Music is what feelings sound like

Tonic Talk

Charlie Russell has joined the Tonic Health Family & Friends this week. He's a Lincolnshire-based singer-songwriter and all-around nice guy. We invited him into this week's episode because he's a man who's not afraid to talk about his feelings, particularly for songwriting, and how emotionally he arrives at a place where he can connect and express himself. During this episode of Tonic Talk, we find out about how Charlie Russell, a regular performer with Spalding Amateur Dramatic Operatic Society (SADOS), came second in the BBC Song for Lincolnshire, after entering the competition for the first time with his song 'Red, Green, Gold and Blue'. He also won the 'best performance' award.

We explore the mental health benefits of singing and songwriting, as well as how music helped during lockdown. Music is an easy way to change your mood or alleviate stress. People use music to control, improve, and reduce negative emotional states in their daily lives (e.g., stress, fatigue). We delve into his musical style, inspirations, and how composing new songs is crucial to his success and creative process. We, discuss his upcoming new album 'A Light In The Dark' acoustic EP released on 30th April, how he feels about retuning to live gigs after such a long time since hospitality and venues had to unfortunately close due a global pandemic.

In this episode, we discuss men's mental health once more, as well as the importance of being open and honest with family and friends about how we're feeling. During lockdown, he would often call his best friend to talk or simply go online to stay in touch. We'll wrap up the episode with a special acoustic song from Charlie Russell 'Future Memories' album called 'Whistle In The Rain.' He's also planning to release three new EPs in 2021, and if you're in the area from April 12th, you can catch him performing live at The Imaginarium in Spalding.

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