Soul-a-Grams

Soul-a-Grams

As the COVID-19 pandemic begins its bloom, Kristin and Carolyn are channeling their efforts into Songs for the Soul’s Soul-a-Gram program. A Soul-a-Gram is a short video of a song written and performed by a songwriter. Its purpose is to send a message of strength, support, love, and gratitude directly to the front-line healthcare workers and their teams during the COVID-19 pandemic. Consistent with the organization’s mission that music serves as a connecting (but socially distant!) force that promotes well-being, Songs for the Soul works with songwriters to channel the energy of the community’s support through song. This effort is inspired by the quarantined public cheering from their windows for medical teams at change-of-shift, and calls from health care leaders for messages to help uplift the morale of their staff. Paying the songwriters for their contributions, consistent with Songs for the Soul’s leading principles, also benefits the artists whose livelihoods have been hurt during the pandemic.