Original Riff quoting Eric Clapton Motherless Children

Bryan Davidson Album

Bogafalya Stomp : Motherless Children

My lyrics (on the sung version posted alone here):
Down to the mines to work the day; some guys feel fine, some not,
all gotta make their pay. Not unlike the men who cut and ran
the stones for Pharoah’s grave pyramid, coal miners in America
they go down into the underworld for their families and they know
there’s a chance every day that’s where they’ll stay for eternity, forever,
forever and a day’s end...

This performance takes us out of the traditional harmonic-melodic Evans-heavens and into the realm of another of the influences named in the liner notes: Borah Bergman, for his concept of the pianist’s left hand as a symbol of the oppressed workers of the world. I  don’t take the concept as far as does its originator—no crossed hands here, no systematically developed new fingerings—but I do take it far in a direction that adds to the definition of my style. My left hand is uncanny in its precision-bomb-like way of hitting bottom notes, forging bottom lines, that are clearly unplanned, unscripted, unpredictable. If the freedom of the world’s working class is analogous to the freedom of the body’s hands from its mind’s stifling control, some such liberation is afoot here. The contours of the tune are always visible, yet as though harboring the beginning rumbles of some disaster—tsunami, earthquake, volcano—about to wash, shake, burn them away.

My lyrics:
Dear wife and children be at ease; I and my brothers are leaving you in peace.
Even as I write, the air is thick and cold, the light is turned to darkness.
We feel death coming on like sleep, we love you all in our dreamy deep,
won’t you keep us in your hearts, where it’s warm and full of light,
all through our night, our good night, shining night, manly nightwatchman
keep us through this fright end....

Cecil Taylor and Anthony Braxton, as word-artists as well as pianists, likewise loom in this track. Miners trapped in a mine, eventually dying and leaving behind notes that told their wives not to worry too much about it, were in the news when this lyric was conceived (out of its resonance with “B-Minor”...). 

What do you hear? Something like Frankenstein’s monster: emotional turbulence without the transition of organic context...a lurch from one plane of affect and meaning to another, without rationale. Something interesting and brilliant, to be sure...but also disturbing, missing something you know should be there.


B Minor Waltz (Bill Evans)

Slide - Dido cover

The Song Remains The Same (Led Zeppelin Cover)

SCARS WE SHARE - Album Description
Short Version (For Header/Bio):
SCARS WE SHARE - An 18-track EDM rock fusion journey through betrayal, exile, and redemption. When a dragon kin branded by her clan meets a soldier abandoned by his commander in the ruins of a forgotten world, two broken souls discover that shared scars can become the foundation of unbreakable love. Chrome meets scales. Fire meets circuitry. Pain transforms into power.

Genre: EDM Rock Fusion | Cyberpunk Fantasy | 128-134 BPM
Extended Version (For Full Description):
🔥⚡ SCARS WE SHARE ⚡🔥

An epic 18-track concept album blending EDM, rock, and cyberpunk fantasy into an unforgettable sonic journey.

THE STORY:
In a world where mystical magic intertwines with cyber-augmentation, two outcasts find each other in the ruins of their broken pasts. She is dragon kin—exiled by her clan, branded with a glowing mark of shame for choosing love over tradition. He is a soldier—betrayed by his commander, left for dead with damaged cybernetics and shattered trust.

Their chance meeting in abandoned corporate ruins becomes the beginning of something neither expected: a cautious alliance that grows into a love powerful enough to heal scars both physical and emotional.

THE MUSIC:
Aggressive EDM rock fusion with ethereal female vocals and gritty male delivery, punctuated by driving guitar riffs, massive synth progressions, and punchy electronic drums. No orchestral elements—just raw energy, mystical atmospheres, and cyberpunk edge maintained throughout all 18 tracks.

THE JOURNEY:
🎵 ACT I (Tracks 1-5): Betrayal & Isolation
Establishing the pain, the exile, the ruins where two broken souls first meet.

🎵 ACT II (Tracks 6-11): Tentative Trust & Falling
From cautious alliance to dangerous territory, as walls slowly crumble.

🎵 ACT III (Tracks 12-15): Love & Healing
Celebrating their differences, healing each other's wounds, discovering freedom.

🎵 ACT IV (Tracks 16-18): Union & Triumph
Epic commitment, reclaiming their narrative, and eternal unity.

KEY THEMES:
- Betrayal and exile transformed into strength
- Finding trust after devastating loss
- Chrome and scales—technology meets mysticism
- Scars as maps to finding each other
- Love as the ultimate act of rebellion

This is more than an album—it's a testament to the power of shared pain becoming shared strength, of two branded souls finding home in each other.

🎧 Best experienced from start to finish.
⚡ Turn it up. Let the scars shine. 

No Questions Asked

Rising up from broken heart, through music and friendships

Rise on the beat

Cover of Re-Flex's 'The Politics Of Dancing'

Karaoke Hits 1974, Vol. 2

I Can't Get Enough of Your Love (Originally Performed By Bad Company) [Full Vocal Version]

Par Avion (Mike + The Mechanics Cover) by Matt Thomas

Two Steps Behind(my Version Of Def Leppard Song)

Delta Rae - If I Loved You (feat. Lindsey Buckingham)

Six-piece band Delta Rae consists of Liz Hopkins and Brittany Holljes who front the robust group with sultry harmonies rounded out by Holljes’ brothers Eric (vocals, piano) and Ian (vocals, guitar) as well as Mike McKee (drums) and Grant Emerson (bass). The band who made their way to Nashville from Durham, NC chose their moniker from a mythical story the Holljes siblings’ mother wrote about a Southern girl of the same name who summons the Greek gods to earth. A regular on the festival circuit since forming in 2009, the socially-conscious band’s larger-than-life performances have earned coveted spots most recently at Country 2 Country (London, Scotland) in addition to Bonnaroo, Tortuga Music Festival, Austin City Limits, Hangout Fest, VOODOO and Lollapalooza. They have received national attention with features in NPR, Washington Post and New York Times in addition to multiple late night performances and inclusion in Forbes' 30 Under 30 list. They were recently named by CMT as a “18 for 2018” Listen Up artist with both Rolling Stone and Billboard touting Delta Rae as "Artists to Watch.” Beginning September 5 at The Basement in Nashville, the troupe will begin their 16-week Delta Rae Revival that features the perfect mix of light and dark sounds and an immersive audience experience. They will perform songs from their Valory Music Co. EP’s A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE and THE BLACKBIRD SESSIONS as well as introduce fresh music into the set each week, plus invite special guests throughout the residency. For tickets and additional information, visit DeltaRae.com.