DETOUR’s commitment to giving back is strong this fall as they recently 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.” 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.
