Friday's Child: A love story

Episode 81
Friday's Child (http://kingstonlive.ca/fridayschild) is the musical offspring of songwriter and vocalist, Krista Van Slingerland, and multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer, Evan Massey. Ahead of their forthcoming debut album, Broken Home Vol. 1, they discuss how their musical partnership survived their marriage, the power of community, and how making music together has helped them face individual mental health challenges.

Chapters:
00:00:00 Episode overview
00:02:13 The Lost Congregation
00:04:14 Coming together and breaking up
00:05:50 Enduring divorce
00:08:10 Healing through music
00:10:20 Redesigning, rebuilding
00:13:41 Balancing professional and musical pursuits
00:17:35 Rallying community around a record
00:21:28 Tears for Tiny Horse
00:24:13 "…the beauty of our partnership."
00:29:37 Dark places and the sanctuary of songwriting
00:31:51 Song: Carry Me Home by Friday's Child & The Lost Congregation
00:37:36 Krista and Evan's musical equation
00:42:04 Life puts Evan's passion project on hold
00:48:20 Inviting others into Friday's Child
00:49:57 Ignoring the critics
00:51:09 Upcoming live performances
00:55:23 Episode credits

Episode Production Credits

Guests:
Krista Van Slingerland https://kingstonlive.ca/kristavanslingerland
Evan Massey https://kingstonlive.ca/evanmassey

Hosts:
Rob Howard [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Music:
Carry Me Home by Friday's Child & The Lost Congregation

Episode Links


Friday's Child & The Lost Congregation https://kingstonlive.ca/fridays-child-and-the-lost-congregation
Friday's Child http://kingstonlive.ca/fridayschild
New Moon Radio https://kingstonlive.ca/newmoonradio
Fine Country Music https://kingstonlive.ca/finecountrymusic
Kingston concerts and music festivals https://kingstonlive.ca/
Audio production by Soundwise https://kingstonlive.ca/resource/1191590/view


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Posted: Jun. 30, 2025 via kingstonlive.ca

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