Posts by Steve Wildsmith
Singer-songwriter Anjimile drapes sobriety in the gossamer sounds of wonder
Courtesy of Kannetha Brown The gossamer strains of “Giver Taker” take flight with the lead-off track “Your Tree,” a gorgeous, ambient song of reflection and gratitude that colors every song on the artist’s new album. There’s good reason for it, of course: The bulk of the record was written while Anjimile — born Anjimiile Chithambo…
Read MoreSea of love: Séan McCann finds renewal in recovery
Even in a city where the storms roaring up the Eastern Seaboard of North America send residents scurrying to bars and taverns for respite and refuge, Séan McCann had a reputation. St. John’s, the capital and largest city of Newfoundland, is the easternmost city on the North American continent, on the eastern tip of the…
Read MoreEDM’s Ravenscoon peels back the layers to talk about sanity and sobriety
The EDM — electronic dance music — community isn’t that different from the hedonistic rock ‘n’ roll heyday of the 1960s and ’70s, Paul Conversano believes, but unless you were in that scene, it’s difficult to appreciate just how much drugs are a part of the culture. For Conversano — better known as the deejay…
Read MoreThrough his music, Forrest Eaglespeaker of The North Sound celebrates heritage and healing
The North Sound is Nevada Freistadt (left) and Forrest Eaglespeaker. As an indigenous Canadian growing up in a white man’s world, Forrest Eaglespeaker felt rootless, like one of the old growth trees of the great northern forests that had fallen to earth. The North Sound Life around him continued, but Eaglespeaker — now the principle…
Read MoreThrough grace, faith and sobriety, Tayla Lynn perseveres
Her last name has opened a lot of doors for Tayla Lynn over the years, but not all of them through which she’s stepped have led to opportunity. Some, she told The Ties That Bind Us recently, led to places of long shadows and sharp teeth. Her journey, like that of so many individuals in…
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