A beautifully eclectic mix of musicians (including rock guitarists, an RPO cellist and the drummer from a RATM tribute band on piano!) have come together though Facebook and the internet, out of the kindness in their hearts to help musician Sam Evans put together a track in aid of UNICEF – raising money for children and families caught up in war and famine throughout the world.
We have all witnessed the recent and ongoing tragedy of refugees attempting to make a new life somewhere safe from war and persecution. Not all of us are able to draw inspiration from this and create something magical and musical in a heartfelt attempt to try and help raise awareness of the situation. Sam Evans & Friends have done exactly that.
Sam explains: “I originally had the idea when I read about the one year anniversary of the death of Alan Kurdi – the 3 year old Syrian child whose photograph of him washed up dead on the beach seemed to have a profound effect on people both in the UK and around the world. But then 1 year on, everyone was so focussed on Brexit and Trump that no one was talking about refugees anymore. Then Theresa May reneged on the promise to take in 3000 of them and America put a ban on all refugees from Syria. It’s now nearly 2 years since that photo purportedly changed peoples’ opinions and we seem to be moving even further away from helping anyone. There’s a line in this song “even the strongest soldier falls” – and I picture that image every time I sing it.
ORDER THE SINGLE FROM iTUNES:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wide-river-to-cross-single/id1233169585?ls=1&app=itunes
UNICEF is a worldwide children’s charity providing education, clean water, vaccines, disaster relief and protection from violence to children in 190 countries including Syria and East Africa.
