Award-Winning Songwriter Skip Friel Launches New Album, Passage, May 5

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Part of what makes indie-Americana music persistently relevant is the clarity with which it relays complex emotions through lyrics and stories. The really great songs reveal enduring, often startling truths about humanity and personal transformation. Skip Friel's new album, Passage , continues in this context and asks the listener to go beyond the surface of themes such as love, loss and longing.

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The musical journey begins with 'Another Island,' a spectacular retelling of a family story that pays homage to one of Friel's ancestors -­- a broken-hearted 19 century Irish immigrant arriving in New York Harbor who discovers the restorative powers of self-reliance and new love. In listening to the album as a compilation, one gets the sense that survival and personal growth gain momentum through generations in songs such as 'Transcending,' a modern-day story tracing the birth, extraordinary life, and death of a woman who far exceeded limited expectations placed upon her. "After the recording process was complete, I noticed a commonality running through the music," explains Friel. "Each song is about transitioning, growth, and passages of renewal through time."

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