The Canvas Remembers September 11
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eleventh of september, natasha miller (alameda) |
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red white and blue, austin willacy (san francisco) |
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you never know, wendy beckerman (el sobrante) |
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world trembles, brad wilcox (los angeles) |
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they traded the world, stacy kray(san francisco) |
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i was born an hour ago, neil rutman (altadena) |
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born 9/11/85, linda hirschhorn (oakland) |
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where eagles dare (ken kingsbury/eric weiss (san francisco/los a |
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world interrupted, paul manousos (alameda) |
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september 13, john o'brien (san francisco) |
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"The Canvas Remembers September 11" is a collection of powerful songs inspired by the events of September 11, 2001 written by California musicians, and chosen from among many submissions to the project by a group of music industry professionals. These songs also were performed at an artist tribute (which included art and poetry as well) held at the Canvas Cafe in San Francisco on the first anniversary of September 11. Additional concerts were held at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena, and Hear Music in Berkeley.
This CD highlights the healing power of the arts, and raises money for two programs that benefit inner-city children and the arts in New York City: Free Arts For Abused Children, NYC and Midori & Friends. 100% OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THIS CD ($15) WILL BE DONATED TO THESE TWO CHARITIES.
The sale of this CD was made possible through the unbelievably generous sponsorship of Disc Makers, a CD replicator with offices in both NYC and the Bay Area, which mastere
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A beautiful, moving tribute
author: Jim Haile
I remember some professor in college telling me that artists were the ‘antennae of society’, with special sensitivities to ontological ‘vibrations’ rippling through our culture. He said their job was to use their gifts to translate these wavelets into an art form with which we all could understand and identify.
Stacy Kray is a San Francisco musician/producer who has collected 14 original songs from California independent songwriters focusing on their experiences and feelings surrounding the events of September 11, 2001. She has succeeded in creating a stunning, moving tribute to those who perished, those who became heroes and those they left behind. And in doing so, she’s helped us all identify with the conflicting, confusing feelings and anxiety we’ve all felt since then.
This work baits you from the start with the haunting bagpipes, snare and ostinato piano of Natasha Miller’s ‘Eleventh of September”, sets the hook with Austin Willacy’s beautiful ‘red, white and blue’ and We
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author: Stone Holmes
The music on the record achieves an artistic sensibility in matching the deep pain of victims with the sympathy of distant observers. Through intensely personal stories of raw emotional experience, breakout performances by unknown artists make you wonder what else they’ve done. The pain is so real you almost feel bad loving the music.
Opening with a striking funereal bagpipe intro, Natasha Miller’s Eleventh of September speaks from the voice of a child who has lost his father, set against a jagged piano melody evocative of Tori Amos’ best work. Austin Willacy’s Red White and Blue showcases a brilliant vocal talent, some deft fret work, and rich lyricism (“I’m blue, red and white but mostly blue”), while Brad Wilcox’s World Trembles has an instantly accessible acoustic guitar rhythm and a killer hook. Lines like “Illusions we shed like burned skin/ As we stand on the edge looking in” from Stacy Kray’s own contribution They Traded The World, capture the feelings of many Americans f
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