{"id":322551,"date":"2018-09-10T04:08:44","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T11:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?p=322551"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:20:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:20:56","slug":"ep-33-disabled-musicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2018\/09\/10\/ep-33-disabled-musicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 33: Disabled Musicians"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1328\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-322551-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/33_Draft3_Ep33.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/33_Draft3_Ep33.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/33_Draft3_Ep33.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/33_Draft3_Ep33.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_pinw=322551-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/33_Draft3_Ep33.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"33_Draft3_Ep33.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('322551-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_322551-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_322551-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_embed=322551-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/disability-visibility\/id1282878324\u00a0?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fdisabilityvisibilityproject.com%2F%3Fp%3D322551\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Today\u2019s episode features an interview with <\/span><span class=\"s2\">musician, performer, and songwriter <a href=\"https:\/\/violinscratches.com\/\">Gaelynn Lea<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s4\">, winner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/allsongs\/2016\/03\/03\/468923804\/and-the-winner-of-the-2016-tiny-desk-contest-is\">NPR\u2019s Tiny Desk contest in 2016<\/a>. Gaelynn talks about <\/span><span class=\"s2\">her activism, what it\u2019s like on the road, accessibility in music venues as a disabled performer, and her new album <a href=\"https:\/\/violinscratches.com\/album\/\">Learning How to Stay<\/a> which came out on September 7th, 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1NNM9eAEFqRqzjr4sKeanZfI9ezCU1JFWP6nPzEhiOwA\/edit?usp=sharing\"><strong>[Google doc]<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Disabled-Musicians.pdf\"><strong>[PDF]<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Related Links<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Bob Boilen. (June 28, 2018). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/06\/28\/624230341\/tiny-desk-contest-winner-gaelynn-lea-returns-with-new-music\">Tiny Desk Contest Winner Gaelynn Lea Returns With New Music.<\/a> NPR.<\/p>\n<p>Riley Cowing. (April 12, 2018).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westword.com\/music\/violinist-gaelynn-lea-champions-plays-concert-at-alamo-drafthouse-10191001\">Violinist Gaelynn Lea Champions Disability Rights, but Music Comes First.<\/a> Westworld.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/halfaccess.org\/\">HalfAccess.org<\/a>, an organization dedicated to making live music accessible<\/p>\n<p>Lia Seth. (October 17, 2017).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@LiaSeth\/accessibility-and-the-kids-who-go-to-shows-8749c087038f\">Accessibility and the Kids Who Go to\u00a0Shows.<\/a> Medium.com<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Ysteboe. (July 27, 2017).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/noisey.vice.com\/en_uk\/article\/nevme8\/punks-ethos-of-inclusivity-leaves-out-one-major-group\">Punk&#8217;s Ethos of Inclusivity Leaves Out One Major Group.<\/a> Vice.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_322555\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-322555\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"322555\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2018\/09\/10\/ep-33-disabled-musicians\/gaelynn-lea-hi-res-1-photo-credit-to-mark-brown\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gaelynn-Lea-HI-RES-1-Photo-Credit-to-Mark-Brown.jpg?fit=6720%2C4480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"6720,4480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gaelynn Lea HI RES 1 Photo Credit to Mark Brown\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Caucasian woman of small stature with dark brown hair. She is playing a violin positioned in front of her like a cello. Her eyes are closed, deep in concentration. Photo credit: Mark Brown&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gaelynn-Lea-HI-RES-1-Photo-Credit-to-Mark-Brown.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-322555\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gaelynn-Lea-HI-RES-1-Photo-Credit-to-Mark-Brown.jpg?resize=450%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Caucasian woman of small stature with dark brown hair. She is playing a violin positioned in front of her like a cello. Her eyes are closed, deep in concentration. Photo credit: Mark Brown\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gaelynn-Lea-HI-RES-1-Photo-Credit-to-Mark-Brown.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gaelynn-Lea-HI-RES-1-Photo-Credit-to-Mark-Brown.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gaelynn-Lea-HI-RES-1-Photo-Credit-to-Mark-Brown.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gaelynn-Lea-HI-RES-1-Photo-Credit-to-Mark-Brown.jpg?resize=1500%2C1000&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gaelynn-Lea-HI-RES-1-Photo-Credit-to-Mark-Brown.jpg?w=2720&amp;ssl=1 2720w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Gaelynn-Lea-HI-RES-1-Photo-Credit-to-Mark-Brown.jpg?w=4080&amp;ssl=1 4080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-322555\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caucasian woman of small stature with dark brown hair. She is playing a violin positioned in front of her like a cello. Her eyes are closed, deep in concentration. Photo credit: Mark Brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classically trained violinist and songwriter <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/100071311927719183275\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Gaelynn Lea<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been bewitching scores of fans with her haunting original songs and experimental takes on traditional fiddle music. Her work most recently won <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/tinydeskcontest.npr.org\/celebration\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NPR Music\u2019s 2016 Tiny Desk Contest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a competition drawing submissions of original songs from more than 6,000 musicians across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On March 3, 2016, Gaelynn Lea was named the winner of NPR Music\u2019s second-ever <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2016\/03\/03\/469034857\/meet-gaelynn-lea-the-2016-tiny-desk-contest-winner\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tiny Desk Contest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The video entry of her original song \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jb1oCjiIu9M\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Someday We\u2019ll Linger in the Sun<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d rose to the top of over 6,100 submissions from around the nation, chosen as the unanimous favorite among the contest\u2019s six judges. The very next week, Gaelynn performed a moving <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2016\/03\/10\/469966998\/gaelynn-lea-tiny-desk-concert\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tiny Desk Concert<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, at which the show\u2019s host Bob Boilen said \u201cthere was hardly a dry eye.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaelynn Lea\u2019s musical reach has expanded significantly because of the Tiny Desk Contest. She began touring nationally in September 2016 with her husband Paul in their 2002 Ford Econline \u2013 and they\u2019ve been on the road ever since! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaelynn also does speaking engagements about disability, finding inner freedom, and the power of music. Gaelynn has a congenital disability called Osteogenesis Imperfecta, or Brittle Bones Disease. In recent years, she has used her music as a platform to advocate for people with disabilities and to promote positive social change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/violinscratches.com\/\">https:\/\/violinscratches.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter:<\/strong>\u00a0<a class=\"ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GaelynnLea\"><span class=\"username u-dir\" dir=\"ltr\">@<b class=\"u-linkComplex-target\">GaelynnLea<\/b><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Support Disability Media and Culture<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/donate\/\"><b>DONATE<\/b><\/a><b> to the Disability Visibility Project\u00ae<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Credits<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sarikadmehta.com\">Sarika D. Mehta<\/a>, Audio Producer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFdirewolf\">Alice Wong<\/a>, Writer, Producer, Interviewer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhoAmIToStopIt\">Cheryl Green<\/a>, Text Transcript<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kut2smooth\">Lateef McLeod<\/a>, Introduction<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeeMort\">Mike Mort<\/a>, Artwork<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Theme Music (used with permission of artist)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Song: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=N02wZiX7jso\">\u201cDance Off\u201d<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artist: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wheelchairsportscamp.bandcamp.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wheelchair Sports Camp<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Music<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;I Wait&#8221; by Gaelynn Lea, now available on <a href=\"https:\/\/gaelynnlea.bandcamp.com\/album\/learning-how-to-stay-2\">Learning How to Stay (digital)<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/violinscratches.com\/album\/\">CD and other formats<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><b>Sounds<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/Jack_Master\/sounds\/248096\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cVOCODER countdown\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Jack_Master. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/sheepfilms\/sounds\/153583\/#\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 Bit Beeping Computer Sounds<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d by sheepfilms. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/zero\/1.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/33_Draft3_Ep33.mp3Podcast\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/33_Draft3_Ep33.mp3Podcast<\/a>: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS&nbsp; 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