By Carol Harblin.
RIR Unplugged – Baltimore April, 2014
Addiction is a well-traveled road that several million people walk down everyday, and next to that is the road less traveled or also known as Recovery Road, which is the longer and more scenic route, but also holds more promise and there is always assurance that there will be peace of mind in addition to a better quality of life as long as people stay on track.
Casey Montana Rogers (Casey Montana) is a 19-year-old college student who hails from Canton, Georgia is already an accomplished singer/songwriter and acoustic artist with many more miles yet to travel. Montana is transferring to Kennesaw State University this fall of 2014, from Reinhardt University, to further her studies in Music Business.
Everyone knows someone fighting an addiction battle, which is why addiction is all in the family. Each battle is quite subjective and unique to the individual; however, the concepts are familiar, which is why we can all relate to each other as well as through song. Montana is no stranger to being a supporter in recovery, because her older brother, Mason, and best friend has overcome his own battle of addiction too. Her brother is not only her best friend but her biggest inspiration.
Montana is the youngest Rockers In Recovery singer/songwriter, and also the winner of RIR’s 2014 song of the year for, “Battle Scars.” Montana’s brother Mason is the sole inspiration behind Battle Scars, because she had watched his battle from the outside as well as from a very personal side.
Excerpt from Battle Scars:
“…But I’ll go down before I let you die
A war was waged within yourself,
The fallen before you too many to count,
But now I see your changing eyes
You’re close to it now but breathe back to life
You’re warrior in the dark and all that’s left are battle scars…”
No matter how tumultuous a person’s battle is, recovery helps that person arrive alive on the other side with more strength, beauty, and clarity than before. No matter how isolated a person may feel, there are always other people to help give a hand.
Montana was just previously introduced earlier this May when she sang at a treatment facility in Baltimore, Maryland, in affiliation with RIR Unplugged. She alternated from singing her own songs with popular songs from Allman Brothers, Black Crows, and Amy Winehouse. Now, her next stop with RIR is on the west coast in Aberdeen, Washington at the D & R Theatre.
“There is no doubt that this is what I was meant to do,” said Montana after performing in Maryland, “Singing in a rehabilitation environment inspires the residents on spiritual levels and in turn helps and inspires me.”
A few of her newly recorded songs are “Tipsy Kisses,” and “Spirits Like That,” which are available on iTunes. Many of Montana’s songs are also available to view on You Tube and Amazon.
“It is an honor that my songs are touching people on such profound levels,” said Montana.
Montana also sings at local businesses near her hometown in Canton, GA, in addition to having sung at her college. Her songs are also playing at her University’s radio station too and can also be heard on www.reverbnation.com/caseymontana, YouTube, iTunes, and Amazon, as well as her website.
