We were lucky to catch up with Meghan Clarisse Cave recently and have shared our conversation below.

Meghan Clarisse, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Learning the craft is often a unique journey from every creative – we’d love to hear about your journey and if knowing what you know now, you would have done anything differently to speed up the learning process.

I have tried to surround myself with a lot of great musicians – all so much better than me. I’ve been really fortunate to learn from them – everything from recording to performing to booking and playing and songwriting.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

Nominated for the 2024 Female Vocalist of the Year through the Colorado Country Music Hall of Fame, Meghan is an Americana singer songwriter with country roots and cowboy boots. Music as been part of her life as long as she can remember. As a child she played piano and wrote songs and picked up guitar as a teenager.

Playing your favorite country, rock, and blues covers and originals, this songbird delivers poignant stories laced with emotion and passion. Her influences include Sheryl Crow, Steve Earle, Patty Griffin, Dolly Parton and The Turnpike Troubadours. Meghan plays guitar and piano, sings, and writes songs. Her recent recording project, ‘Songs From The Sofa’ is available everywhere online February 12th, 2023.

She performs with her solo as well as with her full band (Meghan and Her Cavemen). She also plays live music classes for Core Power Yoga. She also volunteers with Musicians On Call, a program that brings the healing power of music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities. She’s got the glam and the grit and music you don’t want to miss!

What’s a lesson you had to unlearn and what’s the backstory?

I’ve had to unlearn so many ideas and sometimes that’s a lot harder than learning something new. I grew up thinking I wasn’t good enough to perform. I lacked the courage and the confidence. I thought performing is for people who are just naturally good at it the first time they try. That might be true for some but most people who are good at things have actually had to work very hard at their craft. Courage doesn’t mean something isn’t scary – it means it is REALLY scary but you do it anyway. Just jump in!

Are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?

I think people are our biggest resource, NOT our competition. If I see someone doing something I want to do – whether it’s a new picking pattern on guitar or playing a cool venue I just go and ask them how they did it. We can learn SO much from others when we don’t see them as competition.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.MegcMusic.com
• Instagram: https://www.Instagram.com/MeghanClarisseCave
• Facebook: https://www.Facebook.com/MeghanClarisse
• Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/MeghanClarisse
• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@meghanclarisse?si=OwaavVZbwmDesOK2