07/09/2019
On the day that little Harry would have been celebrating his 9th birthday, Abe Drennan working with Jason Manns have launched a new single titled Spirits Soared, in honour of Harry, Daniel, Milagros Neville-Lake and their grandfather Gary Neville.
You can download the new single here ---> http://store.cdbaby.com/cd/abedrennan2
It's also available on Spotify and iTunes.
Folk artist, Abe Drennan releases new single to remember Harry who would have turned 9 today, Daniel, Milagros Neville-Lake and Grandfather Gary Neville with 100% of the proceeds to support not-for-profit Many Hands Doing Good.
Northwest Territories (NWT) folk artist, Abe Drennan and Los Angeles based singer/songwriter, producer Jason Manns along with the not-for-profit organization, Many Hands Doing Good have released their new single, titled “Spirits Soared” on July 8th. The song was written to commemorate the lives of Daniel, 9, Harrison, 5 and Milly, 2, as well as their grandfather, Gary Neville who were killed in a car crash caused by a drunk driver on September 27th, 2015, in Vaughan, Ontario.
Drennan, a family friend, of the Neville-Lakes remembers seeing a video online of the children dancing and playing together. He recalls, “The music playing in the background of the video had a lyric with the word paradise, this was the moment that the song began to form.” He felt the tragedy and the injustice were so great that he was compelled to capture the joy of the children, the love of their grandfather and bring attention to the issue of drinking and driving in the song. He first recorded the tune in his kitchen in Inuvik, Northwest Territories in November 2015.
Upon sharing it with the family, the aunt of the children and daughter of Gary Neville, Josephine Neville was determined to help share the song with the world. Josephine called her friend Jason Manns to produce the single ep for her. She set up a recording session in Inuvik between Abe Drennan and Jason Manns. Manns made the trek to Inuvik in the Western Arctic in the spring of 2016. Never having met before, Drennan and Manns spent a weekend in the iconic Iglu Church in Inuvik recording Spirits Soared.
Drennan was also working on a full length album, titled “The Iglu Sessions” at the time and by the end of the weekend, Manns had agreed to produce the full album and the single. The two became fast friends and began a journey in April 2016 that will culminate with the release of the single on July 8th, 2019 and the release of the full Iglu Sessions album on August 1st, 2019.
Drennan hopes that the proceeds of the single will help Many Hands, Doing Good accomplish some of its goals in the future and bring a measure of peace to the family and to those who have suffered great loss. Download the single at: http://store.cdbaby.com/cd/abedrennan2
The not-for-profit organization Many Hands, Doing Good was born from the community response to an unspeakable tragedy. The strength and support that the community came forward with, ignited the desire to give back to that same community in a way that would reinforce the passions of Milagros, Harrison, Daniel and Gary. Milagros' love for music. Harrison's ingenuity and creativity for art. Daniel's passion and perseverance for dance. Gary's fascination with everything broadcasting. These are passions that help inspire people to create a positive presence in our community. Their mission is to nurture and inspire children and students who have suffered the effects of trauma through art, dance and music.
Abe is a Canadian Folk Singer as well as an educator and avid crusader for social and environmental awareness. He resides in the beautiful town of Inuvik, Canada nestled over 100 miles into the Arctic Circle.
For more information about Abe Drennan visit his website at www.abedrennan.com.
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