Project 5.2 Album: “The Slaughterhouse Sessions” 

Faith. Hope. Love! The second album in Project 5 is an acoustic blues and gospel record with both original songs and cover tunes by Dave Carter ("Crocodile Man"), the Carter Family (“Sun of the Soul”), J.C. Burris ("One of These Mornings"), and Elder Roma Wilson ("Ain't it a Shame"). There's also a co-write with my friend Slaid Cleaves (“How’d You End Up Here"). We recorded some of these tracks at a former slaughterhouse in El Prado, New Mexico. Now converted into an eclectic guesthouse for family, friends, and artists, it's a beautiful and inspiring place to visit and write. Other tracks were cut at The Zone in Dripping Springs, Texas, and at Lloyd Maines' studio in Austin, Texas. With its overall vibe, "The Slaughterhouse Sessions" is a sonic departure from my folk record, “Love you Strong” (Project 5.1). However, the two albums fit together as part of my Project 5 series in that both honor the overall theme of love, loyalty, friendship, faith, and resilience. On this album, the groove made for a comfortable place to tackle uncomfortable subject matter like war, poverty, and racism. In the end though, regardless of what I'm singing about, "The Slaughterhouse Sessions" is still about eventually arriving at a better place than where you began — be it mentally or physically. It’s a message perhaps summed up best in the title of the traditional hymnal that closes the album: “I Will Arise.” 

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Project 5.1 Album: “Love You Strong” 

Love. Loyalty. Friendship!

Released 2/5/16

Remixed, remastered, re-released 1/20/17

"Love You Strong" is a collection of songs that put the concept of love under the microscope. Love isn’t all hearts and flowers and it’s not just about broken hearts. Love is being there for someone in both sickness and in health. It’s the unspoken vows given in lifelong friendships. It’s the marriage of trust, loyalty, and convictions that stand the test of time. However, this isn’t an album of “love songs.” If there’s one line that could sum up “Love You Strong,” it would be “Reaching for the light underneath a bed of snow” from “Earth-Kind Rose.” No matter which direction the lyrics go on each song, there are no victims on this record. Musically, it’s also very straight forward. I was really thinking about this album as a whole and how the songs fit together, and the music just didn’t lend itself to leaving the earthy parameters of storytelling. 

Project 5.1 Album: “Love You Strong” 

Project 5.2 Album: “Slaughterhouse Sessions”

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Love You Strong Project 5.1 CD

Slaughterhouse Sessions Project 5.2 CD

Spiritual Kind CD

Celebrate the Difference Kid's CD

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Comfy "Love You Strong" V-Neck T-Shirt available in Adult Small to 3X

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As an independent artist who lives by the motto “Own Your Own Universe,” Texas trailblazer Terri Hendrix has spent two decades juggling both her art (making music out of life) and everything that goes into maintaining a “DIY” music career. So it’s only fitting that the award-winning singer-songwriter’s first book, “Cry Till You Laugh — The Part That Ain’t Art,” is two books in one: part companion piece to her latest album, "Cry Till You Laugh," with lyrics, photos and essays linked to the songs on the record, and part how-to guide for going-your-own way in the music business (that's "The Part That Ain't Art"). The essays dance from “cry” to “laugh” and back again, touching candidly on everything from hilarious road stories and stage-fright jitters to poignant matters of the heart and her life-long battle with epilepsy. The “Part That Ain’t Art” section, meanwhile, draws on both her years of firsthand experience managing her career as a “completely self-made woman” (as deemed by music legend Al Kooper), and her teaching skills as an in-demand music workshop instructor (from the Berklee School of Music to the Kerrville Folk Festival to her own annual “Life’s a Song” retreat in Port Aransas, Texas). First published at the end of 2010, the book has been warmly received by both fans and critics alike, with the Austin American Statesman calling it "equal parts spiritual and practical, honest, funny, useful, revelatory and moving." Once she sold out of the first-edition run of 1,000 copies (within a mere six months after the book's release), Hendrix dove back into the original manuscript, revising and updating much of the "Part That Ain't Art" section and also adding a handful of brand new essays for a second edition. Now in its third printing, “Cry Till You Laugh — The Part That Ain’t Art” has also recently been released as an eBook.

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Goatars are special order art guitars made by Terri Hendrix. She takes guitars that can't be salvaged and turns them into one of a kind collectibles.  No two guitars are alike and each guitar is custom made per customer with their favorite quotes, colors, and tokens. 

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GoatNotes are special order framed lyrics handmade by Terri Hendrix. You request which lyrics (see link) you'd like handwritten and framed. She creates the piece, she signs it, she frames it, and we ship it straight to you. It's a one of a kind collectible.  No two GoatNotes are alike and each one is custom made per customer.

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Dirty Linen: Folk & World Music

On her ninth album, Texas singer/songwriter Terri Hendrix focuses on issues of the heart and spirit. Working with a well-tuned and time-tested group of collaborators, including guitaristproducer- performing partner Lloyd Maines, bassist Glenn Fukunaga, and percussionist Paul Pearcy, she explores a diverse set of subjects and styles, including the slow talking blues of the title tune, the cool jazz of "Mood Swing," and the gritty, almost techno dirge "What Is the Color of the Soul?" The opening "Life’s a Song" explores life’s interconnections, building from a quiet beginning to a powerful chorus featuring an infectious guitar-fiddle riff, and "Things Change" focuses on impermanence. Several songs, including "Bottom of the Hill" and "Acre of Land" consider the significance of hearth and home, while the wistful talking narrative of "If I Had a Daughter" and the bittersweet "Soul of My Soul" delve into the importance family plays in our lives. Hendrix’s political side is revealed in a passionate cover of Woody Guthrie’s "Pastures of Plenty" and her own "Jim Thorpe’s Blues," which links the stripping of the Olympic medalist’s awards with the current burial of nuclear waste on his tribe’s reservation. 

— MP

Artist Direct   

The highly influential grunge/Nirvana/Pearl Jam/Seattle explosion of the early _90s not only made angst a primary ingredient of loud, heavily amplified, hard-rocking bands--it also had a major impact on the singer/songwriter field. Plenty of introspective singer/songwriters who emerged in the post-Nevermind world (both male and female) have thrived on a steady diet of angst, dissatisfaction and anxiety even if they are surrounded by acoustic guitars, got their start in coffee houses and don't sound anything at all like Courtney Love or Eddie Vedder musically. But angst has not been a high priority for Terri Hendrix, who continues to see the glass as half full--or maybe even 65 or 70 percent full--on 2007's The Spiritual Kind, which was produced by Lloyd Maines (father of the Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines). Optimism is not hard to find on this 45-minute CD; Hendrix's overall optimism asserts itself on rootsy, good-natured folk-rock items such as "If I Had a Daughter," "Life's a Song" and the title track. But that is not to say that Hendrix is oblivious to the problems of the world; the San Antonio native addresses racism on Jimmy Driftwood's "What Is the Color of the Soul" and sings about the victimization of Native Americans on "Jim Thorpe's Blues." Nonetheless, it is safe to say that The Spiritual Kind expresses more optimism than disappointment. Hendrix successfully detours into jazz territory on "Mood Swing" (a Hendrix original that incorporates part of Louis Prima's "Sing, Sing, Sing"), but folk-rock (with a strong country influence) is the primary direction of The Spiritual Kind--which is a consistently engaging addition to Hendrix's catalog. 

— Alex Henderson, All Music Guide.

XM Satellite Radio 

"Celebrate the Difference hits all the sweet spots for parents and kids. Outstanding songwriting, musicianship, production values and enough inventive playfulness to include a "hip-hop banjo" and a "hard rock mandolin."

WXPN

#2 Celebrate the Difference 

Terri Hendrix 

THE TOP 10 BEST Kid's CD's OF 2006! 

WXPN Kids Corner

"Folk meets power chords. "Nerves" has become a Kids Corner classic, veering back and forth from "be nice" to "good thing you can't read my mind." Other highlights include "Get Your Goat On" and "Celebrate the Difference" which salutes the differences among all species."

Chicago Parent 

Fred's CD Pick of the Month 

"CELEBRATE THE DIFFERENCE" Terri Hendrix, a singer/songwriter from San Marcos, Texas, has released her first CD for kids and it is outstanding. It features clever, childlike songs coupled with hip, adult-friendly musical arrangements. Musically, it is all over the map, gliding smoothly between Texas swing and folk rock. It even features a wonderful hybrid of sorts with a funky banjo set to a techno beat in "Get Your Goat On."

Favorites with my students at school include " Celebrate the Difference ," which uses the animal kingdom as a great metaphor for looking at people and "First Place," which encourages kids to "Walk like you're in first place / Talk like you're in first place / Run like you'll win first place / on the track of the human race."

You won't find this recording alongside the Disney soundtracks at your local retail outlets, so go to her Web site, listen to some samples of the songs and buy the CD directly from her. You will feel good about supporting independent music and you will add a great recording to your children's musical library. And if you are like me, you will be impressed enough with her adult music to buy one of those CDs, too.

– Fred Koch

Parent and Child Magazine 

Teacher's Picks

Best New CD 

Terri Hendrix may have roots in rock, country, pop, and blues, but here she proves that her talents translate perfectly to children's music.   From the rockin' "Nerves" to the bilingual "Lluvia de Estrellas," Hendrix celebrates the things that make kids unique.