Louder Than The Music - Ross Walters

Ross Walters - Heather

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Ross Walters

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Heather

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01 Jul 2020

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Ross Walters is in his 4th decade as a road and studio musician. He has toured and recorded with Donna Summer, Boyz II Men and a host of others. In addition to singing and writing, Ross plays saxophone, flute, clarinet, harmonica, and keyboards. My Destiny will represent his 5th solo album.

I didn't know what to expect from this single titled 'Heather', but then I read it was a promise to write a song based on the name of anyone who contributes to a GoFundMe campaign, which blossomed into the first single release of singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Ross Walters' new LP. So now...
Read More Ross Walters is in his 4th decade as a road and studio musician. He has toured and recorded with Donna Summer, Boyz II Men and a host of others. In addition to singing and writing, Ross plays saxophone, flute, clarinet, harmonica, and keyboards. My Destiny will represent his 5th solo album.

I didn't know what to expect from this single titled 'Heather', but then I read it was a promise to write a song based on the name of anyone who contributes to a GoFundMe campaign, which blossomed into the first single release of singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Ross Walters' new LP. So now we have the track 'Heather'.

To sum the song up in a quick phrase or sentence it would be 'Everything is going to be alright'. This is a song which has a positive message from start to finish and when you hear the reason Ross wrote it you start to understand the song much more. "Writing a catchy song based on a girl’s name may seem like a formulaic attempt at pop success but the song came from a very sincere and organic place. I wanted to fulfill the task of writing a song for this individual who contributed to my project,” Walters says, “but her story drew me in and the song began to have more depth to it than the fun little ditty l was planning to write. She was struggling with the emotions that come with a negative medical report but, at the same time, was having these incredible dreams and visions of heaven and the afterlife. Like many people of faith she was wrestling with this tension of being afraid of the process of dying but not afraid of death itself.”

As I said, I really enjoyed this song and the uplifting side of it kind of started off in a place of worry, as a song on its own I have to say I really liked.

In September of 2020 Ross Walters will be releasing My Destiny, an LP of original compositions inspired by diverse influences including blues, jazz, reggae, rock, pop, Motown, bluegrass, and Celtic. Produced and arranged by Ross with co-production and engineering help from Kenny Zarider of Keys Studio, which I now can't wait for.

Review by Jono Davies

LTTM Rating 4 Out of 5 Stars

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