The Beaton Institute is a cultural heritage archive mandated to preserve the social, economic, political and cultural history of Cape Breton Island.

Colette started her musical journey early searching for her sound as many do learning songs, finding her voice and discovering her ability to craft original lyrics and put them to music. Before too long, Colette would set out to join her musical peers and dive headfirst into the local music scene, attending open mics and taking on any solo performance opportunity she could. Through this experience, she learned to collaborate, co-write, play with a band and further strengthen her solo persona. Now with the upcoming release of her first recording project, "Honey" a collection of singles, Colette is now able to share her songs to a broader audience, touching on personal experiences, social issues and more personal narratives speaking to life and love. Being inspired by memories, past experiences- good and bad, the lives of others; strangers, friends and family, Her Style has been described as playful, engaging and poignant.

Colette is a listener and an observer, remembering things about people and their stories, a connoisseur of random facts. All of which contributes to the unique musical result.

Church with Jesse Lee Peterson is live every Sunday 11 AM U.S. Pacific Time from Los Angeles, California, at Jesse's nonprofit, BOND. http://rebuildingtheman.com/church 

BOND, The Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny, is dedicated to "Rebuilding the Family by Rebuilding the Man," founded in 1990. Jesse Lee Peterson is a pastor, counselor, talk show host, and author. Call 800-411-BOND (that's 1-800-411-2663) http://rebuildingtheman.com

Interviews, Highlights, and Archive content from Jesse Lee Peterson (DIFFERENT from the Jesse Lee Peterson Radio Show podcast) 

Jesse's daily show M-F 6-9am PT. Call-in: 888-775-3773 - "Uniting the Races with Truth Instead of Dividing Them with Lies" http://jesseleepeterson.com 

@JesseLeePeterson is founder of BOND @RebuildingtheMan - "Rebuilding the Family by Rebuilding the Man" http://rebuildingtheman.com

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Growing up with a single mother in San Benito, Texas, the hometown of Tejano star Freddy Fender was not easy for blues singer Charley Crockett. Hitchhiking across the country exposed Crockett to the street life at a young age, following in the footsteps of his relative, American folk hero Davy Crockett, who also lived a wild life on the American frontier. After train hopping across the country, singing on the streets for change in New Orleans’ French Quarter, busking in New York City and performing across Texas and Northern California, Crockett set off to travel the world and lived on the streets of Paris for nearly a year before searching for home in Spain, Morocco, and Northern Africa.

The blues artist returned home to Texas and released his debut solo album titled A Stolen Jewel
in 2015, receiving critical acclaim in Dallas and ultimately landing him a Dallas Observer Music Award that year for “Best Blues Act”. A record “rich with Southern flavor, a musical gumbo of Delta blues, honky-tonk, gospel and Cajun jazz,” Jewel proved that Crockett, born into poverty in the Rio Grande, had come home to make his musical mark on the South. Crockett, who is self-described as elusive, rebellious and self-taught, has been compared to legends like Bill Withers, Merle Haggard, and Gary Clark Jr. 

He released his sophomore record In The Night, an admirable nod to his Texas country and Louisiana blues roots, on June 4 and ended 2016 having played over 125 shows. “In the Night” and Crockett’s song “I Am Not Afraid” received international recognition from top tastemakers after being picked by NPR Music as one of the "Top 10 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing” and selected by David Dye to be featured on World Cafe in late July. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram called it “an impressive calling card, full of Crockett's plaintive soulfulness and swinging tempos" and Central Track noted the artist as having "the well-rounded songwriting capabilities of Van Morrison and a vocal approach that finds common ground between Bill Withers and early Dr. John." Crockett graced the cover of Buddy Magazine in May 2016, who called him “the archetype of the new American vagabond.”

He has shared the stage with artists like Turnpike Troubadours, Leon Bridges, Justin Townes Earle, Citizen Cope, Alejandro Escovedo, Joe Ely, Sean Hayes, Tab Benoit, Ace Enders and others. 

For more information www.CharleyCrockett.com

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