Shortly after being diagnosed with a rare, incurable liver disease in the spring of 2010, Cami Lundeen turned to songwriting as an outlet for coping with her daunting reality. With the youngest of her four children barely six months old, this news of her diagnosis weighed heavily on her heart. Songwriting became the glue that held Lundeen together through this heartbreaking time.
Due to her passion for music, and desire to share an inspirational message of hope and to encourage others to follow their dreams, Lundeen and her husband sold most of their possessions, packed up their family, and are currently out on a tour of the United States in their minivan with tent trailer in tow. Lundeen plans to tour for an indefinite amount of time, to promote her debut album "Run Free". Her “Run Free Tour” is being funded by shows and donations as she and her family work their way across the country. Hailing from Vashon Island, Washington, Lundeen played her first public show at a local farmer’s market in e spring of 2012 and quickly amassed a large local following by playing numerous shows and festivals around the Seattle area including Seattle’s Northwest Folklife Festival, The Crocodile, The Hard Rock Café and The Triple Door.
Less than a year after her first show, raising over $15,000, Lundeen crowd-funded, recorded, and released her debut album, Run Free. Released in August 2013, Run Free is an intimate weaving of her story – a journey of life’s struggles and a tale of overcoming fear and choosing to live life to its fullest. Lundeen released a music video for her single "Run Free" in February 2013. This video was used in her Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for her debut album. In May of the same year, she traveled to Five Acres Studio in Abbotsford, British Columbia to record her album with owner/producer Ryan McAllister.