{"id":788,"date":"2022-05-08T22:27:29","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T22:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/?page_id=788"},"modified":"2024-03-25T05:04:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T05:04:44","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/about-2\/","title":{"rendered":"about"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"788\" class=\"elementor elementor-788\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a28920 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a28920\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7376fa6\" data-id=\"7376fa6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49527d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49527d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Hope<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88ddf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e88ddf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>She sold everything she owned.\u00a0 Moved into a van.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>At three years old, she proclaimed to her whole family, \u201cI want to be a drama queen when I grow up.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecd7359 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecd7359\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab2b617\" data-id=\"ab2b617\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab9ba67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab9ba67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.5 - 27-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hope-4-years-old-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hope-4-years-old-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hope-4-years-old-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hope-4-years-old-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hope-4-years-old-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hope-4-years-old-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hope-4-years-old-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hope-4-years-old-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hope-4-years-old-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acb5c5d\" data-id=\"acb5c5d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6357057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6357057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Self admittedly, she says not much has changed. But growing up, Hope always felt a little misplaced\u2026 Without her dad in the picture from a young age, Hope spent a lot of time at Nana and Papa\u2019s house. There she would hear soundtracks from Patsy Cline (Papa\u2019s Favorite) along with her Mom\u2019s favorite artists such as Shania Twain, Faith Hill, Martina McBride, and the Dixie Chicks to name a few. When Hope got her hands on her first guitar, there was no denying that country music would be what runs through her veins.<\/p><p>At the age of 14, most girls in Massachusetts were<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2ead3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2ead3c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3d181c\" data-id=\"c3d181c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b694d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b694d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>taking dance classes or going to the mall, but if you went to a local Irish Pub throughout the week, you would find Hope, playing and singing for tips. \u201cI would go on stage at 9pm, and sometimes I wouldn\u2019t be home \u2019til midnight\u2026 on a school night. As soon as I would get home, I would just be looking forward to the next opportunity to sing on stage again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All the hard work playing in pubs, at church, and writing songs in her room paid off when her step-dad, (who she calls \u201cdad\u201d), entered her in the \u201cSummer Star\u201d singing competition. This was the moment her whole family, and everyone in the crowd knew something big was going to happen with Hope.&nbsp; \u201cWhen the lights came on, it was like, who is that up there?\u201d, said her Mom. She wasn\u2019t supposed to have a chance, but she left winning 1st place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5924ab2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5924ab2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e1b4ad\" data-id=\"9e1b4ad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95aac47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95aac47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fast forwarding a few years, Hope is still that girl in love with being a drama queen and making country music. She is living in Nashville, TN and working on her debut releases.<\/p><p>Her sound is a mix of country instrumentation like mandolins and banjos, with hard hitting synths and drum kits. \u201cIt has the story and emotion of the country I grew up on, with a remix flavor for the modern listener,\u201d says Hope.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b03e50e\" data-id=\"b03e50e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc1f91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2dc1f91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hope-15-years-old-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hope-15-years-old-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hope-15-years-old-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hope-15-years-old-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hope-15-years-old-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hope-15-years-old-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hope-15-years-old-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hope-15-years-old-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Hope-15-years-old-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c8fd1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c8fd1c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17dd2de\" data-id=\"17dd2de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d46fef8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d46fef8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is no denying the \u2018it\u2019 factor. When you meet, talk, and listen to Hope, you just know it.\u00a0 She has a rapidly growing fan base, and the industry can\u2019t wait to hear her new sound.\u00a0She\u2019s got the look, the humility, and the work ethic to take her to the top.<\/p><p>JUST WAIT AND SEE, THE COUNTRY MUSIC WORLD HAS A GAME-CHANGER. HOPE BLANCHARD.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Hope She sold everything she owned.\u00a0 Moved into a van.\u00a0\u00a0 At three years old, she proclaimed to her whole family, \u201cI want to be a drama queen when I grow up.\u201d Self admittedly, she says not much has changed. But growing up, Hope always felt a little misplaced\u2026 Without her dad in the picture &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/about-2\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/788"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=788"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1457,"href":"https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/788\/revisions\/1457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hopeblanchard.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}