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| The Flood | |
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| Studio album by Various Artists | |
| Released | 30 April 2025 |
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| Genre | |
| Length | 51:15 |
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The Flood is a compilation album created to memorialize the Effects of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. Fourteen Asheville, North Carolina songwriters contributed original music about the disaster in Asheville.
Per the album’s producer[1], there were two missions: to memorialize the disaster and to raise money for MANNA FoodBank, whose warehouse and headquarters were destroyed by Helene. [2]
The album reflects the eclectic music scene in Asheville, NC, a city the producer referred to as “The Austin of the East”. [3]
Background
[edit]Hurricane Helene carried 40 trillion gallon of water in the atmosphere, depositing much of it on Asheville, North Carolina when the warm tropical moisture reached the colder mountains. The Frech Broad River that runs through the area went from an average gauge level of 1.7 feet to nearly 25 feet overnight. The nearby Swannanoa River, which was where MANNA FoodBank’s warehouse was located, rose to 27.3 feet.
The flood waters gutted both MANNA’s warehouse, sending all the provisions downstream, and demolished their headquarters. Yet they managed to find and distribute food shortly after the flood to a larger at-need community.
Per the album’s producer, "There were so many hero stories. MANNA stood out because they didn’t miss a beat. Their whole warehouse was trashed, but they were still giving out food within days. That kind of spirit needed to be honored and helped."
Track List
[edit]| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "What Remains" | Hayley Everett | 3:26 |
| 2. | "What Kind Of Hell" | Jay Brown | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Washed" | Guy Smith | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Anymore" | Jason Curtis | 3:21 |
| 5. | "Communication" | Jonathon Cole | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Thanks" | Steve Silver | 4:10 |
| 7. | "After The Flood" | Bebe Kern | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Why'd You Have To Be So Mean" | JP Danko | 3:57 |
| 9. | "Swannanoa River Blues" | Rob “Splat” Appelblatt | 3:00 |
| 10. | "Doin' for Others" | Josh Pierce | 5:08 |
| 11. | "Helene And Back" | Lisa Sasdelli | 3:44 |
| 12. | "Back Porch Hurricane Blues" | Alan Graf | 2:45 |
| 13. | "Downstream" | Wesley Ganey | 2:12 |
| 14. | "Drowning Culture" | Grady Hunter | 3:48 |
External links
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"What remains: Following Helene flooding, MANNA FoodBank releases benefit album". Food Bank News. 30 April 2025.
"In memorializing Helene's savagery, the agony it caused, the grief and loss, but also the resilience and charity," Smith said. "I'd like people to internalize that when things are the worst, people are the best."
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"Timeline of a Disaster at MANNA FoodBank". Food Bank News. 4 November 2024.
The devastation that befell MANNA FoodBank, whose Asheville, N.C.-based headquarters and warehouse were completely destroyed during Hurricane Helene, unfolded slowly at first, and then suddenly.
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""The Flood: Music for MANNA" Is Asheville's Powerful Musical Response to Hurricane Helene's Destruction". EDM.com. 2 May 2025.
Asheville's weird and wonderfully eclectic music scene, often dubbed "the Austin of the East." With folk, gospel, blues, rock, experimental music and more, it's a microcosm of the soul of a local music community that refuses to be washed away.