I would give anything to hear “Mama you aren’t going to like this, but…” one more time

by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 30, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“I started riding mini-bikes when I was a child and I had to sneak around and ride the neighborhood boys’ bikes that my mom didn’t want me to ride. I have ridden on the back of a million bikes, but I always wanted my own. I grew up in a neighborhood...

Every year, you pass the anniversary of the moment that you will die

by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 29, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“I moved from Mobile to Pensacola for a different environment. I go to music festivals and sell merchandise. I sell lapel pins, hats, bandanas, and shawls from independent artists. It is all handmade. I will be selling witchdoctor pins at Voodoo Fest. People are...

I have to acknowledge my crazy side or it will overcome me

by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 28, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“I made this. I make Halloween and Mardi Gras costumes. I do pottery too. This is old jewelry that I fastened the clay onto. I found the eyes and took it from there. I can’t sew, but I can hot glue like crazy. I started this about two weeks ago and it went...

My songwriting and singing are better in some ways because I am not messed up anymore

by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 27, 2016 | A Southern Soul

I started playing the piano when I was four. My dad put extensions on the pedals so I could play. I was always drawn to music, but I never thought I would be a professional musician. I played with Greg Allman on his first two tours. I was playing solo too. I am...

I won’t cut corners or cut anything short because if you do that, deep down you are doing it for the wrong reason

by Lynn Oldshue | Oct 26, 2016 | A Southern Soul

“Art is important in Mobile but it can be more expressive than a sunset or a pier. Life is more than what you just see on the surface. It is how you interpret things and how things affect you. Art is an opinion and it is going to catch Mobile up and bring us...