Jacquelyn Brown

Jacquelyn’s first studio album was recorded in 1992 at dB Studios in London, Ontario. Dan Brodbeck, who would later produce numerous award-winning albums and win the 2010 Juno Award for Recording Engineer of the year, was Jacquelyn’s recording engineer.

Awakening … the breath of life contains 18 tracks, all featuring Jacquelyn’s original music, lyrics and arrangements. Her music deals with the heart’s response to life, enfolded in themes of nature, healing and spirituality.

Jacquelyn sings the stories of people and places that are dear to her, with songs such as On The Shore of Leamington, based on Jacquelyn’s childhood memory of a 10-year-old boy from her home town. Lovely Elora is a poet’s reminiscences of his travels and life in Elora.

River of God (Thames) is a song about people who walk, jog and bike on the banks of the Thames River, in London, Ontario, Canada. (The Anishinaabek people refer to the Thames River as Deshkan Ziibi or Antler River in Ojibwe). Leslie’s Isle is the lament of a daughter who was compelled to take her father’s ashes back to the Isle of Man for burial, then left behind also her mother, who died while on the trip. Mayfair is a celebration of springtime dance.

Other songs such as Daughter of the Moon, Morning Breaking, Deep Within My Soul, Bonny Love and Days Of Love And Innocence tell of the awe of creation, love and the soul’s journey. Sonja, Can You Sense Mother Earth? and Elephants of Kenya are laments that cry out for healing in a world full of pain and injustice.

The tracks on Awakening … the breath of life are:

1. Dreamscapes
2. Morning Breaking
3. Bed of Roses
4. Deep Within My Soul
5. Bonny Love
6. Days of Love and Innocence
7. Daughter of the Moon
8. Mayfair
9. Come Little Children
10. Enter In
11. Water Gardens
12. Lovely Elora
13. Leslie’s Isle
14. Sonja
15. River of God (Thames)
16. On the Shore of Leamington
17. Can You Sense Mother Earth?
18. Elephants of Kenya