Ed Roman: Grows a Song Like He Grows a Tomato (S1 E35)

Kites and Strings

In this episode we meet award-winning Canadian musician, singer/songwriter, Ed Roman. It was a true joy meeting and talking with Ed and we learned a great deal about his upbringing, being the child of a elected official or public servant, which we learn is the preferred and more accurate descriptor. You'll also hear about how he came to be in possession of the pope's license plates, how it is that Richard Nixon ate his mother's potatoes and how his uncle sold the Japenese a super-cow for $1.6M. Regarding his music and his path to playing music, we learn about how he writes his songs but we also discover how one particular instrument really spoke to him on a gut level, which is fascinating given his learning disabilities. He speaks passionately about learning styles and recognizing that those diagnosed with things like dyslexia and autism bring so much in the way of other intelligences and gifts that simply are overlooked because too many people are too busy looking at the disability. He puts his money where his mouth is too, as the profits from his song, "Red Omen" and it's video, which is winning short film awards around the world, are being donated to the Whole Dyslexic Society. The WSD is working to get a specific dyslexia curriculum used in the States and Canada,
In sum, it's way-cool how we learned so much and had so much fun in this interview.
Ed's website - www. edroman.net
Ed's facebook - @edromanmusic
Too many awards to list for his Red Omen Video -https://vimeo.com/446785293
Twitter - @SpecialEdRoman
Instagram- @SpecialEdRoman
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