My youngest son Guy is a musician. His new Christmas single is in support of homeless charities. For all those who care enough to give their support, please have a look and share the following link and read the press release about “Hobo’s Christmas”.
“Guy is one of the most versatile musicians I’ve met, with a natural talent for putting real feeling and soul into whichever musical genre he’s working in with great conviction and spirit.”
Jim Barr (Get the Blessing & Portishead).
There are many reasons for becoming homeless and being a ‘hobo’ is one of them. A hobo is an itinerant, often impoverished, worker on the move. Other people are homeless through losing their jobs and many more through all kinds of circumstances they don’t choose…. escaping domestic violence, mental health issues, ex-servicemen, drug and alcohol problems. This Christmas, more people than ever before have nowhere to live and no alternative but to sleep rough on our city streets.
Releasing this song is Bristol-based Guy Calhoun’s hope that people will care enough to want to listen to and download his new single, “Hobo’s Christmas”. Based on the true story of two friends with very different lives, the message is one of hope and support when one of them falls on hard times.
All profits from sales are to be donated to charities helping the homeless.
“It can happen to any of us” says Guy “and when you can’t work because you are ill you suddenly have fewer choices; your priority is how to survive”. For those who have seen Ken Loach’s award-winning film “I, Daniel Blake” the difficulties of how to navigate the welfare system via food banks reveals how close to losing your home we all are. And for some people you may lose your life as well.
The homeless friend in “”Hobo’s Christmas” died on the streets when he was only twenty-five years old. Another young homeless man froze to death on the streets of Birmingham in the UK this month.
Guy says that the enormity of rising homelessness is a shame and a scandal to us all but that, as an individual, “you can’t do everything but you can do something”.
This is his offering. Please spare a few minutes to listen to the song, watch the accompanying video and share with your friends and colleagues.
“Hobo’s Christmas” was officially released as a digital download by Digitdoc Records on the 12th December 2016. For more information, promo requests or to set up an interview, please contact Mark Hoddinott at Digitdoc Records, email address: music@digitdocrecords.com.
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