently opened the Back Porch Alley Restaurant and Lounge, blending Southern-style cooking, music, and hospitality. To match the name, the restaurant is set up to look like an "alley" and the upstairs is the "back porch" with it's old style porch railings and view of the alley below. The stage is on the main floor surrounded by tables. Please come and support this fantastic new venue.

Also, April 4, 2009
Beach Store Cafe from 6-9 (all ages)
2200 N. Nugent
Lummi Island, Wa. 98262
360-758-2233

Take the 5 minute ferry ride from Gooseberry Point to Lummi Island, take a right from the ferry parking lot onto Nugent and the restaurant is in the yellow house on the left. This is very walkable for those of you who would rather leave your car on the mainland and walk on. You will love the food and fun atmosphere of the Beach Store Cafe.

Although they won't be traveling with Taryn this trip, Taryn has been busy with her new band performing in Oregon. They perform a show consisting of 4, one hour sets, that adds up to about 50 songs!

Taryn attended the Orefgon Fairs Convention in January and we are now putting together a very busy performance schedule for this summer. She also attended the Western Washington Chapter of the Nashville Songwriter's Assc. International (NSAI) workshop with Steve Seskin, author of such songs as "Grown Men Don't Cry" (Tim McGraw) and "Don't Laugh At Me" (Mark Wills) and many other hit songs.

We need to give our appreciation to Ladies of Country Music Radio and their support of Taryn. Please go to www.locmradio.com, and click on Make Request for Taryn Cross. We are also very excited about the new Ladies of Country Magazine coming out in May. Check it out and get their e-mail updates at www.locmpublications.com. A huge thank you to Jerry Pitts and Thomas Hilton and their support of the "Stars of Tomorrow"

In addition to managing a band, all the practice and performance time, and songwriting, Taryn completed her high school education last week. She has been taking on-line classes through Whatcom Community College and is only one quarter away from her two-year degree.

Taryn is now reviewing songs for a new CD project, and working on her own songs as well. We will keep you posted on that.

Thank you all for your support, and to our Bellingham friends, we hope to see you next week.

We are very excited to announce the release of Taryn's new video, "I Can Break My Own Heart". You can view it on YouTube, or just click on Links in the menu on this site, and go to Taryn's MySpace site. We owe a huge thank you to Eero Johnson of Video One Studio, videoonestudio.com, song writers Marc Kuchner and Stacey Magers-Doublestein, actor Chris Cantrell, and to Mike Pinkstaff of Pinkstaff Autobody for the use of the incredible Pontiac GTO.

Hello Everyone,
It's been awhile, so we thought we'd better let you know what's been going on.

Taryn is very busy performing both with Bob Manning and Nashville West, and as a solo act with Nashville West backing her. They are based in Oregon, but I will be letting you know of two upcoming Washington shows for our friends up here. And, as always, please keep checking www.taryncross.com and www.MySpace.com/taryncross for her performance schedule.

We have been contacted by Ruthanna Straton of Galaxy Entertainment in Nashville. We are very pleased to announce that Galaxy is handling the release of Taryn's single, "I Can Break My Own Heart", by Marc Kuchner and Stacey Magers, to country radio. The single appears on the CDX Compilation #451, and will go out to over 2000 plus radio stations. Just as a point of interest, the single was released the same week as singles by Jessica Simpson, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Randy Travis, Sara Evans, and Lee Ann Womack to name a few. Very stiff competition for a new artist, keep your fingers crossed. So far, Taryn has had airplay in Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Louisianna, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. We are very grateful to Galaxy Entertainment for their support and expertise. Taryn is also getting airplay on Ladies of Country Music Radio for three of her songs, "I Can Break My Own Heart"', "The Good Life"' and "This Heart of Mine".

We were contacted by Bellingham film producer, Eero Johnson, about making a video for "I Can Break My Own Heart". Eero has some great ideas, we will begin shooting very soon.

Taryn has been very busy with her guitar and writing songs. She and our friend, singer/songwriter, Chris Stephens, were able to perform a song they co-wrote during our recent trip to Nashville. Taryn was back-up vocalist for Chris' gig at the Frisky Berry in Franklin, and Chris was very generous in allowing Taryn to sing lead on their song, "Reminding Me of You".

Our friend, songwriter Rod Stone, has some very exciting news, his song "USA Today", will be on Lee Greenwood's new project. We are very hopeful that it will actually be the title cut and first single, we'll keep you posted.

So....for our Washington friends, the information on the two upcoming Washington shows:
Thurston County Fair
August 1 @ 4 until 5:30
Directions from I-5 South-take exit 109, turn onto Martin Way. Go to Carpenter Rd., turn right, and follow approx. 3 miles to the fairgrounds on your left, arriving at 3054 Carpenter Rd. S.E., Lacey, Wa. 98503.
From I-5 North-take exit 109, turn right onto Martin Way. Go to Carpenter Rd. turn right, and follow approx. 3 miles to the fairgrounds on your left. Admission to the fair-$6

As a side note, Nashville West is the house band for the Colgate Country Showdown, also on the same stage, from 8-9:30. The band has learned all the contestants songs (2 each), and Taryn will join them back on stage during the judges decision making time.

August 2 @9:00
Blazing Sadddles
Directions-take exit 212 towards Stanwood/Camano Island. Go .02 mi. and turn left onto Wa-532/Stanwood-Bryant Rd. Continue to follow for 6.1 mi. Turn right onto 102nd. Ave. N.W. Arrive at 27021 102nd Ave. N.W., Stanwood, Wa. 98292-8019. Must be over 21.

Thank you all so much for your support. We hope to see you very soon.

All the best,
Lynn Cross

The first cut off my CD, "I Can Break My Own Heart" is being promoted by Galaxy Entertainment in Nashville. The single will be released to Country radio on CDX451. CDX is a compilation disc of major and independent single releases that is shipped to over 2000 plus county radio stations, offering high credibility.

Thanks everyone for all your support.

Love,
Taryn

I just finished 3 great shows with Nashville West at the Three Rivers Casino in Florence, Oregon. We had the honor of the legendary guitar player Nokie Edwards joining us for our last set. Nokie is famous for playing with The Ventures, and of course, "Wipeout". I spent the following Monday working with Bob Manning recording a song I wrote for my Dad for Father's Day, hopefully I can record it soon with the band. I'm now back home in Washington, finishing up my on-line classes for my Junior year, writing songs, and practicing guitar. I hope you see me very soon on stage with it!
Love,
Taryn

I just got back from a trip to Nashville with my Mom and our songwriter friend, Chris Stephans. We were kept very busy seeing the sites with Chris' friend, Skip Franklin. Skip set up a gig for Chris and I at the Frisky Berry Coffee Shop, located at The Factory in Franklin. It was very fun meeting Tim Johnson, an incredible songwriter, who has had over 60 major cuts with artists that include Reba, Geroge Strait, Diamond Rio,
Colin Raye, Blaine Larson, and Kelli Pickler. We were very fortunate to catch a show at the Blue Bird Cafe, and it was wonderful to spend some time with our friend Jeff Warfle and his wife Kathy over breakfast. Jeff puts together a newsletter letting us all know who is playing where and when around Nashville. Skip also arranged for us to tour the Speaker Heart offices in Franklin, and I was set up as a Speaker Heart artist. You can now download my music on their site. I also got a personal tour of Belmont University, and then just before we headed for home, went into the recording studio to add background vocals to a project Chris is working on. I think the highlight of the trip for both me and my Mom, was going through the Country Music Hall of Fame. We spent an entire afternoon there, it was amazing. Can't wait to get back to Nashville!
Love,
Taryn

Hello Everyone,
Just a quick update to let you know what's been going on since the first of the year.

I've been busy performing with Nashville West, and we're actually working on recording a new Nashville West CD. Bob Manning and I will trade off on lead vocals, and we hope to include some of the original songs we've written.

We attended the Oregon State Fair Convention the first part of January. It was fun meeting the fair personnel when they came by the trade booth, and later when we hosted a hospitality suite.

My on-line classes are going well, and I keep busy practicing guitar and writing songs. I've been co-writing with my friend Chris Stephens, and he recently took me to my first NSAI meeting.

I'll be taking a two-week vacation to Mexico the first part April, my first break in a very long time. I do need to keep up on my classes though.

Please keep checking the site for my up-coming performances. I'm just starting to fill in my summer schedule, both with Nashville West and my solo act. I'd love to see you all very soon.

Love,
Taryn

Hey Everyone,
I'm writing from Newport, Oregon, and we've been doing quite a few shows lately. Fall and winter are usually slower seasons, but we've had four shows since the Pendleton Round-up, and we have two more this weekend. I'll have a few weeks off after that which will be nice. I'll get to have family time at home for the holidays.

The Pendelton Round-up was great. I backed up Bob Manning and Nashville West's show, and had an audition of my own. I guess I made a pretty good impression because they hired both of our acts back for next year's events. In 2008, instead of doing 16 shows, we'll be doing 21. It was such an amazing experience for me. It's crazy to be on stage for four hours a day!

I started on-line classes this year instead of physically attending school. I'm taking four classes right now, which is a pretty big load. It's so nice though, that I'm able to take school with me wherever I go.

Keep checking the website for updates on shows and I hope to see you at one soon.

Love,
Taryn

Hey Everyone,
A huge thank you to all those who came to my CD Release Concert, I had a blast performing in my home town, and really appreciate your support. I've been in Oregon these past couple of weeks, performing, rehearsing, and writing music. On August 23, I had the opportunity to do a call-in radio interview on KGMI in Bellingham with Mike Kent. He had song writer Rod Stone on as well, we had a lot of fun. Just a reminder, my new CD is available on CDBaby.com, and please, if you have a minute, it would be great if you could write a review on that site. For now, I'm getting ready for the Pendelton Roundup, with performances Sept. 12-15. I'll keep you posted.
Love,
Taryn