Blue Room Presents | Chad Henry & the Setbacks, Morgan McHugh, Friends for the Ghost

Name: Blue Room Presents | Chad Henry & the Setbacks, Morgan McHugh, Friends for the Ghost
Start: 2024-11-14T19:00:00-08:00
Location: 202 E. Holly Street , 98225

Schedule

Thu Nov 14 2024 at 07:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

202 E. Holly Street , 98225 | Bellingham, WA

Chad Henry and the Setbacks is a Northwest Washington based project, bringing influences spanning a wide range of genres from punk and hard rock, to folk and bluegrass to form their particular brand of rootsy soulful Americana.
The lineup includes Luke Deryckx (drums), Dan Burnett (keys, violin, guitar), and Jim Reeder (bass) supporting Chad Henry’s songwriting, vocals and guitar. Their music can be described as Americana Rock with a healthy flavor of blues and southern gospel.
“It feels like a homecoming even though it’s totally foreign” says Chad Henry who is ‘coming home’ to writing songs again after a two decade hiatus. Being a singer and band leader, however, is totally new territory. It’s a role he wasn’t necessarily seeking, but was required after a torrid pace of songwriting in early 2024 following his departure from a corporate career. “Honestly, I thought the part of my life that involved creating original music was over” says Chad. “It’s been a healing process to rediscover how important music is in my life”.
On his debut album, Live at Mojo, Morgan McHugh boldly pens his own entry in the decades-old Americana songbook. Across nine powerful songs that showcase a depth of songwriting finesse that belies his youth, Morgan’s musical brushstrokes cut right to the soul. “I write from the heart and from a place of solitude,” he says. “I grew up immersed in wilderness and have spent the last couple of summers on fishing boats out of Bristol Bay in Northwestern Alaska. The solitude affords me a lot of time to think. That is when my creative juices really start flowing.” McHugh’s songs are honest reflections about life, love, and loss. His artistic upbringing laid his musical foundation at an early age. “I was homeschooled and the primary focus of my education was music and nature. The first thing in the morning, my dad would be playing guitar or piano.