Page 11 - May issue 2021
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 Helena Mace Singer/Songwriter and Radio Presenter
at Radiodowntown.ca
CHASING DREAMS BY HELENA MACE
  Last month I wrote about my first self penned album, Wash away the years and this month’s article is about the follow up, Chasing Dreams.
After writing, Wash away the years and getting such a good response to it, I was eager to write more. In fact, the first hit from Chasing Dreams had already been written. I had been full of ideas and the first song I wanted to release was a typical country break up song with the title, Breakin’ up aint easy.
I had got back in the studio with my producer, Matt Black at Hangover Hill recording studio and recorded this which combined with Matt on keys and Si Genaro on Harmonica, made this a great commercial country track which even now, is still receiving airplay a few years later. I released this as a single first and it was my first chart hit, scraping a Top 40 in the UK country singles charts.
I had the writing bug by this point and soon country, folk style tunes were pouring out of me and tracks such as Strangers, Rescue me and Fallen were born as well as many others. After we had recorded the entire album, a great decision was made to add the multi instrumentalist, Tom Leary, on the album. Tom had toured with bands such as Lindisfarne, Fairport Convention and Joe Brown and was an incredible addition to the album, adding Fiddle and Steel to my songs, creating a piece of art that took Chasing Dreams to a whole other level.
This album was released in 2018 and really got my name out there. It received amazing accolades and was up for several awards and the airplay it had and still has, is just fantastic and still overwhelming. It was a finalist in Album of the year and got me nominated for awards as an artist in my own right. I did an album launch show after its release and had a sold out show in a local theatre which was one of the most amazing experiences I had had so far in my music journey.
Chasing Dreams is available on all download 11
sites and physical copies are available on www.helenamace.com.
In next months article, I will tell you the story of Unbroken, an album very close to my heart.
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