I love being in The Sweet Potatoes!  Kelly Macleod and I started the band after she co-starred in a film written by my husband, SLICE OF PIE.  Kelly and I had sung together in church and she sang background vocals on my second praise cd, ALL IN GOD'S GOOD TIME.  But after working on the movie, Rick suggested Kelly and I try writing music together, since we both loved music by people like Emmylou Harris, Linda Rondstadt, k.d. lang, and Patty Griffin.

It was a great suggestion, because we really clicked creatively, and the songs started flowing. When we got ready to make the cd, we had too many to choose from! 

The cd is produced by one of Nashville's favorites, Phil Swann, and features fine guitar work from Linda Taylor (my band mate from WHOSE LINE), and Buddy Mondlock (an old Chicago friend, and great singer/songwriter). David Carpenter plays stand up bass and banjo, Glenn Jost is on drums, and Dennis Caplinger does some excellent fiddle work.  Laura plays piano, Phil is on accordion, Linda covers ukulele and dobro, Luke Hannington sits in on mandolin, and Rick Hall plays harmonica.

The songs are filled with our experiences in life...finding and appreciating love, having faith, raising children, childhood memories and the places where these memories took place.  The material is heartfelt, rooted in the family ties that made us the women we are today.

We mostly play live as a trio, with Kelly on guitar and vocals, me on guitar, accordion, ukelele and vocals, and Rick on bass, harmonica and vocals. We've played at coffeehouses, festivals, house concerts, churches, theaters and even an Easter Egg Hunt! Send me an email if you're interested in booking us for a show.

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Listen to our song "Thump"

"Their diversity in grooves and lyric content is such a refreshing sound, yet very rootsy in the style of
The Trio (Linda Rondstadt, Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris" - Chris Cooke, host of "Acoustic Lounge"

"They're yam-tastic!" - Scott Docherty, owner of Redhare Music

"Chock full of talent and vitamin A" - Jane Voigts, pastor of San Luis Obispo Methodist Church

   

black dirt, sparrows on the wing
the crops are coming up, tender and green
it's a yearly miracle, happens every spring
won't you take me there
won't you take me there
won't you take me there with you
       -"Won't You Take me There" by Laura Hall ©2010 by Sister Trudy's Music (BMI)