Here is the Joseph Gomoll Foundation’s Kevin Baird delivering our check to Tanya Sweeney of the Epilepsy Foundation. Want to see even more of these kind of pics in the future? Pick up your copy of Joey’s Song today!

To hear selections from Joey’s Song plus much more Americana goodness, direct your browser to RadioFreeAmericana.com. If you like what you hear, don’t forget to pick up your own copy of Joey’s Song on our website.

A special thank you from the Joey’s Song family goes out to Cat at Radio Free Americana for all of the support.

• Popdose: Michael Gomoll Interview
• LA Parent Magazine

Radio is also heating up for Joey’s Song. Thanks to all of the DJs out there supporting our releases:

• WTCC in Springfield, MA – Joey’s Song charting at number 26 this week, up from 38.
• KUMD in Duluth, MN - Joey’s Song debuting this week at 28.
• RadioFreeAmericana is giving us five to 10 spins a day – thanks, Cat!
• KiDS Place LiVE on Sirius XM is adding us this week.

Thanks to everyone for their support. Watch this space – more press is in the works for the coming weeks, and we’ll keep you posted on all of it right here!

• Joey’s Song in the Huffington Post
• Joey’s Song in Twangville
• Joey’s Song in The Frontloader

We’re also making some early headway into radio. WTCC in Springfield,  MA, and WMVL in Purchase,  NY, have both Joey’s Song in this week’s Top 40 – WTCC at 38 and WMVL at 30.

Thank you to our early press supporters, and as always, to all of you who helped turn this project into a reality. If you don’t yet have your copy of Joey’s Song (or maybe your Valentine doesn’t have one), you need some Joey’s Song swag or just want to donate to the cause, please visit our website.

1. How did you get involved with Joey’s Song?

Joey’s dad Michael e-mailed me with the request and the details and I was onboard.

2. Why did you pick the song you choose to contribute to Joey’s Song?

I really couldn’t decide what to contribute. Then I did a show of Bob Dylan Jesus music at a little club, a friend recorded it, and the performance and recording both sounded good to me — and absorbingly “serious,”  in a way that seemed right for a record that was attached to such a noble cause and devastating event.

3. What about Joey’s story resonated with you and convinced you to get involved?

The details of the project spoke for themselves, and Michael proved to be a reliable and gracious overseer too.

4. Tell us one fun fact about you that might surprise your fans.

I’m kind of into Bob Dylan’s Jesus music!

5. What are you working on now?

A song for Kelly Hogan’s next record and credits music for a sitcom. Guess which one sounds better!

Adult CD :

• Hang On Mike (live) – Mike Viola *

• If your Tears Don’t Make A Sound (demo) – Del Amitri *

• In Love With You – Tim Easton *

• The Difference – Thea Gilmore *

• The Sweetest Sound Of All – Ed Harcourt *

• People Got A Lotta Nerve – Neko Case

• Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm (live) – Crash Test Dummies

• Streets Of Laredo – Slaid Cleaves

• This Street, This Man, This Life (acoustic) – Cowboy Junkies *

• Wash & Fold (live) – DADDY *

• All Thumbs (demo) – Tracy Bonham *

• I Believe In You (live) – Robbie Fulks *

• 14^th Street And Mars (alternate version) – Michelle Malone *

• Seven Angels – HEM *

• Carry Your Cross (demo) – Michael McDermott *

• Still I Dream – A.A. Bondy *

Kids CD :

• Monkeys – Steve Wynn *

• Oh Johnny LeBeck – Eileen Rose and The Legendary Rich Gilbert *

• Baby Clap – Greg Percy *

• The Wheels On The Bus (live) – Lowen & Navarro *

• Puff the Magic Dragon – Steve Forbert

• Little Blue Horses – The Sleepytones

• Say, Say, Oh Playmate – April Smith and The Great Picture Show *

• Hippopotamus – Jon Dee Graham

• Pickle Me Juice – Ralph Covert *

• Mr. Teetot – Ellis Paul *

• Working On The Railroad – The Band Of Blacky Ranchette *

• Upside Down Town – Greg Trooper *

• Dan Blocker – Gurf Morlix

• And It’s Beautiful – Crash Test Dummies

• You Are My Sunshine – Matthew Ryan *

• Sam’s Lullaby – Phil Lee *

And there you have it! Where you see an asterisk, you see a previously unreleased track. We can’t thank the generous artists enough for their music donations. We also can’t thank you enough for your help during our Kickstarter campaign. You helped us reach our goal and then some – and it’s not too late to get involved. Pre-order your CD or buy tickets to the January 21 release party on our Kickstarter page.

That sounds like a reason to celebrate, which brings us to the business at hand – the Joey’s Song release party! The party is slated for January 21, 2011, at Pinstripes in Chicago, IL, so mark your calendars now. This isn’t your father’s release party. Instead, this party is a true choose-your-own-adventure affair with fun for the whole family on tap. Music, courtesy of  The Retro Specz, Freedy Johnston, Ralph Covert and Michael Mcdermott. Bocce. Bowling. Prizes. Auctions. Food. We’re talking two floors of good times for all here. We’re going to be releasing more details over the coming weeks, so watch this space.

Please come out in January to help us celebrate Joey, celebrate the release of the first installments of Joey’s Song and celebrate all of you who have pitched in and help us reach this exciting goal. You can purchase tickets on our webpage – www.joeyssong.org. Here’s the nitty gritty:

Joey’s Song CD Release Party:

Date and Time : January 21, 2011 – party kicks off at 7 PM

Location: Pinstripes

Address: 100 W Higgins  Rd, South Barrington ,IL

Phone: (847) 844-9300

To net your April Smith goodness, make a pledge of $75 or more to our Kickstarter campaign.

Speaking of Kickstarter, we’re over halfway to our goal. To date, 63 very kind people have pledged $4, 470. We need to get that number up to $7,500 before December 16 if we’re going to see any of the pledge money, so while we’re making excellent progress, we’ve still got a ways to go.

If you haven’t made a pledge yet, please visit the Kickstarter page, read more about Joey’s Song, browse our rewards, and consider pitching in. If you have already pledged, we can’t say thank you enough (though we’ll say it often).

If you’ve already pledged – or even if pledging just isn’t possible for you right now – you can still help us out by spreading the word. Consider sending one person to our Kickstarter page today.

By the way, we will be adding new pledge rewards up until the deadline date, so stay tuned for updates.

1. Make a pledge to our Kickstarter campaign. Our goal is to raise $7,500 by December 16. In fact, if we don’t raise that much by that date, we don’t see a penny of the pledge money. That’s right – Kickstarter is an all or nothing funding platform, so even if we raise $7,499, we won’t get any of it without that last penny. That is why we need your help even if you have already made a pledge. Please consider sending your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors and anyone else you can think of to our page. The minimum donation is $1, and every single donation in every single amount is gratefully received.

Remember, the money raised in our Kickstarter campaign is earmarked for production costs. Your donations will allow us to funnel every bit of the money raised through the sales of the Joey’s Song CDs to the Epilepsy Foundation, so please consider making a pledge yourself and helping up spread the word.

2. Get social with us. Come find us on Twitter and Facebook. That is where you will get breaking Joey’s Song news, like when new artists come on board. You can also use your own social networking pages to help us spread the word. Retweet us. Like us on Facebook. Post a link to our website. Tell your friends that you’ve made a pledge.

3. Join our mailing list. These newsletters bring you up to date on where exactly we are in the Joey’s Song project and new opportunities for you to get involved. You can sign up on our website.

4. Write about us. Do you have a blog/website? Consider sharing our story. We’re available to answer your questions and provide you with images and whatever else you need, any time. Cover our fundraising goals, cover the incredible music line-up we’ve put together or cover a little bit of everything. We’re here to help with your story any way we can.

5. Tell one person about Joey’s Song today. Just one. Mention us to a friend over coffee, your son or daughter as you’re driving them to school, the co-worker at the next desk, the clerk at your local record store – anyone. Not sure what to say? Visit our website to find out our story and browse the list of musicians involved in the Joey’s Song project.