On February 27th I will be releasing my last episode of Crooning & Coffee, my You Tube show, for awhile. I might pick up doing the show again at a later time, but for now I am headed down a new path, focusing on some other projects. I will keep you posted on updates and will still post random video clips and shenanigans 😉 I have enjoyed doing this series since 2019 and it kept me sane during the toughest months of the pandemic. Most of the episodes will be available for binge watching on You Tube for many years to come. 💜☕🎤🎵

I hope that your 2022 is off to a good start.  

I wanted to let my Crooning & Coffee Club supporters know (in case you missed it in the community post) that I have recently made a donation to Rutland County Humane Society with 10% of the proceeds that were received in 2021 from this community.(I'm a bit late getting it out this year.  Usually I do it the first week of January.)  

RCHS is a shelter in Vermont that rescues dogs and cats(and other small animals too like bunnies) and finds homes for them.  Your support of my music has made a difference in the lives of vulnerable animals. Here is a link to their website if you would like to learn more about them. https://rchsvt.org/ 

The other cool thing is that our donation was made as part of the #BettyWhiteChallenge that the shelter was part of and they doubled everything that went to them under that campaign.  

If you are not in my subscription community, I would love to have you! You get access to my entire catalog of music plus bonus tracks and lots of other stuff(like helping homeless animals) too numerous to fit into this post. Visit here to check it out. 

Thank you so much for your support and for being in my world ❤😁🐾🎵 
Peace 
Melissa  

My new song Justice is officially out in the world and now available on all the major streaming platforms.  Go here to have a listen! 

To celebrate the occasion, I had some cool t-shirts made up. A shout out to Mandy Wheeler(Vermont artist who does my graphic designs and cover art) who did an amazing job on them!  You can check those out here.  Purchase of a t-shirt comes with a digital download of the song! 

peace and light to y'all :-) 
Melissa

If you have been enjoying my music and what I bring to the world and would also like to help out homeless animals, I would love to have you in my Crooning & Coffee Club. 

You will instantly get access to all of my back catalog releases, plus bonus items from my back catalog and supporter-exclusive messages. Stuff you won't find on Spotify or the other major platforms. You will also have access to all future digital releases before they go public. 10% of the proceeds go to help animals in shelters. 

There is so much more but it would make this blog post much too long so if you want to learn more about it, you can check it out in the link below. 
>>>Crooning & Coffee Club<<< 

Your support really helps make a difference as I am an indie artist with no label or corporate sponsorship. This will help me to create even more content for you and others to enjoy. 

Hope to see you in the club soon! :-) 

xoxo
Melissa 

Spring is FINALLY here in Vermont. There are infant green buds on the trees and Spring peepers chirping.  Some areas, they are so loud that it is ear piercing! 

I wanted to let you know that I created a dog playlist on YouTube.  It is a playlist of 30 songs to honor our canine companions.  A mix of nostalgic favorites and some new hidden indie gems. I had so much fun putting it together. :-) You can listen here.

Speaking of YouTube, I have added 3 new videos since my last blog post, all covers of some of my favorite songs including an Island vibe song(Bob Marely) to help coax Spring here a bit quicker.  I think it worked ;-) 
peace 
Melissa

P.S If you enjoy my music and what I bring to the world and would also like to help out homeless animals, I would love to have you in my Crooning & Coffee Club. Link below if you want to learn more. 
>>>Crooning & Coffee Club<<<

If you like dogs and Spring weather, then I think you will enjoy my new video that I released recently for my song Belly & Boots. 

It's a sweet little song about the joys of being out in the warm sun and hanging out with dogs. It was inspired by an early Spring walk with my dog named Roosevelt.(his belly is low to the ground and collects mud...lol) You can check it out here. 

I also wanted to let you know that I created a video page on my website with all of my official videos so that you can watch and enjoy them on a quiet little corner of the internet without getting interrupted by ads and other distractions that you tend to see on the mainstream platforms.  That link is below 
>>quiet little corner for videos<< 

peace 
Melissa

***Music for the Slower Parts of Your Journey***

I sure am looking forward to Spring! Its been a cold and snowy winter this year in Vermont!  

I have been tucked up indoors keeping warm and writing songs and making videos.  I have added 5 new videos to my YouTube channel since the start of 2021.  You can visit my channel here to check them out.  

I did a Prince song on my uke and a couple of other covers plus 2 original song videos. 

Speaking of original songs, One of the videos is an episode of Crooning & Coffee and it is a new song that I wrote called Justice.  I am working on making a studio recording of this and will be releasing as a single this year so stay tuned.  For the raw version of the song go here.  

Hope these videos brighten up your day and keep you warm! (one video literally has a fire in it!!..lol)  

xoxo
Melissa

Happy New Year! I wanted to let all my Kindred Top Dog Supporters know(in case you missed it in our community) that I have just made a donation to Homeward Bound animal shelter with 10% of the proceeds that were received in 2020 from this community. Homeward Bound is a no kill shelter in Vermont that rescues dogs and cats(and other small animals too like bunnies) and finds homes for them. Your support of my music has made a difference in the lives of vulnerable animals. Here is a link to their website if you would like to learn more about them. www.homewardboundanimals.org 

The other big news is that I have changed the name of my subscription community from Kindred Top Dog to Crooning & Coffee Club. I feel like this reflects me and what I do more plus the proceeds that are donated to animal rescue causes support cats and other small animals as well so the old name did not reflect that. All the goodies that you receive remain the same(nothing has changed except the name) and I will continue to donate 10% of the proceeds to animal rescue causes every year. 

If you are not in my subscription community, I would love to have you! New releases are coming this year and you will be the first to hear it in this community! Visit here to check it out. 

Thank you so much! I am glad that you are in my life and I wish you joy, wellness and prosperity in 2021! We got this! ❤😁 
peace 
Melissa

***Music for the Slower Parts of Your Journey***

In case you missed it, I wanted to let you know that I have released a new official video for my song "Letting Go" off the Little Girl EP. If you like snow and nature then you will definitely enjoy this. You can check it out here. 

I have released 2 new Crooning & Coffee episodes since my last update.  The most recent one was a brand new song that I wrote called "No, I Won't."  You can find those here at my YouTube channel. 

I have never been one for Black Friday. I prefer to stay home the day after Thanksgiving and enjoy animal snuggles, movies and leftovers preferably in my PJ's.  However, I still want to offer my most loyal supporters some kind of deal. 

So I have decided to offer 20% off everything in my store until December 8th. A kind of non black Friday deal.  Type in "peace" as your discount code at checkout. 

If you have been wanting to support my work but haven't had a chance yet, now is the perfect time with this deal to grab something special.  Along with CDs and downloads(Christmas album anyone? Its officially ok to start singing Christmas songs...lol) I also have unique stuff like pillows, journals and bean bag chairs! Here is the link 
>>>My Store<<< 

Wishing you a relaxing and warm holiday season.  Stay safe and take extra good care of you. 

peace 
Melissa

***Music for the Slower Parts of Your Journey***

Happy Halloween and full moon that started early this morning! There is an "anything can happen" feeling in the air today. 

Since my last update, I have posted several new Crooning & Coffee episodes plus some gorgeous Vermont fall foliage footage on my YouTube channel.  If you want to catch up you can visit my channel here. 

My other update is I was featured in Indie Band Guru's October edition of Artist to watch in 2020.  Go here to read the full feature. 

Other exciting news, I am in process of setting up recording equipment in my home so that I can record vocals and then send them to my producer's studio that way I can keep releasing music during the pandemic. 

I have not been able to do recording since March because the studio I typically work in is not set up for social distancing and one cannot wear a mask when singing. 

Having my own studio set up is going to open up more opportunities to collaborate with other artists, musicians and producers plus get my current workflow up and running again. 

How are you? Any Halloween plans? Talk soon! 

love & light
Melissa

***Music for the Slower Parts of Your Journey***