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Jonah Tolchin Begins To Heal On 'Fires For The Cold'

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Jonah Tolchin

's journey through life has been a little rough over the past few years.  His marriage ended and it left him looking for a new beginning.  '' is the result of putting some of those harrowing personal experiences to music. It's something he excels at.

"The whole nature of what I do is to transform what are mainly difficult emotions into creative energy, uplifting the spirit and turning sorrow to joy."

Jonah Tolchin - Fires for The Cold album cover
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Jonah Tolchin - Fires For The Cold

One of the album's most emotional songs is 'White Toyote Ranger.' Tolchin says it's a song that was inspired by witnessing a stranger's grief while he was sitting in a parking lot.

"I just happened to look over, and his head was in his hands and I could tell he was just weeping. It really hit an emotional chord for me to see that."

'' is out now on Hillsborough based .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Mox-COKn-s

Eric Hodge hosts ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøվ’s broadcast of Morning Edition, and files reports for the North Carolina news segments of the broadcast. He started at the station in 2004 doing fill-in work on weekends and All Things Considered.
Brian Burns is the ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ music reporter
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