Dear Kristin

Dear Kristin,

It was a pleasure to meet you briefly tonight, and doubly special that the occasion wasn’t the (deserved!) ass-kicking in a dark alley you promised after I posted this.

I’ve listened to Root, Heart & Crown quite a bit since July—as seems appropriate, it’s in the same rotation as Motel Darlene—but it’s not the same as actually seeing you perform live. I think that may have been the reason for my initial reaction… I wanted the disc to duplicate the festival experience (sans swords, of course). You’re a fantastic guitar player, yet somehow that doesn’t come across on the CD: there it’s just another part (albeit a good one), but at Home County and again this evening it’s Kristin Sweetland playing.

Missed you (and Darlene… can’t say enough good about her either) at the do afterwards… next time, huh?

Thanks again for putting on a great show.