From Gary De Carolis:
Five words that describe Karen Mcfeeters: Good, Thoughtful, Creative, Kind, Grateful.
Karen McFeeters Leary is a lifelong singer who discovered an ability to write songs when she turned 30. She has released four CDs of contemporary folk music and has performed around the state. After getting her Master's degree at the University of Virginia in the mid nineties, she worked as a speech-language pathologist at the UVM Medical Center for 21 years. In 2014, she founded The Aphasia Choir of Vermont, a group of stroke and traumatic brain injury survivors who can sing despite having difficulty speaking or being nonverbal. Karen became certified as a therapeutic musician through the Music For Healing and Transition Program in 2019 and currently partners with Age Well to lead singing groups in Chittenden and Franklin Counties titled "Singing for People With Memory Loss and Their Caregivers." She also enjoys providing special music during Sunday services at All Soul's Interfaith Gathering in Shelburne. A St. Albans native, Karen resides in Milton with her loving husband and rescue dog.
