Detour is proud to announce they have presented additional funds to Goodwill’s Patriot Place Project from proceeds of the sale of their songs "Soldier’s Sorrow" and "Homeless of the Brave." Yesterday, band member Jeff Rose presented Kathleen Arndt, Patriot Place Program Director, a check in the amount of $2,000.
An additional $3,000 in matching funds will also be donated from Detour’s fans along with future donations from the band's record label, Mountain Fever Records.
"Soldier's Sorrow" appears on the Detour's current album, GOING NOWHERE FAST on Mountain Fever. “We are honored to be able to be part of this effort to assist homeless Veterans. All of the friends of Detour have been so supportive of this effort and we thank them for buying our music to make these donations possible. You just can't beat the Bluegrass Music family,” said Rose.
Mountain Fever Records President, Mark Hodges certainly agrees saying, “Bluegrass is the most personable genre of any music. It's more like one big family and when you have such big hearted and humble people like Jeff Rose and Missy Armstrong along with the rest of Detour, it's easy to see how their fans and friends are so willing to help out and get involved with this great cause that they have chosen to support. I'm proud to know them and honored to work with them.”
Several years ago, Rose wrote "Homeless of the Brave" (from their previous album A BETTER PLACE) as a direct response to a story that he heard on the radio about the plight of homeless veterans. He was stunned to learn that there are approximately 70,000 homeless veterans in this country and over 600 in northern Michigan alone. He then made the decision to donate proceeds of the sale of the song to Goodwill's Patriot Place that is a transitional housing community for Northern Michigan’s homeless veterans.
For more information on Goodwill’s Patriot Place, please visit their website.
For more information on Detour, please visit detourbluegrass.com and MountainFever.com.
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