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Wind

Opus 70

Morning sun 
I'll keep your light in me
And I won't let anyone darken you

On My Way

The beauty and ferocity of the North Cornish coast.  

With stunning lead vocals by Amanda Sanderson.

Listen to Amanda's great album on Bandcamp, 'Spirits Of The Witchwood'
amandasanderson.bandcamp.com/album/spir…-witchwood

St Enodoc

Shimmering shallow sands reflect the sculptured skies
Mirrored moments mask the monumental storrs
Fresh gusts rock the steady metered gait
A hurried pace to beat the tidal time

Over peninsular then climb the weaving steps
Clamber over to handpick the secret path
Cross the grassy landing as the next
Bay reveals its face the livid sudden shine

As Enodoc herself would say, it takes more than sinking dunes to make a saint.

The salty foam projects over our heads away
Mixing with the farms beyond the dry stone walls
While before the ghosts of grey approached
Now the sun scintillates under the frame

There is no map needed here
Just keep the sea to the right
Just don’t lose sight

The ruined lighthouse on the top comes into view 
This phantom figure hails the battleship behind
Draws toward us and with brooding threat
How we anticipate the pricking strikes of rain

Guest: the classical guitar and electric guitar solo on this song were played by Steve Pumphrey.

Saint Enodoc

It took some time to have the pleasure again to collaborate with Janine, thanks so much :-)

Vocals / Lyrics: Janine Levinson @janinelevinson
Music, Guitars (dunno), Bass (P), Drums (AD2), Mellotron (Redtron), Mix & Mastering (DAW): @bonetender

===== Lyrics =====

“One of a kind”
But not cutting off my ear yet
One of a kind
Just mostly trying to make it
“Almost wild”
A fauve who’s trying to fit in
“Messy child”
The half friend of oppression
I teeter on the edges

“Force of nature”
But never quite exploding
So much pressure
From these wild ideas
“joie de vivre”
(joie de vivre and bon vivant)
But something to contend with
(something good until it’s not)
“Force to follow”
But I don’t want to want to lead just yet
(joie de vivre until I’m not)

A messy child
The half son of oppression
Almost wild
A fauve just trying to fit in

“Larger than life”
And such a giant person
That's what he said
But he meant it in a good way

The weight of the normal
Less or more a deviation
A goddess
A statue melting on the edges
I teeter on the edges

The weight of the normal
Less or more a deviation
A goddess, a statue melting on the edges
I teeter on the edges

©Janine Levinson & Bonetender 2021 All Rights Reserved

Almost Wild

Almost Wild (with Janine Levinson)

With Pat's passing, I wanted to post this version of Ode with us doing a little brainstorming on the creation of the song. 
I witnessed a miracle--at least I would call it that.  A beloved rose that was a regular bloomer(pictured) fell victim to the incredibly harsh cold spell we had in February of 2021.  By April when the rest of the roses were waking up, this one had not a sign of life in it, just a brown stump.  I watered, and fed, and waited, and waited.  Nothing.  I dug out the stump.   For Mothers' Day my daughter had bought a rose to replace the one that had perished...or so I thought.  Within a week of planting the new one, the old one put out a shoot just a foot away.  I guess the digging, watering, etc for the new rose stimulated some remaining root of the old.  It has since received lots of love and care, and has at least a half-dozen buds ready to bloom in a couple of weeks.  So this is an ode; to a beloved rose and all things miraculous.  
Special thanks to Pat Howell for the initial inspiration and his fine musicianship and sweet additions with mandolin and octave.  Please check out his page for more fine music @patrick-howell-786748109

Ode To A Rose (with new intro and outro 7/23/23)

The Sun  
Music for Percussion
July 2021
Duration: 3:20
Listen to Sun in the Playlist: Morning, The Sun, Night - Three Pieces for Percussion https://soundcloud.com/bruce-klepper-1/sets/morning-the-sun-night-three
For strings, woodwinds, harp, timpani, gongs, virtual instruments and percussion

The Sun

Theme for an Imaginary Western - Part 1

“I can stop the heartbeat of angels…”

Revenant

Written and Arranged by Amy O'Bryan

I think of you quite often.  I think of you all the time.  Your voice never leaves my mind.  I think of you in the morning, early sunshine.  I think of you when I’m tucked in at night.  And if I could wonder, I would wonder one thing.  Do you wish to see me again?  ‘Cos if you don’t I’m alright.  I guess I’ll make it through.  But I’d hate living without you.  So, I’ll think of you often, think of you all the time as your voice echoes in my mind.

Dreaming Outloud

Living Without You

Listen On Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/23Bh0qcwOXDnzPWkcwmVWg?si=3UwMRfCTQDCsqq3NABfS0Q

cancelling hannukah

Couples in love.  Washburn R305 Guitar, Gibson A2 mandolin.

The Lazy Waltz

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.

Ode To A Rose (with new intro and outro 7/23/23)

David Dunham