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The Song Gardeners are at the forefront of the New Age Pop genre – creating well-crafted contemporary #chill, #groove, #pop songs with positive, empowering messages. The band was founded by singer/songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Corrie Dunn and Mary Gospe.
Corrie Dunn
Singer/Songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist
Corrie grew up in a musical family, performing since the age of 7 with her sisters and brother. She continued her musical path earning a degree in music and a Masters of Education from UCLA. Ms. Dunn is a classroom and music teacher, and she conducts orchestras, bands and choirs at the elementary school level.
Corrie started writing songs in high school and has won several Best Song Awards at the West Coast Songwriters Competition in Palo Alto, CA. Her song “Love Is the Magic of Change” won the One World Music Radio 2021 Oneness Award. This award recognizes a piece of music that best represents the hope for global harmony, peace, and a oneness of heart regardless of colour, creed, age, religion, gender, or sexuality. Corrie’s song “Sabbe Satta Sukhi Hontu (May All Beings Be Well),” was selected as one of Steve Sheppard’s top 30 tracks of 2021 at One World Music Radio. “Reveal,” co-written with Mary Gospe and producer David Scheibner debuted at #1 on the April 2021 New Age Music Guide Chart. The Song Gardeners debut album People Passing Through was awarded the 2021 Best New Age Album by the New Age Music Guide.
The positive and empowering messages of Corrie’s songs are inspired by living in the moment and appreciating the beauty and lessons given to us each day.
Mary Gospe
Singer/Songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist
Mary Gospe is an award-winning, performing singer/songwriter, recording artist and multi-instrumentalist. Her songs are filled with positive, empowering messages and a strong spiritual undercurrent.
Time to Soar, Mary’s debut album of 12 original songs with multi-instrumentalist/producer David Vito Gregoli of Dharmapala Records was released on November 15, 2019. The album won 3rd place for Best Vocal Album of 2019 by One World Music Radio (OWMR). Her songs, “I Choose Love” and “Love Flows” were selected as finalists in the 2020 Peace Song Awards and “Love Flows” was also nominated for the 2020 Best Vocal Single by OWMR. We Are One, also from Time to Soar, earned second place in the OWMR 2020 Oneness Award. Time to Soar was nominated by ZMR Awards for Best Vocal Album and Mary for Best New Artist.
Mary’s song “Warrior of Light” debuted at #1 on the New Age Music Guide chart in January 2021, and placed 7th on the Guide’s Top 10 New Age Music Headlines of 2021. “Reveal,” co-written with Corrie Dunn and producer David Scheibner debuted at #1 on the April 2021 New Age Music Guide Chart. The Song Gardener’s debut album, People Passing Through, was named Best New Age Music Album of 2021 by New Age Music Guide.
In addition to her passion for music, Mary is a meditation teacher, spiritual coach and marketing professional, having spent 30 years in hi-tech in Silicon Valley.