Search - Brady Barnett :: After the Rain

The music on this CD was written after one of the stormiest periods of my life. In August of 2000, my second son, Jonah Matthew, was born prematurely and only lived a short time. I was with Jonah for his entire life of only one hour. I held him in my arms and looked into his little face as he breathed his last breath and slipped away from me. I talked to him and rubbed his head to let him know his Daddy was there with him, and he was not alone. After losing Jonah, I was consumed by every emotion imaginable, from deep sadness to anger to confusion. I started to hear melodies in my head that would comfort me. One day, many months later, I sat down at the piano and began to play. I played for several hours without stopping until all of the melodies that had been in my head were realized on the piano. This CD was born out of that outpouring of emotions. These pieces don t make me think of the grief I experienced with Jonah,... they remind me of the healing I felt afterwards. I can look back now on that experience and take comfort that Jonah s short life made me a better man, a better father, a better human being. To my inspiration: Tara, Kyle, Jonah, Trinity & Kaydence