{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fd5d070a6-bcbe-47cb-a973-c17b5597b7e4","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Episode 052\u2013Meghan Cary \u201cSing Louder\u201d with Bruce Hilliard\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/d5d070a6-bcbe-47cb-a973-c17b5597b7e4\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 052\u2013Meghan Cary \u201cSing Louder\u201d with Bruce Hilliard","description":"Meghan Cary didn\u2019t mean to be a musician. But when her fianc\u00e9 unexpectedly died, she picked up his guitar, figured out how to play it, and wrote her debut, earning her\u00a0Billboard Magazine\u2019s\u00a0Critic\u2019s Choice for Best Newcomer. \u201cI wrote my grief into music and sang my way out of the abyss.\u201d Cary continues to share the healing power of music with the community that has rallied around her message of hope and being heard.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nKnown for her raw honesty and ability to connect with and engage her audience, Cary brings people to their feet and at times to tears with high-energy tunes, masterful storytelling, and lyrics that resonate universally. Cary\u2019s song \u201cSing Louder\u201d, a call to raise our voices together to make a difference, has become an anthem for the music-loving community.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nIn fact, \u201cSing Louder\u201d resonated so well with audiences in her live shows, that Cary was inspired to include some of these fans on her new record of the same name. Cary gathered 48 music lovers in the studio to raise their voices with her on two tracks, \u201cSing Louder\", and \u201cResponsibility\u201d. Many of them stepped far out of their comfort zones to don headphones and sing into a microphone. They sang with passion, joy and abandon, and it was a profound experience for Cary and all those involved. That energy was captured on\u00a0Sing Louder.\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\n\u201cMusic is the most potent tool I know to break down walls, slip through barricades, and connect with each other. And when we authentically connect, we can change the world,\u201d said Cary. \u201cNow more than ever we need to be courageous enough to transcend emotional, intellectual, and political barriers, and raise our voices\u2026together.\u201d<br />\r\n<br />\r\nCary began her career on stage as a theatre actress with over 100 credits for her work in the U.S. and Europe, and a successful on-camera and voiceover career. She\u2019s written a one-person show with music, \u201cOn the Way to the Waterfall\u201d, which she continues to perform around the country. She is also currently composing music and lyrics for the Broadway-bound musical, \u201cThe Accidental Caterer\u201d.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nAfter pushing pause on performing to raise two children, Cary launched back onto the music scene at Philly Folk Fest and was awarded a coveted Emerging Artist Showcase slot at Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. Cary\u2019s smoky voice, emotional singing, and vulnerable writing continue to win over audiences, and garner favorable comparisons to Melissa Etheridge, Natalie Merchant, Stevie Nicks, and even Bruce Springsteen.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nIn response to life\u2019s inevitable curve balls, Cary\u2019s mantra is: \u201cIf you don't know the words...Sing Louder!\u201d","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/2b9f5e98-53e2-4dff-a990-0f977a308696/logo_squish_full_3000.png"}