Sounds of a Seasoned Friendship

 Patty Carpenter (singer and piano player) and Verandah Porche (poet and scribe) have been friends since 1968. They began creating songs in 2005 following the devastation that was caused by the hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. They wrote a heartfelt paean for New Orleans called 'Alibi Lullaby', which also led to to the creation of a music-making partnership between the two. A few years later, they produced Come Over, an album of a dozen original tunes consisting of themes about friendship, raising children, stopping wars, losing friends and lovers. The songs were performed by The Dysfunctional Family Jazz Band. The band consisted of Patty, her ex-partner, their daughter, her son, and friends; over the years the band has fluidly accommodated the ebb and flow of other musicians collaborating on different songs.

Patty and Verandah talk about their songwriting partnership: “Sister-friends is what we like to call ourselves. Since 2005, we have penned over a hundred songs. The songs of love, trouble, sudden death, and seasoned joy begin in water and end in wind, shot through with earth and fire. We enjoy collaborating with each other, but what we love even more, is to share our words and music with the world. Join us on this journey of creation, exploration and inspiration.