The Musician Insight

Art making peace with life: A human tale

In 2004, Sam Phillips, released her album A Boot and a Shoe, with her most well-known to date record: Reflecting Light.

Composed of an acoustic instrumental (guitar, violin, alto, cello, bass, organ and piano), we have an intimate setting, with Phillips’ voice directly conversing with us. Throughout her tale, she recollects her life and accepts the pain and joy she experienced: “I wrote the pain down”, ‘My dark heart lit up the skies”, inviting us to do the same.

The title Reflecting Light suggests a newfound freedom, embracing loneliness “stand alone, and misunderstood” and seeing herself for who she truly is: hope is in all of us, guiding us through the night.

Photo © Joshua Smelser