Laura Wortman and Kagey Parish are The Honey Dewdrops. They seamlessly weave a thoughtfulness into every note, harmony, chord that they play and sing in their soulful duet. They first captured my heart in 2008 with their winning performance on “A Prairie Home Companion” and they have spent decades touring the country and sharing their music with audiences far and wide.
On today's episode, you'll hear the gorgeous studio versions of two of their songs. They sing “Garden” a song inspired by Kagey’s walk by a zen garden with yoga platforms where he found this sanctuary that inspired this song plus a powerful song of theirs with incredible harmonies called “More Than You Should Say”.
The Honey Dewdrops music has been part of the soundtrack of my life as we have been friends since I heard them win on “A Prairie Home Companion”. I was so moved by their singing and their song that I had to pull off the road to listen!
They tell the stories behind their songs on this podcast episode and whether you've heard them before or not, I think you'll be hooked not only to their music but to the genuinely kind and talented human beings that they are. You can check out their tour schedule to see if you can see them perform live near you (go see them!).
Takeaways:
- Don’t push or edit too hard, just let it be. Let it be something without needing to control it too much.
- Having an instrument in hand while songwriting yields something that feels and sounds more natural
- Embracing our creative parts instead of our thinking brain
- Try a lot of things! Follow your gut reactions
- Skills are important but permission is so super important for songwriting