Search - Meg Hutchinson :: Come Up Full

The radiant artistry of Meg Hutchinson combines brilliant songwriting with raw poetic storytelling and a riveting performance style. The multi-award winning artist's Red House Records debut COME UP FULL is a wistful and warm album showcasing her sweet, earthy vocals framed by tastefully intimate production, establishing her as one of the rising stars and great voices of the next generation of acoustic musicians. Produced by Crit Harmon (Lori McKenna, Martin Sexton, Mary Gauthier), COME UP FULL is a lyrically rich album about encountering good things when you least expect it. Amidst war, loss and heartbreak, Hutchinson's songs hold the promise of love, hope and homecomings. In songs like Ready, Home, and Come Up Full, she sings about our universal ability to overcome life's most trying times. With a poet's sensibility, Hutchinson's songs are laced with a weathered but unselfconscious optimism, a love of language and of the natural world. In America (Enough) she explores American culture, excess and war by writing about how things taken to an extreme almost become their opposite. Another timely tune is Song for Jeffrey Lucey, based on the real story of Lance Corporal Jeffrey Lucey, who returned from Iraq suffering from severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). "I heard about Jeffrey Lucey and was devastated by his story but incredibly moved by how his family spoke out about PTSD," Hutchinson says. Whether tackling political issues or matters of the heart, Hutchinson's insight into human resilience sparkles with songs dissecting the pain that gives our lives greater depth and a deeper appreciation of joy.