Journey Home: Mishi Donovan
Cree-Chippewa, singer-songwriter-actress, Mishi Donovan has a brand new
sound thanks to the production values at SOAR, her new home. Tinged with a deep
sadness, resulting from the recent loss of her husband, Donovan sings of finding
new strength in the creator and her ancestors. The album plays like a continuous
symphony of musical tears as she struggles with shattered dreams and the
loneliness of being a single mother with three children. Each song is a perfect
portrait in deeply felt emotions sung in a gentle folk-pop style. "Stranger's
laughter, I'm all alone, smiles don't touch this heart of stone. The conductor asks,
is all okay, I turn to the window, hope he goes away. Frozen tears and timeless
love, empty dreams my life's made of. "Although relatively unknown in the states
she received a Juno award in 1998 which is the Canadian equivalent to our
Grammy Award.