CODA with Mike and Sadie Wagoner

CODA with Mike and Sadie Wagoner

Coda: noun: the concluding passage of a piece or movement, typically forming an addition to the basic structure. The term "coda" (from the Italian word for "tail") is also a musical term for a distinct passage at the very end of a piece of music that brings it to a conclusion.

Participate in a live album recording with Mike and Sadie Wagoner at the Heartwood Center in Sandpoint, Idaho, while they work to memorialize their days of playing music together. A father daughter duo that has played together locally since Sadie was a child. They got their start when Sadie joined Mike on stage at Elkins Resort on Priest Lake and sang "Tear My Stillhouse Down." A blusey classic by Gillian Welch. More songs got added over the years until the official Mike and Sadie duo was formed, and then they played weekly every summer at the resorts in Priest Lake and made their way to Sandpoint and other surrounding areas on occasion.

After COVID, theyve felt a shift in the music scene at Priest Lake with a couple of their regular venues no longer having music. As time continues on, they find themselves performing together less and less and the question, "is this the end to an era?" has begun to arrive. With this event, they hope to record their history together by recording their live performance as they play some of their favorited classics that they've been playing all these years. Heavy crowd participation is encouraged, as that has always been such a huge part of their performances with Mike being the front man that he is. The human connection being the ultimate goal of every performance. They hope to capture that as well in this recording.

This is also going to be the official book release for Mike Wagoners new book "Goin To The Lake". A book about how he got his start in Priest Lake, stories of the area, and stories of playing music up there back in the day before smartphones when times were simpler. If you already got yourself a copy, this will be a good chance to have it signed if you wish, and talk to Mike directly.

Mike and Sadie are both songwriters and feel a draw towards doing something a bit different. Thankful for the memories and blessed to be part of something special with music in the area. What sort of feels like the end to one chapter in their lives, feels like the beginning of new one. They look forward to you coming and helping them record what has been such a significant special part of their lives.

Host or Publisher Sadie Sicilia