Sweet & Sorrow by Catherine Ruth
Catherine Ruth’s debut album, Sweet & Sorrow, is a personal reflection of her journey of finding joy in the aftermath of loss. Each song unfolds as vignettes of longing for someone to be near. The loss of her father in 2012 changed the shape of how she sees the world and holds those dear to her. “Everything is bittersweet. But still sweet. You let the ache wash over you and somehow find that there is still goodness and beauty and a reason to hope.”
These recordings were all made possible by the Common Room Recording Grant in partnership with Civl Radio.
Tracklist
| 1. | Hand-me-down Memories | 3:18 |
| 2. | Mornings With You | 3:38 |
| 3. | January/June | 3:21 |
| 4. | Near | 3:59 |
| 5. | Moonlight Lullaby | 3:42 |
| 6. | The Risk | 3:58 |
| 7. | Sweet & Sorrow | 5:03 |
Credits
all songs written and performed by Catherine Ruth Moyer
produced/mixed/mastered by Jonathan Anderson at Protection Island
Catherine Ruth - vocals, guitar
Daniel Moyer - lyrics on "Near", vocals, electric guitar, drums, percussion
Jonathan Anderson - banjo, upright bass, electric bass, guitar, vocals, vibraphone, keys, percussion, organ, pedal steel guitar
Additional vocals: Marlene Affleck, Melissa Affleck, Jonathan Affleck, Michelle Affleck
License
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On the soggy west coast of Canada, singer-songwriter, Catherine Ruth, lives and sings and goes outside occasionally. With a foundation of melody-driven folk music, she writes when she needs to find her way out of the ache. “Her music captures loss and love and hope and fear in ways that are at once familiar and hopeful, a truly magical meeting of content and form.”