Nate Gibson & the Stars of Starday Will Be Funded! THANK YOU!

There are still four days left, but for everyone who has already contributed to the Nate Gibson & the Stars of Starday Kickstarter, thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU!! I learned last evening around 6:00pm that the project will indeed be funded! Woo-hoo! There are still more flex goals and things to aspire and wish for (like colored vinyl, heavy duty pressings, longer liner notes with more photos, nicer candy cigars, etc.) so please do keep sharing the project with your friends in these last few days, but just knowing that it WILL HAPPEN is beyond thrilling. http://kck.st/2OVxC0t

I can't even pick an appropriate adjective. I'm so grateful. I'm so relieved. I'm so excited. I'm so happy. I'm so exhausted. I'm so very thankful to everyone who contributed to the cause: each and every Kickstarter supporter, the musicians who played on the record, the studios and engineers who made it sound great, the academic conferences and music festivals who let me sing my songs and discuss the effort, the radio DJs who have shared the project with their listeners; the friends who let me crash on their beds and couches throughout my journeys, my puppet-making friend and all of the volunteer puppeteers, everyone who shared the project with their friends or who offered me encouragement or support or food throughout the stressful process, and most of all, the Stars of Starday themselves [Betty Amos w/ Judy& Jean, Bill Clifton, Rudy "Tutti" Grayzell, Wade Jackson, Sleepy LaBeef, Little Roy Lewis, Jesse McReynolds, Darnell Miller, Frankie Miller, Arnold Parker, Margie Singleton, & June Stearns] for taking part in this crazy idea!!! I give you all my sincerest gratitude with an all-caps THANK YOU and a hearty YEE-HAW! Onwards to the finish line! http://kck.st/2OVxC0t

L-R: Chris Scruggs, Pete Finney, Kenny Vaughan, Dave Roe, Betty Amos, Judy Lee, Jean Amos, Nate Gibson, Timon Kaple. Nate Gibson & the Stars of Starday session.

L-R: Jesse McReynolds & Nate Gibson. Nate Gibson & the Stars of Starday session.

L-R: John McTigue III, June Stearns, Darnell Miller, Kenny Vaughan, Dave Roe, Nate Gibson, Chris Scruggs. Nate Gibson & the Stars of Starday session.

L-R: Bobby Flores, Jeanette Parker, Arnold Parker. Nate Gibson & the Stars of Starday session.

Kevin Kathey, Tim Atwood, Steve Hinson, Margie Singleton, Buck Jarrell, Nate Gibson, Joe Rucker, and Lonnie Spiker. Nate Gibson & the Stars of Starday session.

L-R: Bill Clifton & Nate Gibson. Nate Gibson & the Stars of Starday session.

L-R: Kenny Vaughan, Sleepy LaBeef, Nate Gibson, Chris Scruggs. Nate Gibson & the Stars of Starday session. 

L-R: Tim Moore, Dena El Saffar, Nate Gibson, Jerry Miller, Mike Bridavsky. Nate Gibson & the Stars of Starday session.

L-R: Nate Gibson & Wade Jackson. Nate Gibson & the Stars of Starday session.

L-R: Cris Burns, Nate Gibson, Dale Watson. Nate Gibson & the Stars of Starday session.

L-R: KennyVaughan, Marty Stuart, Chris Scruggs, Nate Gibson, Little Roy Lewis, Lizzy Long. Nate Gibson & the Stars of Starday session.

L-R: Nate Gibson & Rudy "Tutti" Grayzell. Nate Gibson & the Stars of Starday session.

L-R: Tom Umberger, Bobby Trimble, Nate Gibson, Frankie Miller, Bobby Horton, Kevin Smith. Nate Gibson & the Stars of Starday session.

L-R: Chris Scruggs, Kenny Vaughan, Nate Gibson, Marty Stuart, Harry Stinson. Promoting The Starday Story: The House That Country Music Built (University Press of Mississippi).