Homefire podcast is hosted by American songwriter, poet, and artist, Chad Elliott. Each episode explores the story behind an original song. Recorded on the road or in his studio, this podcast is a behind-the-scenes glimpse of inspiration.
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Fifth Grade is hard enough without adding a humiliating experience singing on a stage to it. This episode is about embracing your failures and wearing them like armour.
Do you have skeletons in your closet? Things you did when you were young which you still need to reckon with? This story is for you. Most folks know the feeling of being chased by trouble. This is a story about redemption...and restitution.
When things drop out in life..sometimes a helping hand is there in the most unexpected place. Sometimes all hope seems lost and all rules go out the window. In that darkness, given no other option but to remain open, people finally find a reason to live. Sometimes...reaching the end of the rope…..letting go into a deep fall into that darkness...people learn to fly. Set in San Francisco, this episode is about finding hope in a hopeless situation.
We all have a place we go to in our imaginations to seek solace and peace. For me it was a field underneath shining stars free from worry, chaos and conflict. Join me as I tell my story of running away and the song that was inspired by my place of solitude, "Shining Stars".