 On Saturday, November 6, enter the enchanted world of Ocean City teen indie-pop singer-songwriter, Méabh Stanford for a night of local original music at End of the Road Theater. Her live show will take the audience on a journey through literature and media as she performs songs on guitar and keyboard from her newly-released concept EP, “make it be me,” along with unreleased original music and select songs from her favorite artists.
Newly-opened End of the Road Theater is an independent movie theater and live performance venue in North Cape May. The 40 seat BYOB theater is a local stage for local talent. The theater is located at 3845 Bayshore Road in North Cape May. Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased in advance here or in person at the box office. Hope to see you at the show!
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This song is written from Billy Pilgrim’s (Slaughterhouse Five) point of view. He is such an interesting character and because I agreed with many of his ideas this was a fun song for me to write. However, there are parts of this song that are purely Billy.
 Little Women is a piece of literature that has had a profound effect on me for years; the release of the 2019 film only heightened my love for it and thus propelled me to write a literary analysis of Alcott's 1868 novel. It's strange that I haven't written a song about it yet, but I guess that my creativity was channeled into a much different sort of writing. Please enjoy "Relationships in Little Women," an essay in which I fervently defend the end game relationships of both Jo and Amy. This is the final part of a four part series.
For a recap, please read part 1, part 2, and part 3.
Little Women is a piece of literature that has had a profound effect on me for years; the release of the 2019 film only heightened my love for it and thus propelled me to write a literary analysis of Alcott's 1868 novel. It's strange that I haven't written a song about it yet, but I guess that my creativity was channeled into a much different sort of writing. Please enjoy "Relationships in Little Women," an essay in which I fervently defend the end game relationships of both Jo and Amy. This is the third part of a four part series. Please click to read part 1 and part 2.
**The first picture above shows me standing next to a 19th century baker's table used on the set of the Little Women 2019 movie. It wound up being picked up by my aunt and uncle and now makes its home in their kitchen. The second photo is the same table on set in the movie.  Little Women is a piece of literature that has had a profound effect on me for years; the release of the 2019 film only heightened my love for it and thus propelled me to write a literary analysis of Alcott's 1868 novel. It's strange that I haven't written a song about it yet, but I guess that my creativity was channeled into a much different sort of writing. Please enjoy "Relationships in Little Women," an essay in which I fervently defend the end game relationships of both Jo and Amy. This is the second part of a four part series. To read part one, please click here.
 Little Women is a piece of literature that has had a profound effect on me for years; the release of the 2019 film only heightened my love for it and thus propelled me to write a literary analysis of Alcott's 1868 novel. It's strange that I haven't written a song about it yet, but I guess that my creativity was channeled into a much different sort of writing. Please enjoy "Relationships in Little Women," an essay in which I fervently defend the end game relationships of both Jo and Amy. This will be the first of a four part series.
*In the above photo, I am standing on the porch where Jo and Laurie danced at the New Year's Eve Ball in Little Women 2019. This scene was filmed at the Lyman Estate in Waltham, Massachusetts.  Recently, I’ve been attending open mics a local coffee house has been hosting. Just as a way to connect with crowds again and get my face and name out there. I’ve been going with a friend and we both plan to continue performing there. So far, I’ve performed both covers (mostly Phoebe Bridgers) and originals. The crowds are never large— I think the highest number of people thus far has been around 15-17— and this, counterintuitively, makes performing harder. It’s much easier to sing an original song when the faces of the people watching you aren’t ten feet in front of you. It’s a lot easier to feel the separate sets of fifteen eyes on you than one hundred. I think that performing for a small crowd is ten times harder because of the intimacy, especially when a majority of those audience members are fellow musicians and are adept enough in their craft to hear mistakes in mine. There is such a difference between playing on the Ocean City Boardwalk for hundreds of people a night versus a small coffee shop. In these small venues you become more aware of the fact that people are actively judging you. The pressure is on to play perfectly; this doesn’t occur while playing for tips in OC.
This song was basically written on the premise of Romeo and Juliet with a twist. Same star-crossed lovers deal, except this time, the love is unrequited on the part of who is representing Romeo’s character. The narrator, who represents Juliet, laments and self-deprecates and wishes that her Romeo would love her back.
My EP, "make it be me" is out! Thank you for celebrating with me in person and online. Thank you to everyone who helped make this night possible! A special thank you to "Soulful Intelekt" for performing with me. You are amazing!
Firstly, thank you to my mother. It would be dumb to even try to describe how thankful I am for you, but (I could quote Yoda here, but I make myself out to be an even larger nerd later on) I will try. You watch out for me, protect me, you worked on this when I couldn’t, you made sure that I got what I came for. You fight for me when I am too tired to fight for myself. I would be so horribly lost without you and your unconditional love. You have always been my number one. Tá mo chroí istigh ionat. Thank you to my dad for coming on this journey with me and ensuring that I was happy every step along the way. You have always been a friend and know how to relax when I need to relax. I love you so much. Thank you to my whole family for being a great promo, design, and support group. I couldn’t have asked for more.  I chose this image as a cover because I think that it encapsulates the overarching theme of the EP: beautiful pain. In the cover art, I’m by myself with only my reflection to accompany me; the colors are bright and pretty but I’m still lonely and uncomfortable with my singular presence. Nature surrounds me, suggesting that heartbreak and pain and loneliness are all natural emotions to feel. And in a whimsical, fairy-tale-esque dress, themes from literature are brought into the cover art as well.
Thank you, Stevi Leigh, for your amazing photography. |
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