It’s been a year since we let this little bird out of our hands, hoping she would fly. My family of musician friends and I had just sung songs that we had written about letters to two capacity crowds, none of us knowing what to expect but all of us grateful to be part of […]
Nena & Alex performing at Hay House’s “I Can Do It!” Pasadena event 10/27/12 (photo by Donna Abate) This morning feels like winter. Here on the San Diego coast, 2 blocks from the Pacific Ocean, summer seems to have been everlasting and more vibrant than ever. But this morning is cold, and in my poorly […]
As FOR THE SENDER is making its first small steps out into the world, we’ve been playing shows where we present the letters and songs through video and live performance. Some people cry as they watch the video of my dog (and best friend) on the day she died, but I know they aren’t crying […]
FOR THE SENDER is a project deeply close to my heart but it didn’t start out that way. I had no idea what FOR THE SENDER was when I got the call from Sean Watkins asking if I’d sing back up on a song he’d just written. The only thing I remember about that day […]
Alex Woodard and select members of FOR THE SENDER will be speaking and performing at three Wanderlust events starting this weekend in Colorado, followed by Squaw Valley, California and Whistler, British Columbia. From the Wanderlust site: Already garnering exceptional praise from New York Times bestselling authors and a three-book series commitment from Hay House, the […]
If I had to condense the night down to one word, I would have to use the word ‘intimate.’ The theater itself was small and quaint but it contributed to the heart of the evening perfectly. The use of Woodard’s personal furniture on stage was a symbolic invitation to each audience member to come inside […]