by Jyl Johnson Pattee on June 5th, 2009 | No Comments »
I spent part of my childhood in Zimbabwe and feel a great affinity for the country, its culture and its people. SOS Children’s Villages is a remarkable charity that supports children who have been abandoned or orphaned (often through AIDS) and integrates them into a loving family environment. They are nurtured and supported by an SOS ‘Mother’ and other children in their SOS home, who become their SOS brothers and sisters. SOS Children’s Villages has expanded to almost 500 villages…
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on June 3rd, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Lots of people dream of writing the Great American Novel. When I first heard demos of Diane Birch’s songs, I realized she had the potential to record the Great American Album—and I signed her immediately. There was something simultaneously intimate and epic about Diane’s…