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We sit down with full-time musician Felix Peralta to trace how a Camino Frances singer-songwriter retreat turns foggy mornings, cafe sing-alongs, and daily miles into a finished album. Along the way, we talk honestly about grief, sobriety, and the rare kind of friendship that forms when you put your heart on the table.

• Felix’s life as a touring musician and community drummer in New Mexico
• Meeting Christina Jacobson, getting sober, and choosing a new path
• Saying yes to a Camino de Santiago songwriting retreat and traveling to Spain
• Finding creative fuel in fog, hills, cafes, and simple daily rhythm
• Writing constantly on the move with voice notes, sticky notes, and small moments
• Celebrating 10+ years of sobriety as a personal gift and reset
• Cruz de Ferro as a place to release grief, lost loves, and old habits
• Feeling ancestral connection and making a promise to stop generational trauma
• Co-writing “Hearts on the Table” with Stefan Webster and why men need space to talk
• Bringing Camino magic home through art, performance, and continued healing
• Tips for returning home: keep making something that reopens the memory

Connect with Felix:

https://felixgatoperalta.com/

Info on Kristina's Camino Retreats for Musicians and Singer Songwriters:

https://www.singmebackhomesongwriting.com/

Hearts on the Table recording appears with permission from Felix Peralta and Staffan Wester.

Photos and Recordings Courtesy of Sing Me Back Retreats, Felix Peralta, Staffan Wester, and/or Camino Cafe Podcast

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🎵 The Camino Cafe's intro and outro song is in thanks to fellow Pilgrim, Jackson Maloney. Original Song - "Finnis Terre" - written and performed by Jackson Maloney - Singer, Musician, and Songwriter.