Caitlyn Hessell

Caitlyn Hessell

About Caitlyn:

Caitlyn Hessell’s love affair with music began at an early age with her introduction to The Beatles, whose albums quickly helped her realize the power of music. Wanting to create her own sounds, she took up the piano at age 7, and realizing her passion for music, she shortly thereafter began classical training on the cello.

At age 12 she attended a Jonny Lang concert where she discovered the rebellious nature of the blues, and tired of being limited by classical scales, she took up the electric guitar. The rest of her childhood was spent developing her song-writing craft, and by college she had settled into her place as an acoustic singer-songwriter.

After graduating from Boston University in May 2007, Caitlyn embarked on a string of successful collaborations with more down tempo and trip-hop artists. Caitlyn now lives in Boston and spends all of her spare time working on new songs and pursuing a career in music, and has most recently been described as “the lovechild of Jeff Buckley and Norah Jones”, as well as being compared to the likes of Missy Higgins, and other great female singer/song writers.

2008 is promising to be a successful year for Caitlyn with her first EP, Always There, scheduled for release in February 2008 on Summer Rain Recordings, with a string of new tracks and collaborations set to follow.

Devoted to the idea of giving something back to the world via her music, Caitlyn will be donating a portion of her royalties from her Always there EP to NextAid.org, a non-profit organization that provide help and support to children in Africa who have been orphaned by Aids.

Myspace: www.myspace.com/caitlynhessell

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  1. I ove your voice! Gorgeous lyrics and vocal melodies. Keep it coming :)

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Caitlyn Hessell, “Always There” lyrics

Always There lyrics

Like the slow beat of a drum, its always there in the background
Like the slow song that you hum, its always there in your mouth
Like those games that children play, I never want you to end it
Like the bad words that we say, we censor all that we are

Cause he just keeps telling himself
It will be alright keep telling yourself

We be free, but we forget how it used to be
And sad are we, cause we can cry with our eyes closed

And its all a lie, that rich boys with nice cars–they don’t die
Cause he just keeps telling himself it will be alright, keep telling yourself

We be neat, but we forget the mess that we need
And sad are we, cause we can cry with our eyes closed

He got in his car
And he laughed as he drove into the telephone pole

Cause he just keeps telling himself
It will be alright
Keep telling yourself

Like the slow beat of a drum, its always there in the background
Like the slow song that you hum, its always there in your mouth
Like those games that children play, I never want you to end it
Like the bad words that we say, we censor all that we are

It will be alright
It will be alright
It will be alright
It will be alright

Summer Rain Artists Going the Distance for a Good Cause

Summer Rain Recordings is gearing up to make the most of their charitable giving this year with some exciting new projects. News of their altruism and drive to make a difference is already creating a buzz, and to continue this momentum, SRR is constantly devising new and creative ways for musicians to make a difference.

One of the highlights of this forward thinking is a project by one of our artists ‘Plum’ who has recently organized a fundraiser to walk the West Highland Way in Scotland. Taking place on August 13th, she will be joined by fellow SRR artist, Caitlyn Hessell, as well as other artists including Ben Phaze, to make the 94 mile trek over a seven day period.

Proceeds from the event will be going to Nordoff-Robbins, an innovative non-profit that is the largest provider of Music Therapy in the UK. To learn more about music therapy and the ways in which it can help those suffering from disabilities, abuse, or terminal illness, visit their website at http://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk

To sponsor Plum or Caitlyn and support Nordoff-Robbins please make a donation at:

Plum’s Fundraising page: www.justgiving.com/fairies

Caitlyn’s Fundraising page: www.justgiving.com/caitlynhessell

Caitlyn Hessell Reviewed at The Daily Free Press….

Caitlyn Hessell Reviewed at The Daily Free Press….

Seems Like Caitlyn is making a name for herself in Boston…The Daily Free Press at Boston University wrote an article on her and her work.

Here’s an excerpt from the article:

“Although her sound is currently acoustic and soulful a la Norah Jones, she wants to move away from that genre, possibly to collaborate with different types of musicians-techno DJ’s, trip-hop artists and even rappers.

“The songs I write on acoustic guitar are not meant to be acoustic songs,” Hessell said. “There is just so much more out there and I want to try it all.”….

You can read the full article here:

http://media.www.dailyfreepress.com/media/storage/paper87/news/2007/09/06/Muse/Sing-Dont.Smoke-2953787.shtml