One of my most dear and closest friends, Irene Meza-Herrig, tragically died on Sunday March 7th, 2021 in a devastating motorcycle crash in Southern California while riding home to her wife from Tucson, AZ to Vista, CA. She leaves behind her loving wife & life partner, Bev, her daughter Veronica, her son Randy, and her four sisters as well as many more family members, grandchildren and an infinite number of friends including the sisters she rode with in her MC, The Chrome Divas of Oceanside. 

Deeply affected by this loss, I wrote down the lyrics and melody of this song, Going Home on Tuesday, March 9th. The following day on the 10th, I did something I had never been before. I turned those lyrics and melody into a recorded song using my new digital software program. I then contacted a local recording studio and professionally recorded the vocals on 3/22/21. 

It is my sincere hope that this song will bring healing to all those who are suffering whenever they hear it. Irene is home. She is home in our thoughts, in our memories, in our hearts and wherever she needs to be right now. She is not gone. She is our angel untethered riding through the endless skies forever!

There is really no way to measure the loss and the pain we feel with the loss of Irene. Without any argument, to know her was to love her. She was indeed one of the most kind & loving humans and I know that those who had the privilege of knowing & loving her have nothing but the best of memories. I pray that all those impacted by this loss find comfort in those memories and in the numerous photos of her adventures & life with us and in this song, my gift to all of you.

Going Home (Irene's Song)

Celeste Barbier is a popular vocalist performing regularly in Southern California, primarily in the San Diego area. These are 60-90 second previews of all 4 songs off my debut EP entitled Tidal Wave, now trending in the Top Hot 100 Charts since January of 2020 as well as in the Top 40 on the Indie Music & Adult Contemporary Charts. The full songs are available on CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon, and Google Music as well as on my website at www.celestebarbier.com . I am presently seeking to get signed to a label or tour nationally or internationally. This album was produced by Jane Getz & Grammy Award Winning Engineer, Bob Tucker and features
Celeste Barbier - Lead & Backup Vocals
Jane Getz - piano & backup vocals
Bob Tucker - guitar, bass
Don Littleton - drums
Tom Walsh - drums

Tidal Wave

Feelin' Good

Envy

All Of Me

Celeste Barbier is a Southern California based professional vocalist & recording artist. She has performed in several ensembles ranging in genre from jazz, blues, rockabilly, big band & surf. She was classically trained at Chapman University as a dramatic mezzo soprano operatic vocalist. She has toured throughout Italy and the Western United States. Presently, she is available to perform jazz standards at private parties, weddings, restaurants, marketplaces and for corporate events. She performs solo shows with backing tracks and provides her own PA system. Her influences include Ella Fitzgerald,  Etta James, Karen Carpenter, Patsy Cline, Norah Jones, Diana Krall and many more . She has performed at many venues in coastal Southern California. She always dresses in vintage and pin-up, glamorous or cotton club styles for her shows and uses her Shure 55 vintage microphone to add that special "look" along with her vintage sound. She is extremely friendly and professional with a great attitude and can easily fit into just about any environment. Contact her at celeste.smb@gmail.com or (619)846-0193 for rates and availability!

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