{"id":59720,"date":"2020-02-06T19:43:46","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T19:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=59720"},"modified":"2020-02-06T19:43:46","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T19:43:46","slug":"rachael-sage-celebrates-resilience-in-the-face-of-adversity-in-ani-difranco-cover-both-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/02\/rachael-sage-celebrates-resilience-in-the-face-of-adversity-in-ani-difranco-cover-both-hands\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachael Sage Celebrates Resilience In the Face Of Adversity In Ani DiFranco Cover \u2018Both Hands\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Rachael Sage is back with a string quartet version of her old friend, Ani DiFranco\u2019s\u00a0song \u2018Both Hands\u2019 &#8211; coming full circle and celebrating her own resilience in the face of adversity in one fell swoop.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Coming full circle in the auspicious way that only Rachael Sage can, her latest release is a cover of \u2018Both Hands\u2019 by Ani DiFranco, the artist who first took Sage on her first-ever tour as a support, when she was just starting out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sage\u2019s reworking comes in the form of a live studio performance, complete with a string quartet and Rachael\u2019s characteristically beautiful yet heartfelt vocals. Her voice has always been brimming with emotion in every one of her fifteen previous album releases, and this time is no different. Rachael has always harboured admiration and respect for her fellow indie label owner, but this imaginative cover version becomes all the more poignant when considering the song\u2019s context, and Rachael\u2019s emotional investment in this track becomes all the more meaningful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Already heralded as \u201cmusically unexpected\u201d, Sage\u2019s arrangement takes the staccato guitar\u00a0of DiFranco\u2019s original and transposes it into a beautiful string quartet, putting her unique\u00a0stamp on this quietly outspoken cover version.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Make sure you check out Rachael Sage\u2019s rendition of Ani DiFranco\u2019s \u2018Both Hands\u2019 below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_17378\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wJC3-yLw2YI?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"&quot;Both Hands&quot; Live at Carriage House Studios\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/wJC3-yLw2YI\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rachael Sage is back with a string quartet version of her old friend, Ani DiFranco\u2019s song \u2018Both Hands\u2019 &#8211; coming full circle and celebrating her own resilience in the face of adversity in one fell swoop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":59721,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[14133,23981,228,18471,5391],"class_list":["post-59720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-ani-difranco","tag-both-hands","tag-cover","tag-polly-havelock","tag-rachael-sage"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-fxe","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47790,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/03\/rachael-sage-returns-with-acoustic-sistersong\/","url_meta":{"origin":59720,"position":0},"title":"Rachael Sage Returns With Acoustic &#8216;Sistersong&#8217;","author":"Polly Havelock","date":"08\/03\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Critically acclaimed Rachael Sage returns with an acoustic reimagining of one of her most revered tracks \u2018Sistersong\u2019. Originally recorded in 1998 as a tribute to feminist icon Ani DiFranco, the new recording of the track features female artists Nalani and Sarina and looks into the idea of sisterhood in all\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Releases&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Releases","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/new-releases\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-08-at-16.41.51.png?fit=921%2C519&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-08-at-16.41.51.png?fit=921%2C519&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-08-at-16.41.51.png?fit=921%2C519&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-08-at-16.41.51.png?fit=921%2C519&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":64152,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/07\/rachael-sages-character-gets-the-five-star-treatment\/","url_meta":{"origin":59720,"position":1},"title":"Rachael Sage\u2019s &#8216;Character&#8217; Gets The Five Star Treatment","author":"Polly Havelock","date":"31\/07\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Rachael Sage has just released her latest studio album, 'Character'. It\u2019s a celebratory exploration of life, gratitude and joy - and it\u2019s received five stars from the renowned RnR magazine.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/https___memberdata.s3.amazonaws.com_rs_rsage_photos_rsage_photo_gal_56294_photo_590329628-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1023&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/https___memberdata.s3.amazonaws.com_rs_rsage_photos_rsage_photo_gal_56294_photo_590329628-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1023&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/https___memberdata.s3.amazonaws.com_rs_rsage_photos_rsage_photo_gal_56294_photo_590329628-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1023&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/https___memberdata.s3.amazonaws.com_rs_rsage_photos_rsage_photo_gal_56294_photo_590329628-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1023&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/https___memberdata.s3.amazonaws.com_rs_rsage_photos_rsage_photo_gal_56294_photo_590329628-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1023&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":36716,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/06\/rachael-sage-returns-with-her-new-single-spark-a-beautifully-honest-track-about-new-beginnings\/","url_meta":{"origin":59720,"position":2},"title":"Rachael Sage Returns With Her New Single \u2018Spark\u2019, A Beautifully Honest Track About New Beginnings","author":"Polly Havelock","date":"07\/06\/2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Intertwining infectiously catchy melodies with beautifully honest lyricism, Rachael Sage\u2019s new single \u2018Spark\u2019 is everything that we have come to expect from an artist whose creative talent knows no bounds.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;New Releases&quot;","block_context":{"text":"New Releases","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/new-releases\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rsage_photo_gal_59009_photo_1659030241.jpg?fit=960%2C400&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rsage_photo_gal_59009_photo_1659030241.jpg?fit=960%2C400&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rsage_photo_gal_59009_photo_1659030241.jpg?fit=960%2C400&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rsage_photo_gal_59009_photo_1659030241.jpg?fit=960%2C400&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":93107,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2025\/10\/rachael-sage-releases-compelling-album-canopy-an-ode-to-empathy\/","url_meta":{"origin":59720,"position":3},"title":"Rachael Sage Releases Compelling Album &#8216;Canopy&#8217;: An Ode To Empathy","author":"Polly Havelock","date":"24\/10\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"New York-based artist Rachael Sage has long been celebrated as a vivid musical storyteller, crafting immersive visual and sonic landscapes across her eclectic discography. With the arrival of her latest release, 'Canopy', Sage invites listeners into a collection of songs that radiate compassion and offer a sense of refuge in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Album Reviews&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Album Reviews","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/reviews\/album-reviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-05-14-145346.png?fit=772%2C820&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-05-14-145346.png?fit=772%2C820&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-05-14-145346.png?fit=772%2C820&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-05-14-145346.png?fit=772%2C820&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":56271,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/10\/rachael-sage-releases-the-beautifully-personal-braverys-on-fire\/","url_meta":{"origin":59720,"position":4},"title":"Rachael Sage Releases The Beautifully Personal \u2018Bravery\u2019s On Fire\u2019","author":"Polly Havelock","date":"10\/10\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Rachael Sage has never been an individual or artist to shy away from frankly telling the truth candidly, directly and sincerely over the course of her impressive career. Sage\u2019s latest single \u2018Bravery\u2019s On Fire\u2019 is as frank as ever, as she utilises her platform to promote her honest first-hand story\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/9CFC9307-092F-4439-BBC1-73161FA4D816.jpeg?fit=1200%2C846&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/9CFC9307-092F-4439-BBC1-73161FA4D816.jpeg?fit=1200%2C846&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/9CFC9307-092F-4439-BBC1-73161FA4D816.jpeg?fit=1200%2C846&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/9CFC9307-092F-4439-BBC1-73161FA4D816.jpeg?fit=1200%2C846&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/9CFC9307-092F-4439-BBC1-73161FA4D816.jpeg?fit=1200%2C846&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":96738,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2026\/08\/rachael-sage-releases-beautiful-rendition-of-buddy-hollys-everyday\/","url_meta":{"origin":59720,"position":5},"title":"Rachael Sage Releases Beautiful Rendition of Buddy Holly&#8217;s \u2018Everyday\u2019","author":"Polly Havelock","date":"10\/08\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Few artists wear their heart quite as openly as New York singer-songwriter Rachael Sage. Across a career spanning more than two decades, the acclaimed musician, producer, activist and founder of MPress Records has built a reputation for creating songs that champion compassion, resilience and authenticity. Now, ahead of the release\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-04-at-14.00.21.png?fit=1200%2C983&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-04-at-14.00.21.png?fit=1200%2C983&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-04-at-14.00.21.png?fit=1200%2C983&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-04-at-14.00.21.png?fit=1200%2C983&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-04-at-14.00.21.png?fit=1200%2C983&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screen-Shot-2020-02-06-at-11.45.10.png?fit=599%2C299&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59720\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}