'She had had a tiny bit of success when we first met, but not anything like what she’s gone on to accomplish. Whenever I’m around her, I just feel better. “But through the years what I love about Lori is not just what she brings to the table as a writer, but more importantly, her warmth and kindness. “I remember the first time I went up there the weather was so hot, they were in the middle of a heat wave,” said Clark. Music Scene: Grammy-winning country music queen Kathy Mattea is 'happy to play music again' in Plymouth A mutual friend brought the two songwriters together and before long Clark was on her way to Stoughton. The music company Clark worked for was in the same building as the company publishing McKenna’s music. The McKenna-Clark connection goes back nearly 20 years. A song from the standpoint of someone who has lost their mother, it was done for NPR’s Morning Edition Song Project and will resonate deeply with anyone who has lost a parent or close friend. Clark worked with Lindsey Buckingham on “The Past Is the Past,” and Brandi Carlile produced “Like Mine” and “Same Devil.”īut one of the most potent numbers is “Remember Me Beautiful,” which was co-written with Stoughton’s Lori McKenna and her two main collaborators, Hilary Lindsay and Liz Rose. Music Scene: Pembroke's Matt York pays tribute to The HighwaymenĪmong the tunes added to the extended version of the album are several with input from other artists. I told everyone, ‘This will probably only be 10 days or so.’ Now that’s a kind of joke I tell in my show, ‘Here I am, 10 days and 18 months later.’ That’s why I’m so excited to be back out on this tour I’ve never had the chance to play the music from my ‘Your Life Is a Record’ album, and especially now that people may know it and be familiar with the songs.” “We had been ready to start rehearsals for the tour promoting my new record. “We were in New York City when the world shut down around March 11,” she said. Once everything came to a halt last year, Clark tried to make the best of it.

I haven’t been able to watch it yet myself but it felt so incredible to be doing that show that we all love.” They had asked me a long time ago, but it got postponed by the pandemic. “I just feel so lucky to be asked to do that. “A bucket list item is exactly what I’d call it,” Clark said. In other words, Clark is hardly an overnight sensation and finally securing her own 'Austin City Limits' spotlight had to feel good. Along the way, Clark’s career as a performer has continued to grow, and Boston-area fans may remember her from opening slots on tours by Eric Church, Sheryl Crow and Jennifer Nettles.

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