Songwriting with Soldiers

Not a real estate post.  I'm just back from a great trip with Roots on the Rails. Sort of a moving concert to amazing places with a bunch of best friends you've never met before.

As always, there were incredible musicians on this trip.  One musician, in particular,  has been working on a project that really grabbed me.  Mary Gauthier, along with several other noted song writers, has been working with soldiers, talking with them about their experiences and putting their word into song.

The Songwriting with Soldiers  website's description of the project,  " The words of our participants, put to melody and rhyme, tell of combat, loss, joy and pride.  The songs convey a deep sense of what it means to serve, and the struggles our veterans face upon returning home. The soldiers talk, The songwriters listen. Together they create the songs."

Mary Gauthier played a few of these songs on the trip, and shared the stories of the soldiers with whom she had written.  The songs and stories were beyond touching, and had the group of us wiping away our tears.

I'm hoping you'll check out Songwriting for Soldiers, and consider supporting their work.