ha ha road trip observations are good for song writing

ambient guitar and vocal

Cobbled together from four short field recordings made at the shores of Lake Ontario on the east side of Toronto. Some were reversed, one pitch shifted, and all were stretched. The title is a modification of Claude Vivier's great work Pulau Dewata…

An acoustic guitar improv in a single setting earlier this week with the model of self-looping and nod to Crafti-ism. I made 3 edits between my rhythmic changes to better tie it all together. Created for Sound-In New Music Event Aug 15-17, 2019.

A Christian musician who worked with inmates at a juvenile prison told me a lot of these people had never heard a Bible story … much less of Jesus. I decided then to start doing more spiritual tunes.

Here's a song that battled me for quite awhile... so I am glad to say I've gotten it recorded. Still rough from my home studio, but trying out a few additional things on my keyboard to round out the sound around the ukulele. Thanks for listening…

Just felt like it.

An ode to forests. The verse lyrics are based on the poem "Aston Hall" by my friend, Natalie Doig.