Miranda Bury and her film crew
It was very hot Tuesday afternoon. My wife and I after caring for our horses stopped to eat at a local restaurant and had the opportunity to meet and have a conversation with an up-and-coming future country music star. It was an enjoyable conversation and obviously a rare opportunity for small town USA kid to have.
After our conversation, I used the opportunity to do some self-promotion. I told her I could identify somewhat with her. I told her I was a writer and like her was doing what I could to get the word out about my book business. I handed her and her film crew my business card and gave her information about my social media. I asked the young lady if I could tag her and/or mention her on my own social media. She was ok with it.
I firmly believe that if you are going to use information about someone else, the information used must be accurate. So when I got home, I listened to a few of her songs and wrote about my experience with her and my thoughts on her music. To ensure the accuracy of what I wrote I emailed it to her before posting my experience to Facebook. She replied with “I absolutely love this!!”
Who knows, maybe she and her associates may read one of my books and share information about me. They seemed truly excited about the fact my latest books were Westerns.
Perhaps the readers of this BLOG could benefit from something in it. The following is what I wrote and promised to share with my readers.
“My wife and I had a late lunch at Tiff’s restaurant in Marissa today. Unbeknownst to us a video was being shot there. The waitress proudly told us that the people in the corner of the restaurant were making a music video. There was no singing because it was the background setting for a music video for Miranda Bury, a Nashville recording singer/songwriter from Marissa. It was a neat experience to watch the process. The waitress who served us will be seen getting a couple plates from the window to deliver to a table. (Not our table.)
After the filming was completed, I took a chance to see if I could talk with the young singer. I was not sure what to expect. I am sure glad I did. She was very cordial and shared her story.
Miranda told me she started playing the guitar at an early age and started pursuing a singing career around the age of 16. She is a singer who also enjoys writing music. Miranda began singing in various locations around Southern Illinois such as the Bullpen in New Athens and the Gasthaus in Lebanon.
The video she was making at Tiff”s was for her new song she wrote entitled “Home”. The primary background for the song’s video is Bob Heil’s Marissa home. The Heil home and Tiff’s would not be the only Southern Illinois locations.
I prefer country music and was delighted to learn she did too. I took a picture of her and the camera crew. (One of them had to be coaxed to be included in the photo). I turned down the opportunity to get a picture of me with her. (I didn’t want to mess up a picture of her.)
When I got home, I checked out a few of her songs. The stories the songs are about are certainly believable and very well written. My favorites were “Buy Me A Drink” (poor guy trying to buy the drinks) and “Thirteen” (a song of hope for the young teenager). Miranda’s voice was clear, emotional, and beautiful.
She is on her way to finding success in the county music world. By the way. Miranda told me, while looking straight at her videographer, that she expected an August 30 release date. I believe he agreed. “
Check her out: https://www.facebook.com/mirandaburymusic/
Edmond P. DeRousse, Author
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