Sandy Summers Releases Powerful New Single, If I Were A River
If I Were A River showcases ICMA’s Best New Independent Female Artist, Sandy Summers, with her moving new single, released November 14.Written with 10-time Golden Guitar winner Lyn Bowtell during the 2025 SHE Songwriting Retreat and produced by Simon Johnson, the song was born in a setting as striking as its message. Inspired by the mountain that towered over their writing session and the breathtaking moment an eagle flew over them, the song captures the stillness and power of nature.With Lyn Bowtell on backing vocals, the track aims to reflect the rhythm of the land itself — steady, soulful, and full of quiet strength. Lyrically, it draws on the resilience and renewal found in the natural world, using the river as a symbol of endurance and grace. The melody works to emulate strength, rising and falling like the flow of the current it celebrates.Sandy said the writing session was one she’ll never forget.“That moment when the eagle flew over us, it felt like nature was speaking — reminding us how powerful and fragile the world can be at the same time,” she said.“The river became a metaphor for everything we go through — it bends, it floods, it finds its way around obstacles, but it always keeps moving forward. That really spoke to where I was in life at that time.”If I Were A River is both a reflection and a reminder that no matter how the landscape shifts or the seasons change, there’s power in persistence, beauty in movement, and healing in the flow of life. It’s a song that speaks to anyone who’s ever stood still long enough to feel the earth breathe beneath their feet.
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