For centuries music has been used to protest, raise awareness or change attitudes. Lampooning Politicians, stopping wars, promoting freedom or protecting the environment have all had their fair share of musical sponsors.

Morgan La Civita is a little different . She's an unsigned artist with a home studio where she writes, records and mixes all her music with her Grammy winning husband Jake R. Tanner. Her debut album "From The Basement" was released in February 2010 and all proceeds from the album go to www.Ndss.org (National Down Syndrome Society) - a worthwhile, if not particularly fashionable, cause.

Her fusion of Americana, Folk, Blues and World Music, which she uses to tell the musical equivalent of camp-fire ghost stories, gives her an edgy and unique sound. Please check it out on her MySpace page and if you like it buy the album here. If you don't, just buy it anyway - it's all in a good cause.

Look for her new album "If You Like This Sort of Thing", scheduled for release July31,2010 with all the proceeds, once again, going to NDSS.