Turt Summers (Summers Sons)

01/15/24 • 26 min

This week my guest is Turt Summers, a vocalist/rapper/songwriter from South London and one half of the jazz rap group Summers Sons. They have released 4 albums as well as working with some of the UK's and Germany's finest producers. They have also toured with Children of Zeus, Melodiesinfonie & Flo filzz - solidifying themselves as one of the UK's best underground trios. Their 2019 album The Rain focuses on the grief Turt felt following the loss of his stepdad Bill. In this episode we discuss the making of the album 'The Rain' and the impact opening up about his grief in song has had on Turt.

You can purchase 'The Rain' over on Summer Sons Bandcamp page here:

https://summerssons2.bandcamp.com

Songs featured in this episode include:

Never Walk Alone - Summers Sons

The Rain (pt.1) - Summers Sons

The Rain (pt.3) - Summers Sons

Feels Like Healing is a show where I talk to individuals about how they've used creativity as a way of helping them heal.

These conversations are here to show how we find comfort and solace through the act of being creative and how creativity can help us all reach a place of healing.

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Produced / Edited by Al Lewis

Theme music by Al Lewis

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You can purchase 'The Rain' over on Summer Sons Bandcamp page here:

https://summerssons2.bandcamp.com

Songs featured in this episode include:

Never Walk Alone - Summers Sons

The Rain (pt.1) - Summers Sons

The Rain (pt.3) - Summers Sons

Feels Like Healing is a show where I talk to individuals about how they've used creativity as a way of helping them heal.

These conversations are here to show how we find comfort and solace through the act of being creative and how creativity can help us all reach a place of healing.

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You can connect with Feels Like Healing on Instagram / Twitter / Facebook @flhpodcast

Produced / Edited by Al Lewis

Theme music by Al Lewis

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

Stephen Wilson Jr.

This week my guest is Stephen Wilson Jr. a singer/songwriter from rural Indiana (USA). As a teenager Stephen moved to Nashville to pursue a degree in Microbiology. After completing his degree, he worked for several years as an R&D scientist at Mars until one day, faced with the prospect of a life climbing the corporate ladder, Stephen decided to take a leap of faith and pursue his dream of becoming a songwriter. A few years later his father – Stephen Wilson Sr - died at 59 and this set Stephen on a path to becoming an artist in his own right. He is quoted as saying that music was the only thing that had any ability to help him understand grief. The proof of this is in Søn of Dad, his debut album which came out to critical acclaim in 2023

You can find more information about Stephen's music at https://www.stephenwilsonjrmusic.com

Songs featured on this episode include

twisted by Stephen Wilson Jr.

Father's Søn by Stephen Wilson Jr.

Grief is Only Love by Stephen Wilson Jr.

Feels Like Healing is a show where I talk to individuals about how they've used creativity as a way of helping them heal.

These conversations are here to show how we find comfort and solace through the act of being creative and how creativity can help us all reach a place of healing.

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You can connect with Feels Like Healing on Instagram / Twitter / Facebook @flhpodcast

Produced / Edited by Al Lewis

Theme music by Al Lewis

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Next Episode

Carly Attridge & Annie Frost Nicholson

This week my guests are Carly Attridge founder of the Loss Project and Annie Frost Nicholson a multidisciplinary artist from London. Both of them have worked on projects which have focused on how we can use creative practices as a catharsis for our grief. Carly started The Loss Project (a social enterprise focused on helping people find ways of processing grief) after she reflected on her own wellbeing struggles following various losses in her life and realised there was something lacking from what was on offer to support people.

Annie's own devastating loss happened in 2011 when several members of her close family died in a tragic accident. Ever since, grief has been a subject she’s explored in a myriad of ways, including a film ‘Into Your Light’, a monthly Grief Mixtape that she hosted on Soho Radio and more recently, the Fandangoe Whip, Skip and the Grief Rave, which in turn, would spawn the Fandangoe Discoteca, their latest touring collaboration where bereaved people could dance out their grief.

For more information on

The Loss Project visit their website: https://www.thelossproject.com/

Annie Frost Nicholson visit her website: https://www.anniefrostnicholson.com/

Feels Like Healing is a show where I talk to individuals about how they've used creativity as a way of helping them heal.

These conversations are here to show how we find comfort and solace through the act of being creative and how creativity can help us all reach a place of healing.

::::

You can connect with Feels Like Healing on Instagram / Twitter / Facebook @flhpodcast

Produced / Edited by Al Lewis

Theme music by Al Lewis

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.