The Gina Furtado Project - "Riding"

"One of my favorite things about songwriting is that it can be so magical in making sense of things,” Furtado observes. "The process of writing about difficult situations often seems to produce the answers I was looking for. That was the case…
The Gina Furtado Project - "Pigtails and Sugarcane"

The Gina Furtado Project - "Pigtails and Sugarcane"

The idea for “Pigtails and Sugarcane” came when Gina Furtado used to sit on her back porch at night and listen to her neighbor chatting away on the phone in Spanish. She remembered from a trip to Honduras how common it was for young men…
The Gina Furtado Project - "Submarine"

The Gina Furtado Project & Gina Furtado - "Submarine"

“Submarine” tells of dreams that are seemingly off limits. The song illustrates her uncanny ability to wrap a provocative observation in an engaging musical package. After a bizarre song suggestion from a fan and some late night Google searching,…
The Gina Furtado Project & Gina Furtado - "True Life Blues"

The Gina Furtado Project & Gina Furtado - "True Life Blues"

“True Life Blues” is a fresh take on a song that dates back to the music’s earliest days. It's also a tribute to a couple of bluegrass giants: Bill Monroe and Hazel Dickens. The song is a lament for the misfortunes of married life for…