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"We'll Carry On" - West Street Records - WTC benefit CD FDNY, PAPD, WTC volunteers & local NYC musicians brought together for 9.11 tribute concerts create "We'll Carry On" - album of 16 original songs. Each component of the CD was donated: songs, cover photo, artwork, production, manufacturing, printing, mastering. 100% of net proceeds benefit WTC related charities: WTC Ground Zero Relief, PAPD WTC Disaster Survivors Fund, 9.11 Victims' and Families' Association. Free panoramic WTC 'mini' poster included, signed by members of FDNY, PAPD and NYPD ESU. WTC Ground Zero Relief volunteer Valerie Ghent (producer/singer-songwriter) organized three 9.11 benefit concerts featuring members of FDNY, PAPD, NYPD and WTC volunteers as well as local NYC musicians. Documented by the NY Times, NY Press & American Songwriter, these concerts presented 'voices from the trenches', songs written and performed by fire fighters, police officers and volunteers who worked at Ground Zero. The CD cover is an original panoramic photo poster of WTC Tower 1 and NYC, taken from the observation deck of Tower 2 on 1/1/2001; this poster is surrounded by hundreds of signatures of FDNY, PAPD, NYPD who were part of the recovery effort at Ground Zero. The signatures were collected on site from October 2001 through Feb 2002. Valerie Ghent met photographer Everen T. Brown in October 2001, through fellow WTC volunteer Kevin McCrary, who collected the signatures, in a chance meeting at Nino's Restaurant where volunteers and rescue personnel went to eat free meals every day. Acknowledging the importance of this music and of this signature poster, Valerie Ghent produced "We'll Carry On," the CD of 16 artists for indie label, west street records. the songs are powerful, immediate, historic. the voices are unforgettable. the cover is phenomenal. For complete information on all 16 artists, the stories behind the songs and the artwork, plus the full press release and links to fdny firehouses and other relevant websites, please visit http://weststreetrecords.com also please visit http://wtcgroundzerorelief.org Check out the artist's website: http://weststreetrecords.com Track List: 1. Tomorrow 2. Hole In The Sky 3. Weight Of The World 4. The Men 5. There Is A Light 6. Waiting For The Snow 7. Where Is God 8. Engine 73 9. Sacrifice 10. Whatcha Gonna Do? 11. Hope 12. Fly Our Flag High 13. Sanctified 14. All American 15. The Word Is Love 16. We'll Carry On Suggested CDs:
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