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Union, WA on the Hood Canal is the setting for this wonderful festival, July 21-26, 2026.
What a treat to be part of this Festival in Walton County, FL. Rubbing shoulders with some of the best songwriters out there today.
Very excited to make our way back to where a lot of touring began. VA, NY, MA, and Philly! We’ll be playing intimate listening rooms and Pete and I will play songs from Necktie Second, as well as new material from his new record, Fade Away Blue (out on Aug 22nd).
Pete Droge and I will do a LIVE Performance, March 29, 2025 at Vashon Center for the Arts.
about me
When I moved to Puget Sound's Vashon Island with my husband and musical collaborator Pete Droge in 1995, it was clear we'd landed in a unique spot. The island offered gorgeous, rural landscapes and a small community of progressive, artistic residents living in a quirky, small town, just a 15–minute ferry ride from Seattle. Vashon was the perfect respite from our hectic lifestyle as touring musicians. I immediately noticed that most islanders answered, "what do you do?" with more than one occupation. One was a belly dancer, potter and lawyer, another was a barista, a Buddhist monk and a butoh dancer! As we settled into island life when we weren't on the road, on a whim, I took a two–day mosaics class offered at a local nursery, not realizing it would alter my creative life's course. As I continued making music from our home studio, mosaics became an increasingly important part of my life, developing into a small business and passion on par with my music. Yet another love of my life is animals, and in 2002 I began volunteering for Vashon Island Pet Protectors, our local, no–kill shelter for cats and dogs. As of March 2025, I became the president of this organization.
Who am I? I'm Elaine Summers, Mosaic Artist, Musician and Pet–Protector!
