Help us press our Album with Grammy Winning Producer

A project in Greenville, OH by Shannon Clark & the Sugar
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A full length album recorded by Grammy Winning Producer Mark Howard (Bob Dylan, U2, Emmy Lou Harris, Neil Young, Lucinda Williams).
Backers: 90
Average Pledge Per Backer: $66

Funded: $5,947 of $2,000
Dates: Jan 15th -> Feb 10th (27 days)
Project By: Shannon Clark & the Sugar
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Latest News

To My Vinyl Lovers, Quick Note!

February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
SO I'm not trying to get anyone's hopes up but we are getting a lot of traction today, as it is the last day.  We are at 84 backers.  We are about $1500 away from meeting our next stretch goal which is the Deluxe Vinyl.  What this will be is a... (Read More)

Parting is such sweet sorrow! We are 10 hours away !!

February 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Everyone!   Only 10 hours left! We had a big day yesterday!  We are up to 78 backers now.  I'd love to see at least 80 by the end of today.  Words can't express how moved I am that people got behind this project.  We've had backers support... (Read More)

1 more day! A Crush on Reba?

February 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Every time my phone sends me an alert and a new backer has joined us in our music-making endeavors an angel gets its wings...lol, well at least it feels that way to me!  We are 70 Backers now!  I would just love to see 75 by the end of this!... (Read More)

Quick Update! Album Sampler !

February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Up to 68 backers today!   I wanted to share a quick sampler of some of the songs on the record.  Feel Free to pass this along to people who don't know what they may be missing out on!  Thank you to all!!!!!   You'll need an HTML5 capable browser... (Read More)

New Specials! A word on real music.

February 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you once again!!  We are keeping forward momentum.  I don't want to get my hopes up but there is a small chance we may make our 3 rd goal which is a deluxe vinyl.  This would include all of the unlocked bonus tracks, plus 3 additional... (Read More)

Something you may not know, special deals !!!

February 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Sunday, I usually don't post-Sundays but we are on crunch time at Campaign Headquarters lol. I wanted to just mention that there are some packages that some may have forgotten about. For instance, have you ever wrote a song? Have some lyrics or... (Read More)

Why we made this record, and how.

February 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Everyone! I wanted to share a little background for why we made this record.  To start let me say to secure and hire a producer, especially one of Mark Howard's caliber is not cheap or even possible, many producers will only work with acts that... (Read More)

5 Days Left , keep on trucking. John Mayer's Guitar Player?

February 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We still have activity on our campaign.  We had 3 new backers yesterday!  Thank you!!!  I check the Kickstarter Page about 20 times a day and every once in a while when a new backer supports us I see the number change it makes all of us so... (Read More)

Making someone's life better.

February 4th - via: kickstarter.com
I have always believed that when we can lift someone else up it truly makes us better people.   The Golden Rule to me also means supporting others like you would want to be supported.  I have spent many years of my life creating music, sharing... (Read More)

1 Week Left! Crunch Time & Scottish Lords.

February 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
1 week left Y'all!  We have reached 55 backers and we have passed our 2nd goal!  What a run we have had, but it's not over yet.  If we can hit 100 backers before the campaign ends I will give a limited edition postcard to every backer who has... (Read More)

Feeling Good ! COTD!

February 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
 Wanted to share a feel good message, literally. Also wanted to let you hear a clip of one of the b-sidetracks you guys helped us unlock.  It's called the mountain and we wrote this song after being inspired by the "O Brother Where Art Thou".  I... (Read More)

Album Cover is done!!!

February 1st - via: kickstarter.com
What a busy weekend!  We hit our next stretch goal and got our beautiful album art cover finished! We are so happy to show you guys!  Also now we have unlocked the next goal anyone who ordered a CD, digital download, or vinyl will get the 2 extra... (Read More)

Crack the bubbly life is lovely!!! We made our Second stretch goal!!!

January 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all!!!!  WOW . When we first started this campaign I was like "well if we can get just the $2000 we can at least press this great project to vinyl" Old picture of our first band , so young!!!  (Life long dream).  Now Look , we are at... (Read More)

Monsters & Music Clip of the Day

January 29th - via: kickstarter.com
We made our 50 backers goal this week!!!  We are also only $62 away from hitting our next stretch goal which unlocks our Deluxe CD and our B-Side tracks that didn't make the record!   That's exciting.  I know we can do it, lets try to get 55... (Read More)

48 backers , can we get 2 more?

January 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey guys!  We've been working hard on laying out the new album artwork and Cd artwork.  It's been exhausting but well worth the effort.  I refuse to hire anyone for this job,  it's too personal for us to hand it completely over.  We are so close... (Read More)

Navie Sings with Glen Hansard at 5 years old.

January 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Music runs deep within our family, it has and always will be a staple for us.  When our daughter was 5 we bought tickets to see 2 people at the Nelsonville Music Festival in 2005.  Loretta Lynn and Glen Hansard.  For those of you who don't know... (Read More)

Willie Stops By!

January 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Everyone!   Wanted to share a little insight today on how important it is to support independent artists.  Spotify, Apple Music, and similar platforms pay their artist very little, For example, our song "Carry Me" has been streamed over... (Read More)

Bigfoot Pays us a visit????

January 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Monday, if there is such a thing...lol We wanted to start the week off on a high note, so we wanted to share our song 1000 times.  It's personally one of my favorite songs on the record.  It's catchy, and it has an air guitar solo in it just... (Read More)

Its the weekend!

January 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Just a quick update today!  We are making forward progress toward our goal of 50 pledges by Monday!  We are at 44 now.  I know everyone is busy with weekend plans and family commitments .  Thank you so much for sharing and continuing to support... (Read More)

Does Bernie Like it or Not????

January 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
We don't know!  He just sits there but we hope you are digging our New COTD (Clip of the Day).  Today we feature the song Little Darlin' off our upcoming record.  It's a fun light-hearted song.  We also wanted to mention that we reached our goal... (Read More)

Happy Thursday!!

January 21st - via: kickstarter.com
The Clip of the Day!!!  This song was co-written with Michael Ronstadt (Yes he's Linda Ronstadt's Nephew) a super talented fellow who plays cello with our band.  The song is gritty and you either like it or don't.  It's the most unique song on... (Read More)

On a Roll!

January 20th - via: kickstarter.com
We Had a lot of activity on the campaign yesterday with over a dozen new album pre-orders!  Thank you so much!  I'm just amazed at the support.  I wanted to share another daily clip of a new song off the record.  It's called "Let it Ride".   A... (Read More)

Clip Of New Song!

January 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We are still making a move to our next stretch goal which is amazing!  It's such an honor when someone takes the time to pledge and spend their hard-earned money.  Thank you all!  I wanted to share a 30-second clip of one of the new songs.  I... (Read More)

Quick Update!

January 18th - via: kickstarter.com
So,  we are still trucking!  We have reached our goal and are still pushing full steam ahead to get the word out about the pre-order for the record.  It is still building so lets keep this momentum going!   We are  going to add a $1 digital... (Read More)

We did it!!!

January 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello Supporters! In 24 hours, we have managed to meet our goal!!!! Thank you! With your amazing help we can press this record to vinyl. We can’t explain how amazing this is and how we truly are grateful to all involved. Your overwhelming... (Read More)

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