Singer-songwriters in recovery
Mental health, sobriety make up the titular topics of Kat Hamilton’s ‘Recovery Songs’
Courtesy of Nicolette Daskalakis In the hands of a capable and talented tunesmith, songwriting is elevated to high art. Words, phrases and stanzas are constructed in sumptuous layers of color and emotion, often delivered as a unique gift to the individual listener, their meanings dependent on each recipient’s life experiences. And then there are those…
Read MoreSinger-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 More‘Joy’ from doing the ‘Deal’: William Russell Wallace finds sobriety fits him well
There aren’t a lot of live performances going on in the time of COVID-19, and that grieves the soul of William Russell Wallace. Wallace — Billy to his friends and family, but who also might introduce himself as Will or Willie on an impish lark that’s a holdover from his desire to get a dopamine…
Read MoreSinger-songwriter Graham Bramblett finds contentment in ‘The Great Inbetween’
At the worst of it, singer-songwriter Graham Bramblett would sit at the bar, staring at the drink in front of him, unable to pick it up because his hands were shaking so bad, hating what he was about to do but knowing it was what his body required. The Texas native, who now lives in…
Read More