In the Christian world to which we belong, the Advent season has begun and there has even been a bit of snow in some places, just like in our city. The Christmas season is perhaps also a good time to say thank you. We were lucky enough to grow up in families who looked after us and did everything they could to make us happy. Unfortunately, that's not always the case. Sometimes you only remember to say thank you when someone falls seriously ill or dies and you realize what that person has done for you. One day it may be too late to say thank you- nobody lives forever. This song is a big thank you to our parents and families. In this sense, it is also our contribution to the Christmas season, even if it is not a real Christmas song. We wish everyone a Merry Christmas time, including of course those who do not belong to the Christian world.

"Thank you for our happy home where we never felt alone!"
❤️
Thank you, family!
Mom held me when I fell down, dad picked me up from the ground.
My sister consoled me when I cried, my brother always made me smile.
Dad taught me how to cook, Mum gave me my favourite book.

Thank you so much mom and dad, my sister and my brother,
always there like no other.

Daddy still wants to protect me from the dangers I might not see.
Mom so sad when we moved away, her day was so dark and grey.
From the days when we were young, together we fought and won.

Thank you for our happy home where we never felt alone.
Thank you for all the great love, it’s like a gift from above.

We've grown up and moved on, but our bond is still so strong.
We may quarrel and disagree, but our love is stronger than the sea
All the great memories that we share, forever they will be there 

Thank you for everything you have done, making our lives so much fun.
Thank you for all the great love, it’s like a gift from above.
❤️

Thank You Family!

Cuéntame
Pero cuéntame el sitio donde viven los recuerdos
Miénteme
Pero miénteme aunque sea que yo bajaría al Averno

Mi cama vacía 
Hace tiempo que te extraña
Recordando tu pelo
Somnolienta la almohada
Y el colchón que solo sueña
Con recorrer tu espalda

La casa distraída
Jugando con el eco
Que resuena y en el tiempo
Las risas y los lamentos
Y en el aire se respira
Aroma de tu aliento

Cuéntame
Pero cuéntame el sitio donde viven los recuerdos
Miénteme
Pero miénteme aunque sea que yo bajaría al Averno

Preguntaría por los sueños
Las risas y el deseo
De ese niño inocente
Dime tú Can Cerbero
Por qué no se oye mi llanto
En medio del silencio

El reloj se ha parado
Las cuatro menos cuarto
Manecillas que miran
Una y a cada lado
Como luna prisionera
Del sol enamorado

Cuéntame
Pero cuéntame el sitio donde viven los recuerdos
Miénteme
Pero miénteme aunque sea que yo bajaría al Averno

Donde viven los recuerdos

This is a follow-up posting of a wonderful collaboration Dan-T had invited Debra and I to contribute to.  Dan had posted it well over a year ago as a backing track to a dramatic French Fantasy production.  With his kind permission after the delay of a year, I wanted to post this as a celebration of a different kind of drama--life awakening from a long winter sleep. Dan's synths are sweeping and epic, Debbie's playing is measured and elegant like the words in a fine poem.  The Requinto guitar has a sweet voice sounding a bit like a Celtic harp to round out the production.  Hear more of Dan's French Fantasy (French Fantastic:) @dan-t-3, and Debbie's superb and poetic playing @debra_buesking.

Awakenings; Dan-T, Debra Buesking, David Dunham

UnBoxed May 2024

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Journey To The Edge Of Reason

From the Album: "Arrhythmia & Blues" 2024

Lyrics:
My poet's notebook
I sketched with lies
As I lay at your feet
Looking for a transcendental satori
I have a questionable story
You've been warned
Because I have horns

You see, I love the night filth
The midnight silt
No one is coming to save me
You know I have horns
I'm an unreliable narrator
Every character that I've worn
Every bad idea that I've born
Every lover that I scorned
I'm torn from the night
I'm in
A transitionary moment in my life
I have horns

As I lay at your feet
Will you give me something to believe?
I want to get shorn
Because I have horns
No one is coming to save me
Nobody is coming to save me
Nobody is coming to save me...

Horns

It has been a minute since Jeff and I have done anything wacky (I'm in the process of moving and it is a time consuming thing) so I was really glad to see this one come together.  I had sent him the main riff that makes up the song and he colored it inside and outside the lines as only he can. The result is 'The Sea Shanty One".  Listen as the Siren’s song calls throughout the journey. We ain’t fall for it though 











Ok

The Sea Shanty One - w/Stonerjazz

I love the image of castles sitting on top of the clouds, drifting off into the horizon, echoing the fantastical lore of faraway worlds across the hills and valleys, streams and skies to dreamers like me.

Castles in the Sky

Country Man.

GG Promises Volumes 1 - 15 Released 9-1-2025 Director & Conductor & Principal Benjamin Hill Producer, Benjamin Hill, coproducer IBen Morton Mastering Benjamin Hill, Mixing, Benjamin Hill, Recording Engineer Benjamin Hill, assistant engineer IBen Morton All songs written by Benjamin Hill and IBen Morton Composers IBen Morton and Benjamin Hill Benjamin and Benjamin, Programming, Percussion, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Bells, various Vocals, IBen Morton and Benjamin Hill Label, IBen Morton Music, IBen Morton and Company, IBen Morton Company Music, IMCM

Young Love Is Forever

Album made by BGZ31 on YouTube.
The representation of a dream by music, with some extra songs.

(This version removed the crackling vinyl sound effects in the background)

SLEEPING

I am a finger-style guitarist living on the Texas high plains.  At the core of my music is melody that is inspired and informed by my Christian faith, family, friends, and countless influences through the years from the great composers, to jazz, folk, rock, Latin, Celtic, and the many fine musicians I have come to love on the Cloud, some I have been privileged to collaborate with.  Thanks for stopping by to have a listen. Comments are always welcome. Feel free to click on the picture of any track to learn more about it.