I was born in Evanston, Illinois. I spent my elementary and part of my junior high school years in a D.C. suburb. And then I spent my high school years in Minnesota. And then I spent my college years in Colorado. And then I spent some time living in China. And then I spent three years in Vermont before moving down to Nashville.
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I believe in the old, because it shows us where we come from - where our souls have risen from. AndAbigail Washburn:
I believe in music because it has the power of change.