Summer Tour

Perhaps you’ve heard bits and pieces of this story…

Things are changing in my life this Summer. Logistics are a starting point, so let’s begin there, shall we?

Eleven Twelve Lounge

The Spaceship

I will be uprooting myself from familiar surroundings this Summer. My duties at WAMU are changing and I will soon be working just part-time. My lease at the beautiful Eleven Twelve Lounge is ending June 1st.

A lovely couple with children will take over the space. I’ll be storing or giving away my assortment of furniture, books, art, and random detritus. Figuring out my shoe collection may prove to be the most difficult part…

A small amount (I promise, Daniel) of clothing, instruments, electronics and camping supplies will move with me into The Spaceship: a ’79 GMC van chassis with a 350ci Chevy V8, Edlebrock carb, ignition, and gages. Wrapped in a one-of-a-kind RV body (It has a full shower, folks!). Daniel McCormick has adopted the roll of Logistics Captain, and Space Engineer, and is excited to chase sunset all summer long.

Once I’ve dealt with my pile of physical possessions, we’ll hit the road on roughly May 22nd. The first stop is Kerrville Folk Festival, in the beautiful Texan hill country, West of Austin and Northwest of San Antonio. I’ll be down there working on the recording crew, interviewing and recording for my radio show, Capital Americana, and creating music of my own.

June 8th, I’ll be back in the DC metro area for the Bluegrass Country Stars at the State Concert, and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. In mid-July I’ll hop on The Spaceship again and we'll soak up some SUUSI, Wanderlust, Left Coast in general, and even Burning Man.


If you’re curious about the calendar, check it out the map, where we’ll be keeping track of our progress and drawing little lines across the US. There are sure to be changes, alterations, redirections along the way and we’ll keep all of it on the map.


To What End?

I will use this space and scenery and energy to create and perform music, to deepen my yoga practice, and to open myself to people, places, and things I can’t imagine yet.

Where will all of this exploration lead me? I’m excited to find out!

There will be things I will miss about living a regular life in DC: the flowers, the museums, the intelligence and world-view of the people. I will significantly miss the amazing interaction of friends that so very often leaves me grateful and amazed and remarking, “wow, the people in my life are amazing,” by the end of the evening.

Blast-off is scheduled for the crack of dawn on Sunday, May 22nd. Apropos for this digitally enhanced world we inhabit, Daniel and I will be posting updates on jenhitt.com and the Facebook.

Love,
Jen