The life of a touring musician is rough, as Sarah Borges can attest.
The lagging economy makes things difficult, as does the extended time
away from home. Plus, "You're only alone when you go to a rest-stop
bathroom. It's crazy," she says with a laugh. Since Borges
released her first album in 2005, she and her three bandmates in the
Broken Singles (including guitarist and husband Lyle Brewer) have been
on the road. Their shows are renowned for Borges' exuberant stage
presence and the band's energetic, rowdy, punk-cum-country tunes. But
despite their success, which includes two additional studio albums and a
live collection, the band is taking a long hiatus and Borges will
perform solo, just as she did a decade ago when she first started
playing."We were on tour for almost eight years and everyone in the band is getting a little bit older. I'm actually expecting my first child this summer," she says. The Broken Singles' hiatus and her concurrent pregnancy "wasn't something that we planned, in terms of having a hiatus for our baby, but it worked out well and other band members had wanted to do the same. It's not something you can do when you're away from home so much of the time." (more)
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