Kaz Hawkins featuring Sam York“ Don’ t You Know” Album Release – July 22, 2017
Kaz Hawkins featuring Sam York“ Don’ t You Know” Album Release – July 22, 2017
“ I want listeners to hear every breath I make, feel the tears that came when I recorded certain songs, giggle when they hear me having fun with my vocal. The pressure was off for this album and I recorded it for me. That is what music is, a journey through emotions and I laid them all bare on this. Something happened when Sam & I entered the studio which is why I choose Sam. I trusted him and his talent. I also felt everyone I had ever loved and lost surround me in comfort to guide me through and for that I feel even more empowered as a woman and an artist.” ~ Kaz Hawkins
� 5 % of album sales are to be donated to Aware NI for Charity Single“ Don’ t Slip Away”.
�“ Nendrum” is made up of 81 vocal takes from Kaz. The name refers to a 10th Century Monastic site in Northern Ireland that Kaz visited during her mental illness. The melody is taken from a song she wrote after her mother’ s death that is to be released on the next album.
� All tracks are recorded live on 14th January 2017 at Millstone Music, Comber, Northern Ireland, except“ Nendrum” and“ My Daughter My Reflection”.
� Piano and guitar are by Sam York. The drums on“ My Daughter My Reflection” are provided by David Jamison
� The spoken word on“ Don’ t You Know” is courtesy of Professor Meg Tyler of Boston University, who has worked with Kaz over the past few years. Kaz has given lectures and performed for BU Students, where she advocates using music as a mental health tool. Meg and Kaz are now dear friends.
�“ Alabama Love” is dedicated to the people of Muscle Shoals, who Kaz met on a promotional U. S. solo tour in 2016. Kaz was inspired to write“ The River That Sings” after watching the Muscle Shoals documentary. The song was written about Tom Hendrix’ s wall in Alabama. Kaz met and sang the song in the prayer circle of the wall that Tom Hendrix built over 32 years to keep the memory of Te-Lah-Ney alive. Tom died shortly after Kaz’ s visit and Kaz promised the family of Tom Hendrix she will“ never let the legend fade” just like Tom’ s book says. All recordings are with permission of the people of Muscle Shoals.
� The album is produced by David Jamison( Millstone Music) and Co-Produced by Kaz Hawkins.