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| A scene from the making of "We'll Find a Way." |
Can a song change the world?
Maybe. At the very least, Joanne Gusella hopes that a song can inspire people to rethink their relationship with the world around them.
Dr. Gusella is a clinical psychologist at the IWK Health Centre and an adjunct professor at Dalhousie in both Psychology and Medicine. But she’s also an award-winning songwriter, and this Tuesday will be unveiling a new music video for “We’ll Find a Way,” a song she wrote with Melanie Donnelly and Catherine Kinsman that poses as a clarion call for environmental stewardship.
“Melanie approached us with the idea of writing a 'musical act of green,'” she says, referring to last year’s competition put on by CBC’s The Hour. “We had been interested as a group in inspiring both peace and environmental harmony, so it seemed a good fit.”
Under the banner of Planet Atlantic, the group assembled a slew of East Coast artists to perform the track, from Dalhousie student Chelsea Nisbett to Dave Carroll of Sons of Maxwell and “United Breaks Guitars” fame. The video, shot in part at the Hope for Wildlife facility on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore, features over 150 participants.
“This was so exciting for us,” says Dr. Gusella. “The whole project has been pro bono but still very professional.”
The video will be debuted at a free screening Tuesday at St. Matthews United Church at 7 p.m. The event will also feature a look at the behind-the-scenes of its production. As for the song itself, it’s now available on iTunes and on a $15 compilation CD of environmental songs available at the event and at HMV on Spring Garden. All proceeds will go to the David Suzuki Foundation, the Ecology Action Centre and Solar Aid.