Archives: April 2025

Black Voices in NH Music: Stay True to Yourself

Being an R&B artist in New Hampshire has been challenging but also fulfilling. I grew up in the inner city of Roxbury, Mass., where I spent a lot of my childhood years listening to my parents’ Motown vinyl collection. I would take Stevie Wonder’s “Songs in the Key of Life” or Michael Jackson’s “Off the Wall” album and play them…

Music therapy builds connection for those who need it most

Elizabeth Ferguson, founder of Granite State Music Therapy, likes using a guitar for sessions because she can face who she is working with. Music can open up a pathway for connection for those facing communication difficulties from developmental differences or disease progression. About half of the clients at Granite State Music Therapy have autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, says Elizabeth…