Songs That Help Us ‘Keep that Steel in Your Spine‘ | Crys Matthews | TEDxMidAtlantic

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Crys Matthews won't ask you to ‘feel’ hopeful. She puts hope in your hands as something you can use. In a performance built around two original songs, she makes a quiet, forceful case: hope isn't a mood, it's a practice — and singing out together is how you rehearse speaking out when it counts. She invokes John Lewis, draws on ancestors who dreamed of freedom from inside slavery, and turns a roomful of strangers into a single voice. "Remember, hate gets tired — keep that steel in your spine." Don't just watch this one. Sing it back. A troubadour of truth, Nashville resident Crys Matthews is among the brightest stars of the new generation of social justice music-makers. An award-winning, prolific lyricist and composer, Matthews blends Country, Americana, Folk, Blues, and Bluegrass into a bold, complex performance steeped in traditional melodies punctuated by honest, original lyrics. She is made for these times. Of Matthews, ASCAP VP & Creative Director Eric Philbrook says, “By wrappi

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