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My 4Culture grant-funded full-length album "The Canary Collective: Vol 1" is my contribution to the dialogue amongst humans on this planet about who deserves to be able to afford healthcare, clean air, water, food, and shelter. It's me singing my sensitive soul song in the coal mine. I collaborated with other "womxn and queers" such as Luz Elena Mendoza of band Y La Bamba and Nataly Dawn of Pomplamoose to make a Cat Power and Sufjan Stevens-inspired collage of poetry, songs, and TED Talk quotes. I hope to continue to use my music and unique performance style to get people talking and singing about the ties between our healing bodies and our healing ecosystems on this planet.

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Met a space traveller,
Looked like she’d lost track of time
She was moving fast, bent towards me in a straight line
I said, “you look familiar, have I seen you before?”
She filled my palm with ice and kicked me out the door

My feet, they faltered, I tumbled to the ground
Because the Earth was turning, I just fell without a sound
She led me through the trees ‘til we’d reached a giant fire
I held out my hand, but the ice, its time had expired

I was too parched and weak
But the traveler chose now to speak
She said…

I’ve been to the future
And we could have won
So don’t exit now ‘til all is said and done
Please don’t drop this ball around the sun
Please don’t drop this ball around the sun
Now


The light before us flared, she stared, I blocked my eyes
I fumbled for her hand, but then to my surprise
While standing by I learned I was now chosen
It’s now years ago, with the last water frozen

And I’ve been to the future
And we (could have) won
So don’t exit now ‘til all is said and done
Please don’t drop this ball around the sun
Please don’t drop this ball around the sun
Don’t give up now ‘til all is said and done. Don’t give up now ‘til all is said and done.

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from The Canary Collective: Vol 1, released February 5, 2020
Music, Lyrics, Vocals, Banjo, Baritone Ukulele, Organ, Thigh slaps, Charango, Harpsichord, Synthesizer, Piano, some home recording by Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm
Electric Guitar, Charango, Percussion (tambourine, shaker), Bass, Synthesizer, at home recording and arrangement assistance by Conor Whelan
Drums by Christopher Icasiano
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, and Lyrics in Spanish Adapated from KPH's "Believe Her" by Luz Elena Mendoza on "Creer/Believe Her"
Vocals on "One Sided Glass" by Nataly Dawn
Cello by David Balatero


Recorded and mixed by Ryan Oxford at The Center for Light and Color Therapy in Portland, Oregon
Mastered by Amy Dragon at Telegraph Mastering

Album Art and Design by Hannah Hamavid


Special thanks to King County 4Culture and my patrons on patreon.com/kph for helping fund the album

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KPH & The Canary Collective Seattle, Washington

KPH (Kaeley Pruitt-Hamm) is a singer who writes songs in hopes of helping heal the harms of the humans on this planet with harmony.

Fund my medical treatment monthly: patreon.com/kph

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