Travis James Humphrey:

It's Shonna, and if you didn't get a chance to see it, here is a link to some promotion for the parties!  Tonight, Friday, and then again on Sunday in Houlton!
Maine Sunday Telegram Arts Planner
Portland Press Herald GO! Section with Seven Days of Fun Stuff
Make sure to add Travis James Humphrey as a friend on Facebook!  He'll be sponsoring a free CD giveaway soon, and you have to be a Facebook friend to play!

Hey Folks - Check out the music page to hear all the new tracks uncut. No samples, the whole song. We all worked really hard on it, so I hope you like what you hear! Don't forget to come get your copy during next week's CD Release Extravaganza. - Travis

It's Shonna today and long time, no blog!  Why?  Because after the shock of returning home from the islands, it was go-time for the new cd project! 
Wait, what?  Travis has a new cd?
This is the common reaction, and the rumor is true!  (Click here for a peek at the cover)  With many thanks to Carl Royer for playing matchmaker, Nashville guitarist Johnny Hiland produced a project that combines Johnny's mastery of stringed instruments and Trav's extraordinary vocal talent.  Johnny wanted to try production, and Trav's vocals and songwriting skills were a good fit for what, we hope, will be Trav's demo/portfolio as a Nashville songwriter and performer.
So, Travis and I did a road trip with a rented Malibu in January, and I watched bad cable television in the hotel room while Travis spent the night in the studio.  The next morning, a tired Travis told me he recorded the songs (all of them) in a single take.  "We recorded some different [...]

Top 5 Reasons I Love my 'Composite Acoustic' carbon-fiber guitar:
1. It sounds like little angels getting their wings.2. Drunk people can puke on it and it doesn't really matter because you can hose it off.3. If someone starts shooting in the bar, it's possible that the it will stop the bullet, and even if it doesn't, it will still be playable.4. You can fly from Maine to the Virgin Islands and not only does the guitar's action not change at all, it doesn't even go out of tune.5. TSA dudes who play guitar think it's awesome and let you through with string clippers because they understand.
For information about how to obtain one of your own, talk to John at Friendly River Music.
Here I am, playing mine at Water Island's very own Joe's Beach Bar.

I had originally planned to mention the incredibly annoying social tic of party invitations that start with "Come on over, it'd be great to see you guys!" and end with "And have Travis bring his guitar!  It'll be fun!"  I wanted to mention that specific tic because it's a tic that doesn't translate to other professions.
I've never heard an invitation to an accountant phrased that way.  "And bring your calculator!  It'll be fun."  Or a carpenter.  "We've got pizza!  And bring your tools, so you can tackle this deck remodel."  I've just never heard it go down like that for other people.  Photographers, maybe, but generally speaking, no.
If it didn't happen so often, it wouldn't be as bad.  And to be clear, if family or friends needed entertainment for a gathering and he wasn't already booked, Trav would probably say sure.  He's nice like that, and if he could add a musical element to a party, he would.  He'd agree to perform [...]