Taryn Cross: News

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 will be in the recording studio with Bob Manning and Nashville West starting on July 27, recording their new CD. She will have lead vocals on five songs, five duets with Bob, and I believe at this writing, Bob will have lead vocals on three. Bob's main question these days, "Whose band is this, anyway?' Taryn actually co-wrote three of the songs, we are very excited for you all to hear this new project.

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

Just getting ready to leave for Oregon in a couple of days, I have 2 shows with Nashville West on July 4 and 5. We are then going to the recording studio in Florence, Oregon to record a new Nashville West CD. I am so excited about this project! I co-wrote three of the songs, will do lead vocals on five songs, Bob Manning and I will do five duets, and I'm letting Bob have lead vocals on three, but only because the lyrics wouldn't work for a girl singer. I can't wait until you all can hear it. I'll keep you posted.
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