Musicalize Your Mental Health meets in a small room with a table, some chairs, a keyboard, a guitar, songbooks, and some people drawn to the benefits of musical therapy. “It’s helped my depression. When I come here I sing high notes, I get my stress out, and I become myself again,” said one participant of the program, who has been …
The Blue Room Sessions. Year 6, Session 18 Verkadefabriek. ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. 2017-05-16 Camera and editing by Wim Voets, LookDeeper.eu
The Blue Room Sessions. Year 6, Session 18 Verkadefabriek. ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. 2017-05-16 Camera and editing by Wim Voets, LookDeeper https://infofurmanner.de/.eu
Every week, inmates at Kingston, Ontario penitentiary converted the prison chapel into a recording studio. Under the guidance of veteran musician Hugh Christopher Brown, they recorded an album, raised money for charity and redefined themselves. CBC Radio’s Tapestry is a weekly exploration of spirituality, religion and the search for meaning, hosted by Mary Hynes.
Rich Tyo (JukeBox County) leads music and mental health program sessions for youth — Read more at the Skeleton Park Arts Festival website.
“I decided to write Chris an email explaining that I had heard his song “Superior” at Esalen earlier that day and was transfixed by it, would love to hear more about what he is doing and possibly write something about his beautiful music.”
Stephen Stanley Band performs “By Her Side” at the Nathaniel Hughson Gallery in Hamilton, 19 November 2016.
“Suzanne Jarvie, Kate Fenner, Chris Brown & Tony Scherr are on tour in Ireland and are a group of musicians for which the word ‘simpatico’ was coined. They’ve played together on each other’s albums, been on tour, grown up, met and combined in a cohesive unit that is a pure joy to witness. Even as I pressed ‘record’ they were …
Hugh Christopher Brown’s track Superior from his album Burden of Belief, featuring Sarah Harmer
David Corley “Available Light” @ Zwijnshoofd Bergen op Zoom 17-5-2016
“He is the voice of everyman and at the same time he is intrinsically, weirdly himself and nobody else.” Read the whole article here: Lights Out for David Corley
Track 5 from Hearts and Lonely Hunters, 2016
Suzanne Jarvie “All My Tears” @ Meneer Frits Eindhoven 25-1-2016
Track 2 from “Hearts and Lonely Hunters”. Written by Marco Bozenich from the amazing band Meatdraw from Victoria, B.C. www.meatdraw.com
Track 3 from “Hearts and Lonely Hunters” Written by Luther Wright
Recorded at Graffiti’s in Kensington Market, Toronto)
“Some artists need to produce a few albums to find their groove, but that is not the case with David Corley as his debut, Available Light, is a heavy piece of work. He is not some fresh-faced, wet behind the ears kid, either: he passed the mid-century mark a few years ago and has been writing and playing for over …
In his talk, Hugh Christopher Brown explains how the instigation of a music program with inmates taught him the importance of mentorship in prison; and how its effects on convicts deepened his understanding of what music is.
In his talk, Hugh Christopher Brown explains how the instigation of a music program with inmates taught him the importance of mentorship in prison; and how its effects on convicts deepened his understanding of what music is. Hugh Christopher Brown divides his life between Wolfe Island and New York City. He was born and raised in Toronto where he grew …
