Asetha Power: Home
On her debut album, “Child of Rhyme”, Asetha delivers beautifully original songs steeped in carefully crafted lyrics, playful melodies, and soul-stitched vocals. The charm of the east coast is quietly evident in lines such as “You were high on Jam Jams when you took my hand” and “Bronze the happy years; Mother singing Sonny’s Dream”. This album has a child-like charm that is grounded, bold and spun with gold.
Asetha wrote and recorded "Child of Rhyme" while living in Ottawa and Toronto and working as a research analyst for various federal government initiatives on issues related to housing and homelessness. The emotional toll of her work, and her own feelings of homesickness, inspired Asetha to write songs that would create awareness of the kinds of issues that contribute to homelessness and to heal her own heart.
After recording a 2006 FACTOR–funded demo, Asetha worked with Jason LaPrade - producer, engineer and musician (dobro, lap steel, acoustic and electric guitar, banjo) - to capture more of her original songs. LaPrade exquisitely fashioned each song with the help of Murray Foster (Great Big Sea, Moxy Früvous) on bass, Adam Warner (White Cowbell Oklahoma) on percussion, Rosemary Phelan with backing vocals and Tessa Lewis on fiddle.
Newfoundlanders have thoroughly embraced Asetha’s music. Eight of the eleven songs on her debut album receive considerable and sustained airplay on CBC St. John’s and This is Newfoundland. Additionally, Asetha has been interviewed by local radio arts programs as “Liner Notes” with Angela Antle and “In the Spotlight” with Donna Randell. Asetha, without a doubt, is a proud Newfoundlander and a distinctly spirited crafter and performer of songs.