Kelowna songwriters’ new hit pays tribute to medical workers during COVID-19 crisis

Kelowna singers and songwriters Jim and Kim Rhindress have written a new song giving thanks to everyone working in the medical field during the current pandemic crisis.

The pair have recorded the song Health Care Heroes and a video is being made by a Okanagan filmmaker CJ Clayton.

For the music video, the duo requested photos of first responders and hospital staff from around the world.

So far, they have received 179 pictures from healthcare workers both local and afar, including from Berlin, New York and Nunavut.

“We know it’s a big ask,” says Jim Rhindress, a former surgical nurse at Kelowna General Hospital.

“Everyone is very busy right now doing their jobs but it’s important that we see the faces of the real heroes in this fight.”

The Rhindress’, who perform as ‘Smitten’ for Okanagan events, are asking for healthcare worker photos to be sent to their email.

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