This is a special improvisatory collaboration by 37 members of the independent musician mastermind, AMPLIFY, hosted by composer and songwriter Cheryl B. Engelhardt. She provided several short music beds and text to members to improvise anything they wanted. Engelhardt took their source audio and her own melodies and performance to then compose and arrange the piece around. "Awæcnian" (the Old English word for "awaken") is for waking up and rising to meet the day, no matter what there is to face.

Awæcnian

A collection of twelve original slack key compositions played in unusual tunings and with interesting instruments!

01 Frangipani

4. Bruce Lee Doesn't Like Math

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION:
Best Folk Album & Best Engineered Album(Non-Classical)

Produced, engineered and mixed by 
Scott Wiley at June Audio, Provo, UT
with assistant engineers Maren Belnap and Jakob Augat
Mastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, Los Angeles, CA

"One of the best CDs of the year..."
- AMERICANA HIGHWAYS

“A direct hit to the solar plexus...if this new work doesn't raise [her] profile exponentially, there's simply no justice left in the Americana genre."
- THE INDEPENDENT

Award-winning singer-songwriter Edie Carey wrote the title track of her critically-acclaimed 8th studio album "The Veil" just days after she and her kids were involved in a serious car accident and about two months before the world would close down due to COVID. In part of that song “the veil” refers to the thin shroud of security we think we have between us and danger, and how terrifying it can be when it is suddenly torn away. Soon after the shutdown Carey dug into composing the rest of this “collection of articulate, highly personal songs” (At The Barrier). The Veil is an intimate and unguarded exploration of what it means to be a woman, a mother after years of infertility, a daughter, and a writer at time when nothing feels certain. These songs examine how difficult it is for us to see ourselves as others do; they explore the painfully delicate barrier between life and death; they consider the veil as it relates to marriage – a profoundly good one – and one that is fraying at the seams. In this collection, Carey marvels at the space between who we are now and who we’ve been, but ultimately The Veil feels like it’s meant “to mother you, to lift up those nurturing relationships that have the power to re- center us all.” (Folk Alley)

Edie was a featured lead vocalist on Joanie Leeds' 2020 Grammy-Winning ensemble album "All The Ladies" along with Lisa Loeb and Lucy Kalantari.

PRESS INQUIRIES:
Monica Hopman at Sideways Media // monica@sideways-media.com
General inquiries: info@ediecarey.com
More info at www.ediecarey.com

Release date:
3 June 2022

The Old Me

I Know This

"A mistake that keeps being repeated is not a mistake, it's a choice." - Unknown

It's about taking chances, riding the river of life, and inspired by my love of those classic songwriters and their lo-fi vibe.  

Ride the river.

"The Same Mistakes Again" written, arranged, recorded, produced & performed by Eric Alexandrakis.

Mixed by Eric Alexandrakis and Zach Ziskin.

Mastered by Zach Ziskin.

©℗ 2023 Minoan Music

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Lyrics:

Well i've been down that troubled road before, many times afoul.
And i know every stone and tree and pothole, I've stepped on them and howled.
Yet still looking down that dusty road temptation calls my name.
Oh how does the painful sensation pull me to make the same mistakes again?

Oh there's a bridge over the river, which takes me home with ease,
But if life was always so easy, we'd never scrape our knees.
Yeah the trees, the bees and blades of grass get teased by the breeze and terrain,
But if we never ride that river, we'll make the same mistakes again.

That old uneven road has made me trip surely more than thrice,
And yet somehow I keep taking the same path, and I keep paying the price.
That bridge up ahead is an easy route that keeps me safe and sound,
But if I take that river, I might cover greater ground. 

Well there's a bridge over the river, which takes me home with ease,
But if life was always so easy, we'd never scrape our knees.
Yeah the trees, the bees and blades of grass get teased by the breeze and terrain,
But if we never ride that river, we'll make the same mistakes again.

BRIDGE

Well this boat is a bit flimsy, but in life there are never guarantees.
Things look so much different when rowing on one's knees,
But I'm moving forward living life, and always seeing new things.
Just looking to see what the future says, and what new things it brings.

Now an unsuspecting wave rolls by, and knocks me in the water.
Sometimes the cards we're dealt in the game of life, fold and burn or prosper.
As I gasped for air I swore that life will keep me, I'm no martyr.
When I regained my footing I stood real tall, and the world was mine to conquer.

Yeah there's a bridge over the river, which takes me home with ease.
But if life was always so easy, we'd never scrape our knees.
Yeah the trees, the bees and blades of grass get teased by the breeze and terrain,
But if we never ride that river, we'll make the same mistakes again.

Oh there's a bridge over the river, which takes me home with ease.
But if life was always so easy, we'd never scrape our knees.
Yeah the trees, the bees and blades of grass get teased by the breeze and terrain,
But if we never ride that river, we'll make the same mistakes again.

The Same Mistakes Again

Wendy takes us on a journey exploring types of trucks and their uses and ends up asking if trucks can come in all sizes, colors and shapes so can folks!  Vernon Thompson plays guitar and adds his masterful ability to breath with the singer to this track.

It Takes All Kinds Of Trucks (Folks)

Love Is Just A Game

03 What Girls Do.Stacey Peasley

11 - Vigga’s Song

Episode 28 is part 2 of our exploration of issues of racial justice in family/children's music including the controversies in the 2020 Recording Academy process, featuring music by Pierce Freelon and Rissi Palmer, and music & interviews with Elena Moon Park, Christina Sanabria/123 Andrés, SaulPaul, and Tommy Shepherd/Alphabet Rockers.

Family Music Forward: https://www.facebook.com/FamilyMusicForward/
WEE Nation Radio: https://www.weenationradio.com

Playlist:
1. Pierce Freelon: My Body (feat. Rissi Palmer)
2. 123 Andrés: El girasol
3. SaulPaul: I Am Enough
4. Elena Moon Park: Flower Dance
5. Alphabet Rockers: Until You're Free (feat. SaulPaul and 123 Andrés)

Episode 28: Family Music - Racial Justice & The Recording Academy (Part 2)

“Back Home” is an album with songs dedicated to self-love and freedom and is a follow-up to Wendy and DB’s successful, 2023 Grammy Nominated Album, “Into The Little Blue House”.  “Back Home” is a collection of acoustic performances celebrating traditional blues roots music through originally crafted songs for young souls and anyone who enjoys learning about blues and its traditions. Wendy and DB have a interactive and high-energy live show and the duo and band. With original songs both educational and motivating for audiences of all ages.

It Takes All Kinds Of Trucks (Folks)

WendyandDB

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