It's All About Music!

Holly and Paulina are back with a brand new episode of the Happy Hour, and it’s a music special!

Fun fact: their love of mainstream pop music is one of the things that brought them together, so this week’s episode is all about the connection between music, mental health and sight loss.

 

Clare Maddocks from the British Association for Music Therapy (BAMT) discusses how music therapy can aid our mental health, and how it can help us process complicated emotions.

Holly chats to blind singer, songwriter and musician Joe Kenny about how music has had an impact on his life, and he also shares details of his upcoming EP.

Finally, Paulina finds out about the international song for kindness contest.

 

Follow Joe Kenny on social media by searching for Joe Kenny Music.

To find out more about the international song for kindness contest, visit their website: International song for kindness contest (tuffm.com)

And for more information about BAMT visit: British Association for Music Therapy :: Home (bamt.org)

The Happy Hour Podcast is our trimmed down version of this hour-long show, so if you'd like to listen to the full show with all the amazing songs featured, tune in to RNIB Connect Radio every Monday at 1 PM, with a repeat Thursday at 6 PM and Sunday at 10am. Plus catch a new episode every other week.
 
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Image shows International Song for Kindness contest poster with a black and white image of a smiling John Lennon.