Hi beautifu people!

Please help me to make my first album! 10 original songs with the current working title, 'Lullabies for Grown-ups'.

A taster listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7HTOCTAbJA

This music is the heartbeat of my life; my way of communicating infinite love to the world. I'm so excited to be working with so many amazing beings to create it (see below to see who's involved so far!)... And, we need your help! Studio costs, professional mastering, printing and artwork all have up-front costs, not to mention everyone's time and expenses. I am already so grateful for all the help and love I have received, and I'm calling on all you beautiful music lovers to support, share and entice others to get involved. I've come up with some rewards for your support!

£10+: you get an album once they're done (and a lot of love

£50+: you get an album, a big fat thank you on the sleeve (and lots of love too)

£100+: all of the above, 2 albums, and a love-filled YouTube video with me singing your favourite song (from my repertoire) just for you (extra love with this one)

£250/£350+: a 1-hour or 2-hour private gig at your house (or venue of your choice, arranged by you)* for your friends and family, 5 albums, a big fat thank you on the sleeve + a personal hand-written thank you, and love & gratitude beyond belief!

I've received so much love and support already, I'm simply overflowing with gratitude... and I'm VERY excited about this album (if you hadn't noticed), so thank you, thank you, thank you, for your encouragement, all your generous gifts, for taking the time and the investment to donate and for sharing this with anyone you've ever met!

Send your friends to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7HTOCTAbJA to hear a song if they haven't heard my music.

Please send your email address so I can let you know when your CD is ready to collect (or if you want it posting, we can do addresses/postage at the time).

See who's involved:

My special thanks goes out to the growing 'team': to you for your sensitive percussion, Sam Hargreaves, your powerful cello-ing, Laura Hewison, and your dreamy bass lines on the guitar, my beloved David Nassim; also to the oh-so-very-talented Diana Walles  for your inspiring artwork (dianawalles.com), to Holland Risley for your generosity and enthusiasm in studio,  and the infinite technical skill and 'nothing's too difficult' charm of studio master, Ben Capp; between you contributing such magic, creativity and friendship to this project as it blossoms. And while I'm at it, thank you Eddie Chilvers, for believing in me, guiding me, pestering me to practise, and for buying me my beloved fairy guitar, Titania.

* Gigs must be fulfilled before December 2016, by arrangement with you, within the UK. Travel expenses with need to be covered too. Thank you (again) all for all the support, prayers and encouragement I've already received.

With so much love, gratitude and excited anticipation for what is to come!

Ruth x