From January through March of this year, we made more than 20,000 musical connections through our Community Outreach Programs. That compares to 18,000 during the same stretch in 2019, which was considered a banner year at the time. Thanks to the efforts of our...
One of the great joys of working for Swallow Hill Music is that I get exposed to many artists that are new to me. On top of that, I often learn these artists were hiding in plain sight all along in that they were closely aligned with musicians I already hold near and...
“Swallow Hill Music has been my lifeline,” Hannah Hanson says. A scholarship recipient, Hannah first came to Swallow Hill as part of her ongoing recovery following two traumatic brain injuries. It’s become a second home to her. “With the amount...
Maria Isabelle holds her phone closely to her ear and listens intently. She is playing a recently-recorded voice memo of her five-year-old son Nathan singing from the back seat of the family car. Though she tries, she cannot make out the language he is singing in....
When asked about the benefits of taking music lessons at Swallow Hill, Daniel Dearmin says “It helps with my therapy and my disabilities.” “Music is a therapy,” he continues. Daniel started taking music lessons at Swallow Hill over a dozen years ago. He’s now a...