Help Danielle & Becky's band, Wife Swap, on tour in Alaska!

Alaska? I hardly know her!

Hi friends, family, and Wife Swap fans! We are proud to officially announce that our band is going on our very first tour this summer – in Alaska! Woohoo! We’ve booked 8 gigs and 1 radio station appearance (so far) in Juneau, Anchorage, Homer, Hope, and Haines, Alaska. Going on tour is something we’ve dreamt about since our very first days of collaborating, and it’s hard to believe how far we’ve come since our humble beginnings on the Evergreen open mic circuit back in 2022. With your support over the past 3 years, we’ve gotten to play dozens of memorable gigs across Colorado and release our music online, but it’s time for these flying pigs to spread our wings and try something new! We are humbly asking for your support to help fund our adventure and share our music with a new audience.

Who is Wife Swap?

If you’re not familiar with us already, thanks for reading this far! Wife Swap is a Colorado-based musical duo featuring Danielle Faller and Becky Wandel, often assisted by the multi-instrumentalist and producer extraordinaire, Michael Wandel. We have been consistently gigging in Colorado and releasing music online since 2022. Danielle and Becky’s tight vocal harmonies form the signature center of Wife Swap’s eclectic guitar-based musical repertoire that is rooted in folk and singer-songwriter traditions. Check out more about us on Instagram and Spotify.

Why Alaska?

Why not? We admit it seems like somewhat of a random choice, but once we got the idea to bring our operation to Alaska, it was almost remarkable how many connections to the state started falling into place. We’re not ones to ignore exciting paths when they begin to emerge, so we’re taking a leap of faith and committing to this adventure. We hope to tour again next summer somewhere in the lower 48. If this inaugural tour goes well, we’ll be way more likely to make that happen!

What’s the plan?

We’ll be in Alaska from July 29th to August 17th – flying, driving and ferrying across more than 7,000 miles in 20 days. We’ll be gigging at unique venues like the Southeast Alaskan State Fair, Juneau’s historic Alaskan Hotel, and the 150-seat Porcupine Theater in Homer. In between gigs, we’ll be camping, hiking, and collaborating with our new music friends across the state.

What’s the money for?

Traveling is expensive! We are proud to have secured pay for our Alaska shows and are certainly reaching deep into our own pockets to fund this effort, but costs for flights, lodging, ferries, rental cars, pro gear and merch are formidable. We will be traveling long distances through remote areas – rental car costs alone will exceed $1000. Your donation will help us get to and from our gigs safely, feed ourselves and purchase reliable gear that will serve us long after this tour. We are also excited to put some money towards our very first merch run, including a limited edition Wife Swap tour shirt, a CD of our upcoming 5-song EP, “Hardly Know Her,” and sticker packs. This merch printing will cost us upwards of $500. See below to check out which donation levels will get you some of this merch!

Want to say hi?

We’d love to hear from any music folks in Alaska who are interested in connecting with us this summer! We also want to invite anyone reading this who has questions about our tour or this fundraiser to reach out to us. We can be reached on Instagram at @wife.swap222.

THANK YOU

Wife Swap only exists outside of Becky and Danielle’s bedrooms because of your support. From coming to our shows, streaming our songs, offering your kind words or contributing some of your hard-earned money to our tour, your support is the only reason we can do this, and our gratitude to you all is hard to put into words. There have been too many “pinch ourselves” moments in the past 3 years to count, and pulling off this tour would be nothing short of a dream come true! Whether you are in a position to financially contribute or not, THANK YOU for supporting Wife Swap. We love you!

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