Collaboration

I just recently finished my first collaboration on a song with a friend. A few months ago, singer-songwriter Kim Cole sent an email asking if I’d like to co-write a song with her. She had just read an article by Craig and Marc Kielburger in the Toronto Star about the effects of global warming on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and was so moved, she felt she had to write a song about it. Kim knew I would be very interested in the subject.

However, having never co-written with anyone before and being new to the whole songwriting scene, I was a bit hesitant at first. I worried she might regret the invitation if my inexperience with the process became an issue. We talked about it a bit and I sensed that she was a patient person, so we started working together.

It was great. Over the course of a month or so we met on Tuesday afternoons for a few hours over snacks and sometimes wine…just enough wine to fuel the creativity but not so much that we ever wondered “What the heck were we thinking?” when reviewing the lyrics the next day!

Long story short…I think we have great song! It’s called ‘Mercury Rising’. We are so proud of it that we recorded a demo and entered it in a songwriting contest this week. Fingers crossed the judges will like it too!

I’m sure we will each be adding it to our set lists when we play live so you will get a chance to hear it soon.