Award winning independent music artist Rachael Sage will embark on a tour with a few dates on the east coast before heading out west and on to the United Kingdom.

Sage and her band The Sequins has just released a new single – “Everyday” by Buddy Holly – as a teaser for her upcoming album – “Under My Canopy” – due out later this fall.

The maxi single features three versions of “Everyday” – an acoustic version of including finger cymbals, a cello, and violin; a chamber version, and a version with the full band.

All proceeds from the sales of the maxi single will go to the Buddy Holly Education Foundation.

Sage notes that it was hearing “Everyday” in the biopic “The Buddy Holly Story” that made her want to be a songwriter.  Speaking on the song Sage said, “I’ve always wanted to do a cover of Buddy Holly’s ‘Everyday’, because it’s probably my very favorite pop song ever. My Dad and I went to see ‘The Buddy Holly Story’ in the movie theatre when I was a kid, and his story and music impacted me enormously from then on. A few years back, I was invited to perform this song at a Buddy Holly Foundation event at SXSW in Austin, so after that The Sequins had an arrangement featuring cello and violin in our repertoire and I just felt ready to include it – two versions actually! – on this album. For me as a vocalist, this song demands that I exist in pure love for the duration I’m singing it, and it’s deceptively simple. If someday I could write even one song with this much beauty and universality…well, let’s just say it reminds me of the power of music to move every fiber of my being. So much so that I felt compelled to record it with two entirely different arrangements, once we got into the studio! Whether I’m playing it on Wurlitzer or piano, the melody is a reminder for me of just how precious Buddy Holly’s legacy is, and how much potential artistry the world lost with his sudden passing. I hope I’ve honored him just a little bit!”

Rachael Sage tour dates:
Aug 12 at the Art Haus in Brooklyn, NY
Aug 13 at The Caldwell Sessions in Princeton, NJ
Aug 14 at The Weitzman in Philadelphia, PA
Aug 15 at The Park Theater in Hudson, NY
Aug 16 at The Press Room in Portsmouth, MA
Aug 20 at the Purple Fiddle in Thomass, WV
Aug 21at the Avalon Theatre in Easton, MD
Aug 22 at The Listening Booth in Lewes, Germany
Sept 2 at The Rabbit Box in Seattle, WA
Sept 4 at the Axe & Fiddle in Cottage Grove, OR
Sept 5 at the Artichoke Community Music in Portland, OR
Sept 6 at the Chicken Barn Concert Hall in Whidbey Island, WA
Sept 10 at Kala in Astoria, OR
Sept 18 at Americanfest in Nashville, TN
Oct 22 at The Bedford in London, UK
Oct 23 at the Chapel Arts Centre in Bath, UK
Oct 25 at Heartbreakers in Southampton, UK
Oct 28 at The Greystones in Sheffield, UK
Oct 29 at Sneaky Pete’s in Edinburgh, UK
Oct 30 at The Castle Hotel in Manchester, UK
Oct 31 at the Stables in Milton Keynes, UK