"Legacy" by Ryan Solstice - NPR Tiny Desk Submission скачать в хорошем качестве

"Legacy" by Ryan Solstice - NPR Tiny Desk Submission

This is a song about a ukulele. Music by Ryan Solstice. Filmed by Carey Kirk. February 2026. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. My son's estranged father died in 2020, and I experienced grief in ways I did not expect, including deep sorrow and frustration. His death catapulted me into a series of life events that I could not have foreseen, including a move across the country, and my shift from writing silent, unseen poetry, to singing and performing out loud for others. Soon after Kyle’s death, my son inherited one singular object of value from his dad- the ukulele in the video, and allowed me to take care of it for him. Family tension soared when I began to play music with Kyle’s ukulele. But this practice of co-creating new music with a ghost has brought peace and healing to my son and myself. Having shifted my career from teacher to death & grief doula, I am acutely aware of the process we go through at the end of life, and when we lose someone. Some of us leave with world content, while others are full of regret and unfulfilled dreams. With this song, this ukulele, and my voice, I set out to add a little extra softness to the legacy Kyle left behind, and to mine.