This is a special episode which is simply a free song by Western North Carolina songwriter Adrianna Blanks. Below is a link to download the song as an mp3https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/r88abr/Never_Really_Gone_-_Adrianne_Blanks8ygnw.mp3Venmo Adrianne here if you'd like to support her future endeavorsThe story behind the song - My parents, Blanks & Tanya Marie Bettenhausen, died when I was 10 months old. The song is about my relationship to my grief losing them so young. It was hard growing up because there was no textbook for how to deal with this specific type of loss. I was put in a lot of general counseling but the only place I saw myself represented were characters like Sabrina, and Harry Potter. That’s why I wanted to write this song and share my story, because if it helps even one person, then it was worth opening up about.Adrianne Blanks- Songwriter, Vocals @adrianneblanksMatt Blanks- Piano @soaringsoundstudioDan Hood- Guitar, Pedal Steel @danhoodmusicTaylor West- Bass @_eddtaylor_ Alfred Sergel IV- Drums, Percussion @alfredsergel.4Gage Owens- Producer, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer @gage_owens_Dave McNair- Mastering EngineerRecorded at @siouxsiouxstudio

Album Art - Kristen Marie Greene @kristenmariegreene & Nina D’AngierFind Arianne at the places below for more of her musichttps://adrianneblanks.bandcamp.com/album/words-are-spellshttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/adrianne-blanks/1618962451https://open.spotify.com/artist/4V9OVzZ6IRAgCbeTi6Qsls?si=iCRF1yLESZaNuGFqMs6QHghttps://open.spotify.com/album/4TW7bjIGcdIpgUAOjkwluv?si=_XLnXt8rTheOBgZnLeC6swwww.wncoriginalmusic.com