Lemon Abbey

This is the name of the group my friend Layne and I have formed just for fun. We came up with the name in a Irish pub one evening from words we saw on signs and bottle labels around the pub. We liked the way it sounded and the imagery it brought to mind. Since our names our often butchered, we thought it would be better to have a "band" name so that when we play at open mic nights or something, we don't have to cringe and roll our eyes when we are announced. After we agreed on the name, we discovered that the name Lemon Abbey is perfect for other reasons:

1. It has a lyrical sound to it
2. "L" and "A" are the first two letters of both of our names
3. the combination of lemon (sunny yellow, fresh, quirky) and abbey (deep, spiritual) kind of fits both of our personalities and matches the music we try to play/sing
4. It sounds folksy which also matched the music we play

We've just been having fun making music together for church and open mic nights, but we might try to play on 4th Ave and maybe sometime for weddings if we work on more music. Mostly, it has been fun getting to know one another better, seeing how we both collaborate with and encourage each other and I feel like we have grown as a result! Not only relationally and confidently (every time we play is one step closer to not getting as NERVOUS!) but I feel like we have grown musically. Every time we practice or play, we are honing our voices and instrument playing and discovering what music we really feel passionate about performing. Maybe it is just my imagination, but I feel like we have gotten to be better musicians just from the past month or two of playing together. This is encouraging because we both love music so much, and sometimes, at least for me, it feels like it is easy to stagnate in your music. (kind of like a musician's version of writer's block) I am thankful for Layne and how fun it is to play together. Yay for Lemon Abbey!