Becoming Kentucky: How music is giving Jordan Holman a second chance

In a deeply personal interview, Almonte, Ontario singer-songwriter Jordan Holman shares the inspiring story of the personal transformation that's motivating his musical project, Kentucky. He also shares his love for the Kingston music community that's embraced him, music from his forthcoming full-length LP, Second Chance Music, and details about a very unique local album release concert.

Chapters:
00:00:00 Episode overview
00:01:57 What or who is Kentucky?
00:04:13 About Almonte, Ontario
00:05:53 How Jordan discovered music
00:08:01 The sound of Kentucky
00:10:00 Switching to a solo act
00:11:17 Deciding not to die: Kentucky is born
00:16:36 A transformative experience
00:19:13 Kentucky's new album, Second Chance
00:20:58 Kentucky comes alive
00:22:16 Song: Same Street, Different Towns by Kentucky
00:28:15 Why Kentucky loves Kingston
00:29:55 Jordan's musical past
00:35:40 The artistic process of Kentucky
00:38:13 Serendipity leads to a new studio
00:40:28 Album release plans
00:46:42 Episode credits

Episode Production Credits

Guests:
Jordan Holman https://kingstonlive.ca/jordanholman

Hosts:
Rob Howard [e-mail]

Episode Links:
Kentucky https://kingstonlive.ca/kentucky
Second Chance Music album release party at The Cove Inn https://kingstonlive.ca/show/736129/view
Graven https://kingstonlive.ca/graven
Kingston concerts and music festivals https://kingstonlive.ca/
Audio production by Soundwise https://kingstonlive.ca/resource/1191590/view

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