"Urban Tragedy" on Women of Substance Radio!
Carlyn's song "Urban Tragedy" was selected for Women of Substance Radio's new program "Music With a Conscience"! You can tune into the program every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday from 3-7 pm Eastern time during the month of March - so cool!
 Got $500? How about $750!
Thanks to everyone's extremely generous contributions, we have raised $750 to be donated to Doctors Without Borders for Haiti relief efforts! I will be making that donation soon, and submitting the paperwork to my employer, who will be matching our contribution dollar for dollar.
Additionally, the very generous attendees of the January 23rd Driftwood Folk Cafe concert helped raise an additional $515, which will also be donated to Doctors Without Borders and submitted for a matching contribution! I know that overall, this doesn't seem like a lot of money, but it is going to go far. This donation could prove the difference between life and death for some Haiti earthquake victims. I am so proud of all of you for making these donations, because it would have been so easy to walk away, to turn a blind eye to the devastation and suffering. I have been seeing Twitter and Facebook posts stating that Americans should be ashamed of themselves for donating so much time and money to the people of Haiti when Americans are equally in need. Needless to say, I do not share this sentiment. I don't know how we cannot help, and I think it speaks to our humanity to come together and answer a cry for help, even for those in foreign countries. To everyone who helped me meet and surpass the $500 goal, I cannot thank you enough, and I certainly can't thank everyone by name because the list would be much too long. You know who you are though, and I am very grateful for your generosity. You all rock!  A New Year, A Plea for Help
Happy New Year to you!
While I hope that you are having a fabulous new year so far, I'm writing mainly to ask for your support. The magnitude of the earthquake in Haiti is becoming more and more apparent with each passing day. As an individual, I, like most of you, feel pretty helpless. But as a group, we can do much by making small contributions! I am reaching out to each of you to help me try and make a difference with the relief efforts. My goal is to raise $500 for Doctors Without Borders, an international medical humanitarian organization. I'll start off the pot with $50, and will also donate the full purchase price for each sale of my new EP "So Far From Lost" to this worthy organization. Five bucks gets you some great new music you can download for your iPod or MP3 player. More importantly, your $5 will be going to an organization dedicated to provide emergency medical care for the men, women, and children affected by the earthquake in Haiti. Now, I understand you might not be comfortable with the whole digital download thing. Maybe you're just one of those folks who really likes simply having a hard copy CD. No worries, I have that covered too! You can order an autographed copy of the new EP directly from me for $8 including shipping. Just visit The Store to order! My next show will be on February 27th, opening for Chuck E. Costa at the Upton House Concert series, hosted by my friend Rob Mattson. I hope you will put it on your calendar and come and hang out with us at Rob's house, because it is going to be a really fun show! Thank you so much for your attention, and for your support! If you would rather your $5 go directly to Doctors Without Borders, please donate directly to them, but tell 'em I sent you! Peace, hugs, and love, Visit me at these social networking sites! MySpace ReverbNation YouTube  Happy Holidays!
Warm holiday greetings to you!
I'm writing to wish you and your family a very warm and wonderful holiday season! Your support throughout this year has meant so much to me, from your kind words to your coming to the shows or buying CDs, I'm simply overwhelmed by how much my music means to you. It's one of the reasons I keep writing, because it makes me really happy to make someone else's day with a little bit of music. Sounds funny I know, but totally true! I'll be taking some time off to work on some new music and to start plotting and scheming a plan to record a new studio CD! My next show will be on February 27th, opening for Chuck E. Costa at the Upton House Concert series, hosted by my friend Rob Mattson. I hope you will put it on your calendar and come and hang out with us at Rob's house, because it is going to be a really fun show!Yes! I want the Holiday Package!Just in time for the holidays, Carlyn is offering up a super special you can order as the perfect small gift or stocking stuffer! For a limited time, $15 (includes S&H) gets you the following:
Order before December 20th for guaranteed delivery before Christmas!
Something cool to ponder this holiday season...I've written in the past about how I will be making charitable donations this season as opposed to buying material gifts for my friends and loved ones. Everyone is having a hard time this year, especially the organizations that are helping the needy, be they of the human or the critter variety. It's at times like these that I feel that those who can make donations to charitable organizations should. And it doesn't have to be a large donation, because even the little donations count.I'll use the case of my friend Amy Petty as an example. She just released a new (and very beautiful) Christmas song called "A Lullaby for a King". She is donating every cent of that $0.89 download price to Habitat for Humanity. OK, so I paid a whopping $0.89 for the download, but if 99 other people do the same, or 999 people, or more... think about how much money that could be, and how much good it could do. It just goes to show that something so little, less than the price of a cup of coffee, can ultimately do so much more good. Just something to think about. How much good is that $0.89 doing in your pocket? And... on that note, I will sign off, again wishing you and yours a very happy, healthy, and warm holiday season! Peace, hugs, and love, Carlyn Visit me at these social networking sites! TwitterMySpace ReverbNation YouTube  Carlyn Hutchins - December 2009 NewsletterHappy holidays - I hope they have been wonderful for you so far! I know you must be wicked busy so I'll keep this short. I recently redesigned my website and online music store (henceforth to be know simply as "The Store"), so let me know what you think! Please visit The Store to find out where and how to buy my music - all of my CD's are available in hardcopy and MP3, all for a darned good price! My brand new 6 song live EP was just released in November, and makes a perfect stocking stuffer! “So Far From Lost” was recorded at the Roslindale Open Mike in September. I'll have it with me at shows where you can buy it for $7, or you can download it for $5 (really – just $5) from my website! I have an awesome holiday season special... for $15 (includes S&H), you get:
Just visit The Store and you'll be on your way to the perfect musical stocking stuffer! Please order before December 18th for guaranteed delivery before Christmas. And lastly, as always, keep up with me in 140 characters or less on Twitter! Big hugs and lots of love, and the warmest of wishes to you and your loved ones this holiday season! Carlyn http://www.carlynhutchins.com Buy Lust Love Lost at CD Baby, baby! Carlyn's social networking links: YouTube  Posts 1 - 5 of 43
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