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every song has a story

read the stories behind the songs on Merilee’s newest album

2024 marks 10 years since I went into the studio and started recording. From that first album Cri de Cœur - a tale of prayers now past, the heart of my writing has walked along this delicate balance between deep doubts and settled faith. Perhaps these last few years I’ve walked that tightrope in a deeper sense than I can voice here, but my position remains the same. I identify with the Thomases and the John the Baptists and the Marys and Marthas with their questions and confusion, but the bedrock of my faith doesn’t shift.

That’s why I’ve chosen “Ampersand” as the name for this little publication. (Ampersand is the actual word for “&” — it used to be the 27th letter of the alphabet. Once upon a time children actually sang, “Q, R, X, Y, Ampersand, Z”. True story. Take it from a reading specialist). The name “Ampersand” isn’t meant to be nerdy — merely an acknowledgment of the precipice we all walk along. “We walk by faith,” but it’s often difficult to keep walking in the face of what we see. We can sit with deep doubts & have a settled faith. That’s where I’m living and I’m so glad to have you along.

 

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