{"id":4823,"date":"2024-10-31T14:36:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T18:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qdivisionstudios.com\/word\/?p=4823"},"modified":"2024-11-01T15:24:27","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T19:24:27","slug":"abbie-barretts-freedumb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qdivisionstudios.com\/word\/abbie-barretts-freedumb\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbie Barrett&#8217;s Freedumb"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DLyX9GlC-V4?si=fcHnJjdZWUoBaAjN\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>With just days until the 2024 presidential election, \u201cFreedumb\u201d \u2014 the new single and video from Massachusetts-based songwriter <a href=\"https:\/\/abbiebarrett.com\/\">Abbie Barrett<\/a> and her band \u2014 is just about as on point as it gets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tracked at Q Division, produced by Ed Valauskas, and recorded, mixed, and mastered by Pat DiCenso; \u201cFreedumb\u201d captures the chaos of January 6, 2021, when a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the election. The song and its video (Fuel Heart Productions) serve as a chilling reminder of that infamous day and what\u2019s at stake on November 5th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Barrett wrote the lyrics alone, she and her bandmates co-wrote the music. They are: Mike Oram (guitar), Rice Edmonston (drums), and Ed Valauskas (bass). Guest musicians include Dana Colley (Morphine, Vapors of Morphine) on saxophone and 13-year-old Auggie Valauskas on upright bass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barrett didn\u2019t set out to write a song about the January 6 insurrection, nor did she intend to make a political statement. But as the music came together, the lyrics started revealing themselves. Like many who watched that day&#8217;s events unfold, she felt deeply angry about the hypocrisy of it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really consider this song all that political. If you support democracy, then you support the election process, which includes the peaceful transfer of power,\u201d says Barrett. \u201cCalling out the people \u2014 including the former president \u2014 who stoked the fires that led to such a violent and un-American event shouldn\u2019t be considered controversial.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A portion of the song\u2019s proceeds will go to the League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan, grassroots organization that defends democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation at the local, state, and national levels. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/abbiebarrett.com\/\">abbiebarrett.com<\/a> to listen and contribute.<\/p>\n<p><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With just days until the 2024 presidential election, \u201cFreedumb\u201d \u2014 the new single and video from Massachusetts-based songwriter Abbie Barrett and her band \u2014 is just about as on point as it gets. 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