New-thought upbeat spiritual music with a timeless/retro gospel/r&b feel

11 MP3 Songs in this album (48:56) !
Related styles: SPIRITUAL: Contemporary Gospel, BLUES: Blues Gospel



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Commodore Callahan features Tammy Hall on piano and vocals, Don Kane on bass, vocals and clarinet, Lauren Speeth on vocals and backup instruments, and Josh Workman on guitar and vocals. Bay Area mainstays and friends for decades, their bond informs the cohesiveness of their instruments and dynamics of their compositions. Their passion for hope and change is palpable to the ear.

Described as ânew-thought, upbeat spiritual music with a timeless retro/gospel/R&B feel,â each track was composed with the ideals of keeping hope through challenge, finding compassion and synchronicity in difference, and seeking out love, peace, and spirituality. Tammy Hallâs piano flows with bright notes and the multiple voices of Commodore Callahan and guest singers are earthy, soulful, and inspiring. In chorus with the vision of the groupâs members, several of the albumâs 11 tracks are dedicated to NGOs that promote social change through the betterment of communities in San Francisco and Los Angeles and beyond. Some of the songs are connected to larger projects that work to change the world for the better:

⢠âGarden in my Soulâ is dedicated to Boys Hope Girls Hope as well as to the soulful civil rights performer Odetta. It will be performed on June 4, 2009 when the organization, new to San Francisco, graduates their first local, college-bound scholar.

⢠âVoices Home,â which will have its own website, is dedicated to The Carter Center, www.cartercenter.org. The work speaks to the concept that beneath skin-deep differences and beyond the language barriers, all of us share common hopes, dreams and yearnings. The website voiceshome.com/voiceshome.org will have ways in which nonprofit or faith-based organizations can perform this piece.

⢠âResurrectionâ is dedicated to Peter Young (and his Housing Industries and Treatement) whose innovative approach has proven for 50 years that itâs never too late for resurrection. Peter Young will be honored with an In Harmony With Hope SM award on October 15th by The Elfenworks Foundation.

⢠âOne Way Trackâ was inspired by a story that takes place in Calgary, Canadaâa sparkly gem of a city with a homelessness problem. The story is of a young woman who found a Christmas dinner at her front door, but her boyfriendâs mother didnât believe such a story could be true in Canada, because the sort of poverty that would inspire such charity is only found in the USA.

⢠"Wave Rider" was inspired by Jon Kabat-Zinn, whose MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) is effective with pain, prisons and inner cities, and is dedicated to Stanfordâs Project Compassion.

About Elfenworks Productions - An ambitious full-service multimedia communications company, Elfenworks Productions LLC provides a full range of multimedia services to Elfenworks Foundation clients. Our primary focus is audio recordings and film, both for electronic distribution and by traditional channels. For select musical clients, we also provide website design services, printed materials, and publicity.

About The Elfenworks Foundation â The Elfenworks Foundation was created to support nonâgovernmental organizations (NGOs) in innovative and unconventional ways, as social entrepreneurs empowering social entrepreneurs. TEFâs current goal is to ameliorate domestic poverty and provide new hope for the disenfranchised here at home.