Of course, the animation caught our interest. But after a couple of minutes, a song began. Tom looked at me with his mouth and eyes wide open. “Oh my god,” he said, “That’s Annette Hanshaw!” We love her!

In addition to the fabulousness of your vision, we love what an obvious FAN you are of her music. How you let the songs continue from start to finish, without editing out instrumental breaks or the tag “That’s all” at the end of many of her songs. Giving Annette star billing truly proves your love of her music.

Apparently Edward VIII was another fan of hers, according to the fan mags of the time. She recorded under several aliases and he bought them all.

Thank you for this absolutely lovely gift of your pain and creativity.

I write a lot of music.

I produced an anti-war CD of lyrical songs, in a variety of styles, in 2008. It got radio play around the country and on internet radio.

I have a collection of moody piano pieces of all styles that I am hawking to indie film producers. I also have a 15 song collection of Mr. Rogers type children’s music — young girl, 1960’s small town neighborhood, big dog — that is ripe for use in an animated feature.

Would you have an interest in any of this stuff?

While I once dreamed of making money with music, I now realize that the biggest frustration that I have as an artist is not being able to find an audience for it.

I was a business major in college, a hundred years ago, and admire your creative approach to marketing your work.

Could we talk?

Yours, sincerely,
Brenda