Cindy Boehler has fulfilled a life long dream. "I may not be rich and famous, but if I die tomorrow, I will have done something I have wanted to do since I was a little girl," said Boehler.

Boehler headed to Nashville in March after corresponding with Manager Steve Ivey to make a CD. Ivey, an independent record producer signed Boehler on the spot. From there Cindy went to work picking out the songs for the CD. Ivey insisted that she write six of her own songs and choose six more to sing. Cindy headed home to write three more songs.

On the second trip to Nashville, Boehler made the rough tracks. The couple decided what direction each song would take and recorded them.

The third trip down to Nashville, Boehler met her back up singers, the Jordanaires. "This was a very overwhelming experience" said Boehler. The Jordanaires are the most recorded voices in the history of music. The group sang back up for Elvis and Patsy Cline just to name a few. The Jordanaires recorded their back up voices to Boehler's tracks and finally the band recorded their portion to the tracks. Everything is done digitally and is "very high tech" according to Boehler.

The fourth trip to Nashville Boehler found herself in the studio three full days recording the remainder of the songs.

The fifth and final trip included adding background vocals to the songs Cindy wrote along with any "fixes" that were needed. From there the final mixing took place.

The CDs will be on sale November 4th at the Tassel in Holdrege. The Jordanaires will be traveling to Nebraska to join Boehler at the Tassel for a concert presentation.

"This was a once in a lifetime opportunity; I really enjoyed listening to the Jordanaires stories and visiting with them" commented Boehler. While recording with the Jordanaires, they commented they had not been to Nebraska for a long time and it would be fun to come again. Boehler jumped on the chance to invite them and went to work organizing a concert performance. General admission tickets well be available along with special packages that will allow you tickets to "Meet and Greet" the Jordanaires prior to the show.

The CD produced by Boehler will offer Bluegrass Gospel. Included on the CD is her Mom's favorite gospel song, "Life's Railway to Heaven." KRVN's Big Al Weekly will release a song from the CD on September 24, during the Bluegrass Show. The program can be heard Sunday mornings from 8 - 12 on 880 am radio.

Boehler felt,"This was God's will. Everything happened too easily. This is something I have wanted to do since I was a little girl. It's a dream of a lifetime".

Rhonda Hogeland
Journal Correspondent