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Music helps us heal. Science shows, music can reduce stress, lower your heart rate and anxiety, increase endorphins and reduce your perception of pain. Check out these local artists from the Old Town School of Folk Music.
According to a study by the National Endowment of the Arts, music can help lower nausea in chemotherapy patients and reduce stress for visitors in hospital waiting rooms. Other studies of premature infants show that music can help promote weight gain and reduce stress, leading to less time in the hospital.
Sample music tracks from Songbook, vol. 1-3 playing at the Brown Line Western Stop

vol. 1
I Know You Rider | Linda Smith
Don't This Road | Andrea Bunch & Aerin Tedesco
Down in the Valley | Bill Brickey

vol. 2
Tell Old Bill | The Glowworms
Colours | Laura Doherty
Cindy | Hump Night Thumpers

vol. 3
Nine Pound Hammer | Scott Beasaw

See more at oldtownschool.org/recordings/
 
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