Woman's Day Magazine NZ

Miriam Clancy ‘MY MUSIC KEEPS ME SAFE’

Miriam Clancy sat in front on an old pink piano in her small New York apartment a couple of years ago, tapping keys to match a very special set of lyrics she’d written.

A long-time musician, wife and mum of four, Miriam is also a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. The song the Auckland-born artist had penned, Velveteen, speaks about the horrors that gave her complex post-traumatic stress disorder and how she’s finally taking back her power.

“I love fashion and fabric, from Pennsylvania ahead of the release of her new album.

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