There are times when art and creativity are forced to develop over a prolonged period of time. And yet, when it finally does appear, it arrives fully formed.

Nancy Manet can be considered an ideal example. Although she’s celebrating the release of her first album, self-titled Nancy Manet, she’s actually been a performing musician for over 35-years. Yet it’s only now that her vision has finally been realized. The songs she writes were spawned from a life that found trouble and trauma – her continuing constants. Consequently, it’s a credit to both her talent and tenacity that’s she’s not only managed to persevere and accomplish all she has, but also to the fact that she simply survived.