Mad Tunes: Music, Emotions & Mental Health

In Mad Tunes, Rai Waddingham - a singer/songwriter who hears voices, sees visions and has ongoing conversations with the nature of reality - invites other songwriters to explore the connection between music and mental health. Each episode features up to three songs that act as a launchpad, providing a window into some of the things that go on in and around our head when writing or performing music. This isn't just a mental health podcast - it's about people, stories and the way creativity can be as essential to life as breathing.

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Mad Tunes: Music, Emotions & Mental Health

How Much I Hide in Plain Sight

January 10, 2022 • Rai Waddingham • Episode 3

In this week’s episode I’m joined by Kevin Hewick as we listen to songs from his albums ‘Never Give Up On A Song’ and “Driven by Love, Driven by Hate’. Together, we explore the disconnection of depression and the emotional impact of performing songs that are connected with specific memories. We talk about grief, loss and how these painful and traumatic experiences impacted on his songwriting - moving him to dig deeper. We talk about the joy of writing and performing songs, of entertaining people, and the impact Covid-19 has had on this.

Songs featured in this episode:

A Frozen Tear in a Frozen Pool:
From Never Give Up On A Song on Burning Shed

Recorded, Mixed, Edited and Mastered by Adam Ellis

Kevin Hewick - Guitars and Vocals
David Anderson - Drums

Memory Coma
From Driven By Love, Driven By Hate on Burning Shed

Lyrics and Music by Kevin Hewick © 2017

Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Adam Ellis at Deadline Studios

Kevin Hewick - Guitars and Vocals
Adam Ellis - Mellotron
Jonathan Read - Piano & Trumpet

Hear more from Kevin Hewick:

Bandcamp: https://kevinhewick.bandcamp.com

Burning Shed: https://burningshed.com/store/kevinhewick

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinhewick

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