Exploring Mental Health & Musical Insights

Twenty-five years ago, a lengthy bout of insomnia – combined with an excessive amount of anxiety about the “lack of sleep” – gradually rendered me ...

For her own website, From Pain To Purpose, inaugural Birdsong Ashley Bell has recounted her experiences and thoughts during the period that led up ...

The newly registered national charity is pleased to announce a list of artists from across Canada whose original songs are included on Birdsong’s first compilation album. Ten singer/songwriters worked throughout the pandemic in music studios in three cities to finish the album titled: Birdsong - First Flight 101.

“David was my birdsong – fragile, loving and gifted in song.” – MK From: Dave Martin ! Sent: Tuesday Dec. 27 2016 : To: Margaret Konopacki Subject:...

“As a songwriter, you make the sort of observations, commentary, and expressions that allow listeners a better connection with intimate dimensions ...

“Songwriters have a duty to hear, see, and feel the hurt and the joy, and turn it into a language and experience that everyone can understand. Love...

"My music helps to ground me and gives me a sense of purpose, a feeling of being grounded and flying – simultaneously." – Jordan Gow Ottawa singer/...

"We'll go to the doctor when we feel flu-ish or a nagging pain. So why don't we see a health professional when we feel emotional pain: guilt, loss,...

OTTAWA CITIZEN : Three Ottawa-area musicians are among the first to receive a career boost from Birdsong Foundation, a charity that helps give voic...

Introduction by Gabrielle Grace Abbott Throughout my own struggles with substance use disorder and mental illness, Hungarian-Canadian physician Ga...

Negative thoughts about oneself are particularly damaging, and often lead to depression and isolation – both gateways to myriad dangerous mental he...

BIRDSONG – David Martin New Music Foundation announces Canadian singer/songwriter line-up for first BIRDSONG ALBUM, set to begin recording in Ottaw...