Underground Railroad 2.0: Freedom Songs with IAMSON (Part 2)
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🗓️ 30 May 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Episode Description: We are back at the table with part two of our conversation with IAMSON. In this episode, Ekemini and Christina talk to him about the importance of congregational singing and authenticity in worship music. Join us at the table as he reflects on faith, mental health, worship, creativity, and perseverance while navigating this present moment. Together, we explore how music becomes both resistance and remembrance. So pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us!
Learn more about IAMSON:
IAMSON is a Richmond, VA-based musician whose sound weaves together gospel, classical, and folk influences. Rooted in the traditions of the Black church, his music serves as the soundtrack for the intersection of faith and mental health. He aspires to make music with messages of hope that’s simple and accessible for people that may need it in stressful and anxious moments.
With 15 years of experience in songwriting and performance, IAMSON honed his craft at Berklee College of Music, where he studied songwriting. His deeply personal and emotionally resonant songs, such as 'Slow Down' and 'Always With Me,' have resonated with audiences for their powerful reflections on mental well-being.
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| 0:34.0 | Now pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us. |
| 0:40.2 | We are back at the table with our friend. I am son. Well, actually let me say Orlando, also known as I'm there, son. I don't want to |
| 0:48.3 | leave off your artist's name because it is so rich. You know, you blessed us with that. |
| 0:54.2 | You know, we are in our, we talked about this our 10th season, my goodness, in our |
| 1:01.1 | Underground Row Road 2.0 series. |
| 1:03.1 | And we are living in some unprecedented times. |
| 1:07.8 | We are living in some pretty chaotic, you know, times. People are going through |
| 1:13.3 | a lot of different things. And I'm just curious, you know, I was thinking about, you know, Psalm 137, |
| 1:18.9 | you know, how can we sing songs, you know, songs designed, you know, in a strange land. And I'm just |
| 1:25.2 | curious about your own, you know, talking about anxiety and, you know, |
| 1:29.1 | as we're talking about mental health and what does it mean to sing songs, you know, a freedom |
| 1:33.7 | and hope in this strange land. Yeah. Yeah. Like, can you talk to us about that process and what |
| 1:42.1 | that looks like? Yeah. I think that it's hard to live in the tension |
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