{"id":7302,"date":"2018-08-24T13:02:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T18:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/?p=7302"},"modified":"2018-09-28T15:54:17","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T20:54:17","slug":"songs-and-stories-179-nancy-cassidys-rivers-rising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/songs-and-stories-179-nancy-cassidys-rivers-rising\/","title":{"rendered":"Songs and Stories #179: Nancy Cassidy&#8217;s &#8220;River&#8217;s Rising&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6372\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7302-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories179.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories179.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories179.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories179.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/?powerpress_pinw=7302-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/songs_and_stories\/www.michaelgaither.com\/podcasts\/songs_and_stories179.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"songs_and_stories179.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>Subscribe: <a href=\"http:\/\/ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/browserRedirect?url=itms%253A%252F%252Fax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewPodcast%253Fid%253D216646993\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/michael-gaither-songs-and-stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stitcher<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1525374921_Cover_Rivers_Rising-copy.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-7305\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1525374921_Cover_Rivers_Rising-copy-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1525374921_Cover_Rivers_Rising-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1525374921_Cover_Rivers_Rising-copy.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Nancy Cassidy is no stranger to the &#8220;Songs and Stories&#8221; podcast. She first dropped in back in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/songs-and-stories-125-nancy-cassidys-song-of-joy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">episode #125<\/a> to talk about her wonderful &#8220;Song of Joy&#8221; release, then returned in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/songs-and-stories-164-nancy-cassidys-heart-of-a-song\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">episode #164<\/a> to discuss &#8211; and play songs from &#8211; the &#8220;Memphis&#8221; and &#8220;Heart of a Song&#8221; records. This time out, we met up at her Idaho home (where we gathered with a few fellow songwriters to, well, write for a week) and took time to talk about her latest release, <a href=\"https:\/\/store.cdbaby.com\/cd\/nancycassidy5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;River&#8217;s Rising&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This one is a slight departure from previous CDs. Produced by southern California guitar whiz and producer <a href=\"https:\/\/tallmengroup.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ed Tree<\/a>, &#8220;River&#8217;s Rising&#8221; is a metaphorical journey through the world we now live in, with songs heavily influenced by the time Nancy spends in Idaho (facing a formidable river that did indeed literally &#8220;rise&#8221; to a too-close-to-home level in the recent past.) The album features tunes that suggest we already have enough (&#8220;One Star,&#8221; which we discussed in this interview &#8211; the CD track precedes the interview) and that we&#8217;re right where we should be, as in &#8220;You&#8217;re Perfect,&#8221; the album&#8217;s closing track that Nancy plays live in this episode.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/nancy-cassidy1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4515\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/nancy-cassidy1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/nancy-cassidy1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/nancy-cassidy1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/nancy-cassidy1.jpg 454w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Besides being an amazingly prolific songwriter, Nancy spends a LOT of time supporting other artists through song circles in her bay area home, hosting the occasional house concert and giving songwriters a place to work on their craft. We talked about the new songs that came into the world on this particular Idaho trip, as well as Nancy&#8217;s plans for a series of bay area release parties for the &#8220;River&#8217;s Rising&#8221; release. Locally, she&#8217;ll be at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jansenmusicstore.com\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jansen Music in Aptos CA<\/a> on Monday, September 10th, accompanied by producer Ed Tree and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royzat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Roy Zat<\/a>. For reservations, email Nancy at <a href=\"mailto:nancycassidymusic@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nancycassidymusic@gmail.com<\/a>. You can order &#8220;River&#8217;s Rising&#8221; and find out about her other concerts at <a href=\"http:\/\/nancycassidymusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nancycassidymusic.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.michaelgaither.com%2Fhome%2Fsongs-and-stories-179-nancy-cassidys-rivers-rising%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;&amp;width=800&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:800px;height:30px;margin-top:5px;\"><\/iframe>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher Nancy Cassidy is no stranger to the &#8220;Songs and Stories&#8221; podcast. 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