#angelaperry

Angela Perry, the Colorado-based folk and Americana singer/songwriter, is beyond honest when it comes to her music. Her music is nothing less than heart and soul. She recently released her latest album, 21 Dayz, an open and raw collection of songs that take on the ups and downs of life. 

Her song “Sunflower Child” from the album was released in 2021 and within six weeks of its release, the song had over 100K views on Facebook alone. Debuted at a Benefit Concert for a former student who has leukemia, Angela donated all the proceeds from “Sunflower Child” to the student’s foundation to help with medical bills. The song was rereleased for awareness for Ukraine and has been viewed over 100K and counting.  Angela's next Benefit Concert will be scheduled the first week of July, 2022 to benefit an individual who has been paralyzed from the chest down and who is in desperate need of medical equipment.

We got the chance to speak with Angela Perry in this edition of 7 From the Women. So, without further ado, let’s dive in:

What Have You Been Working To Promote Lately?

I have been working on promoting the song Fallen which has had great reviews, is on several Spotify playlists and we are currently starting to film a video for the song. It is a song about the how we as humans get so caught up in the superficialness that we fail to see those around us who are the true strength of life. Time sees it but we do not. Like a tree that old and has been twisted, and Broken from the storms of the world and yet remains standing tall and true. They are the true legacy of the world. 

Please tell us about your favorite song written, recorded or produced by another woman and why it’s meaningful to you. 

I have several songs that I like but one of my favorite Singer/Songwriters is Sandy Denny. I like all of her songs but one my favorites is The Music Weaver. It is mostly piano and like almost of all her songs there is a depth that you must listen to to understand. The intricacies she places in the melody to fit her voice is one of the best I have ever heard. She is a true master at the craft of weaving music with her voice.

What does it mean to you to be a woman making music/in the music business today and do you feel a responsibility to other women to create messages and themes in your music? 

It is vital for me to be making, creating, writing, recording, performing, and producing music. I also teach in a public school setting (high school music but not in the traditional band and choir sense , I teach songwriting, singing, instruments, etc.) and so the individuals I work with, girls and boys, need to see someone who is in the business making, creating, recording and performing. It is vital because the industry has been and is still to some extent male dominated and they need to see that a woman can be successful in the industry. It is important that I not only create a visual message for women in the music industry but that it is okay to talk about subjects that have been “ hidden under the carpet” for both females and males. I have a responsibility to tell the story. 

What is the most personal thing you have shared in your music or in your artist brand as it relates to being female? 

One of the most personal things I have shared in my music is that I am a teenage mom who had her daughter at 15. As a teenage mom, I had responsibilities that most women do not have until later in life and not only did it effect my academic life but it effected my personal life, my relationships with people, and my relationship with my music. 

Who's Your Favorite Female Icon (dead or alive) and why? 

One of my favorite Icons is Billie Holliday and not because she was such a great artist because she was. But she was human and had things that were not so great in her life and yet she used music as a means to tell her story and the to tell the story of others. She allowed her vulnerability, her sadness, despair, hope, love to be displayed through her music. I admire anyone who can do this even though there may be harsh consequences to the soul in allowing this. 

What was the most challenging thing you have had to face as a female artist?

One of the challenging things I have had to face is the dismissal of my craft because I am an artist. Music is everything to me. It is so engrained in my soul that there is no separation between me and it. Most people can not even fathom that concept nor do they even want to try to understand so they dismiss it as just something “that she does”. 

If you could collaborate with any other female artists, who would you choose? 

If I could collaborate with any other female artists, I would collaborate with Amy Ray, Sheryl Crow, Oneida James, Beth Hart, Bonnie Raitt. Why would I choose these women beside them being Kick Ass? I would choose them because they know how to tell a story and are women music warriors. I would be in honored company to be collaborating with them. They are true women of their craft and true women to music. 

What do you hope to share with other women in the industry with your music?

I want women to feel through my music, the trueness of who they are in all of their strengths and weaknesses. I want them to know that they have a voice and that it is vital that we hear their voice because the world needs it. Our children need it. It is the legacy that we can pass down to our female and male children. 

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Angela Perry, the Kansas native and Colorado-based singer/songwriter, uses music as a vessel for messages of love and life delivered with honest lyrics and passionate vocals. She allows herself to be shaped by her environment and her experiences. “ I followed my passion for music, it was what kept me going through the great times but most importantly through the darkest moments,” says Angela.

She just released her latest indie folk album, 21 Dayz, a 9 track collection of songs written to provoke deep thought on the world around us. Her voice is powerful, yet soft and sweet. You can hear and feel the strength behind her vocals through her poetic lyrics and beautiful melodies.

Each song has a distinct story, from a narrative of strength in her popular acoustic folk single “Sunflower Child” and the titular track “21 Dayz” to songs about falling from grace in the Folk and Latin-esque single “Fallen” and the illusion of love in “Midnight Blue.” She leaves no stone unturned.

She tackles the more difficult topics as much as the more “palatable.” Her single “Sister Cry” points the mirror back at us and forces us to look at how many women around the world are murdered or kidnapped because of who they are, especially indigenous women. It’s sung in the victim’s point of view, asking why you look away and cry to be been seen by those who turn their backs.

Her song “Not Any More” is a story of an old house as she wonders what they stories the walls can tell. She sings about the sadness that’s left where love no longer lives, the creaks in the floors and cracks in the ceiling are no longer welcoming. “This song was written with the idea that the house is no longer a home and that as love leaves only silence remains,” says Angela.

Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4cQaZnXrLm5KR6gRB8InrT?si=v5GptOlFTTihQ78nGcZ8Qg

21 Dayz is impassioned and powerful and I would recommend it to anyone who loves music and symbolism/poetry.

Angela Perry’s slow indie folk hit, "Sunflower Child” has been nominated as a top 20 finalist in Rocky Mountain Songwriting Contest in Red Lodge Montana, a feat that not many have accomplished. Recently, she shared the video for the single, which she dedicates to the people of the Ukraine. 

The sunflower is a symbol of strength and perseverance and one of the most resilient flowers on the planet when it comes to external and environmental factors. The sunflower is a symbol for the Ukraine and their continued strength during this time.

She sings “sunflower child/catch the breeze/feel the earth beneath your leaves,” as a child runs through a field of sunflowers. The deep piano and intimately poetic lyrics add a sense of hope and love. Lyrics like “be light when others lose sight” shares empathy and humanity with the listener.

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZgwaV2JJWM