| SINGING IN THE DARK An exploration of creativity and madnessSusan McKeown Grammy Award Winning Irish VocalistThursday, November 18, 2010Introduction and discussion by J. Raymond DePaulo, M.D. and Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D For her seventh solo album, Susan McKeown has produced an ambitious and thought-provoking work on the subject of madness, featuring poets writing through the lens of depression, mania and substance abuse. With new music from McKeown, Frank London and Lisa Gutkin, Singing in the Dark explores creativity, suffering and the desire for happiness. The lyrics come from the anonymous poet of the ninth century Gaelic Mad Sweeney, Lord Byron, James Clarence Mangan, Theodore Roethke, Anne Sexton, Gwendolyn Brooks, Gwyneth Lewis and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, and there are songs from John Dowland, Chilean activist songwriter Violeta Parra and Leonard Cohen, in a collection of lyrics and music about human experience, imagination and hope. The resulting album, SINGING IN THE DARK, sheds light on the deepest and most beautiful layers of the human condition. Link to Susan McKeown's Website |