{"id":40757,"date":"2018-10-05T14:13:26","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T18:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=40757"},"modified":"2018-10-05T14:13:26","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T18:13:26","slug":"the-ormewoods-release-new-music-video-that-reaches-across-the-aisle-hope-pray-sing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/the-ormewoods-release-new-music-video-that-reaches-across-the-aisle-hope-pray-sing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ormewoods release new music video that reaches across the aisle, &#8216;Hope, Pray, Sing&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 5, 2018 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) \u2013- The Ormewoods\u00a0\u2013 Claire Pearson and Don McCollister \u2013 is an Americana and folk duo, and their new music video, \u201cHope, Pray, Sing,\u201d was released to draw people closer together rather than tear them apart.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"The Ormewoods\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-1005-the-ormewoods-696x522.jpg\" alt=\"The Ormewoods\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-1005-the-ormewoods-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-1005-the-ormewoods-696x522-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/18-1005-the-ormewoods-696x522-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><br \/>\n\u201cThe song was originally written after the 2016 U.S. presidential election,\u201d Pearson says. \u201cI\u2019m still a bit disconcerted, but I do know how to \u2018Hope, Pray and Sing.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As chief songwriter, Pearson draws lyric inspiration from her daily journals. The song\u2019s opening lyrics, \u201cHope to stand your ground, pray for angels to sound, sing for peace to be found,\u201d set the stage for a musical message with positive vibes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hateful climate and the demonizing of people with different beliefs is our greatest concern,\u201d Pearson adds. \u201cThis song resonates with people who are sick of these things too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pearson says the response to \u201cHope, Pray, Sing\u201d has been really lovely.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFriends and family on both sides of the political fence have embraced it; we couldn\u2019t ask for anything more,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>The duo\u2019s music is described by fans as \u201csexy, folk, pop and country.\u201d It\u2019s toe-tapping and, at times, profound.<\/p>\n<p>To date, The Ormewoods have produced two albums, \u201cThe Bedroom Sessions,\u201d which in 2017 spent more than 33 consecutive weeks on the folk charts, and \u201cNot Your Mama\u2019s Folk.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>About the Ormewoods:<\/h3>\n<p>The Ormewoods combine the best of their musical histories. The couple originally met more than 15 years ago, ended up going in different directions, and then fate brought them together again. McCollister is a two-time Grammy-award winning engineer\/producer and Pearson is a longtime singer\/songwriter and indie radio hit.<\/p>\n<p>When reunited, they quickly built a fan base as they toured to promote their debut album, \u201cThe Bedroom Sessions.\u201d The album continues to receive strong Americana radio support across the country thanks to their number one single, \u201cHeyBabe,\u201d a song about their relationship and how they circled back to each other.<\/p>\n<p>Vocalists, multi-instrumentalists and seasoned performers, The Ormewoods share a passion for live performances and embrace audiences of all ages and fans of all music genres.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about The Ormewoods: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theormewoods.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.theormewoods.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter: @TheOrmewoods<\/p>\n<p>* Photo link for media: Send2Press.com\/300dpi\/18-1005s2p-ormewoods-300dpi.jpg<br \/>\n* Photo Caption: The Ormewoods \u2013 Claire Pearson and Don McCollister.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\nClaire Pearson<br \/>\nof The Ormewoods<br \/>\n+1-404-849-2166<br \/>\ntheormewoods@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video, \u201cHope, Pray, Sing:\u201d<br \/>\n(YouTube) <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5ny8UGoFcYM\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/5ny8UGoFcYM<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HopePraySing\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5ny8UGoFcYM?wmode=transparent&#038;fs=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 5, 2018 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; The Ormewoods &#8211; Claire Pearson and Don McCollister &#8211; is an Americana and folk duo, and their new music video, &#8220;Hope, Pray, Sing,&#8221; was released to draw people closer together rather than tear them apart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7325,"featured_media":40754,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[191,124,1,37,123,559,40],"tags":[10390,464],"class_list":["post-40757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-recording-news","category-atlanta-news","category-business-news","category-entertainment-news","category-georgia-news","category-products-news","category-video-news-release","tag-folk-music","tag-music-video","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":4812,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40757\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}