الأربعاء، 20 ديسمبر 2017

The Music And Stories Of Gigi Love

By Melissa Scott


In the Trails & Rails program, a coordinated effort between Amtrak and the National Park Service, this is the very first troubadour to be a part of the organization. As a way of exposing people to the amazing wonders that any national park has to offer, Trails & Rails combines long-distance train rides with breathtaking views and amazing travel destination in national parks. These are the main places where Gigi Love performs her music that is perfectly suited to the environment.

Between the years of 2015 and 2017, this modern troubadour spent her time traveling to over twenty national parks in different parts of the country. While she was there, she was focused on learning everything she could about her surroundings including the history and the general vibe of the area. Through the process of taking many notes, she was able to use her observations as a basis for many of the songs that appear in National Parks Centennial Songs.

This is a type of music that takes the listener on a journey, even when they are not really enjoying a live performance on the train. The lyrics and bluesy melodies have a way of conveying the dreams and visions of the storyteller so that the audience becomes completely wrapped up in it. Her songs often depict the travels she has gone on.

Gigi's place of birth was Dallas, Texas, and that is where she was raised and was first introduced to music. It didn't take her long for her to get her start. After learning how to sing and play the guitar when she was seven, she quickly went on to play at a number of prestigious local venues by age twelve.

Her name recognition comes from the many big performances she has given in recent years. These have received a lot of media attention and exposure to the public from the huge audiences that were there to see her or saw the performance broadcasted. Some of the big venues she's played include opening for the Dave Matthews Band at the Columbia River Gorge, and the Winter Olympic Closing Ceremonies in Salt Lake.

The NRFA gave Love her debut at a Folk DJ Showcase for Suzi Wollenberg in 2016. She has also toured with Kate McLeod, as well as the band Burns on the Plush. This is a Utah Phillips cover band that she toured with alongside Duncan Phillips, and her voice perfectly fits into these songs.

Gigi discovered her passion for national parks, and shortly after came her beautiful songs as a tribute to them. She decided that she would take it upon herself to write music that told the story of these places with the hopes that people will have a greater appreciation for them. When hearing her perform in these parks, it can be heard and felt just how perfectly the songs fit the parks.

The first song that Gigi wrote about a national park was called Yosemite Gold, and there seemed to have been some destiny at play in the incident when she wrote the song. As she tells it, she bought a mandolin for $25 from a rock climber who needed gas money. She then took the instrument to the El Cap meadow and wrote her song.




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