This was a classic Edward riff, which you might hear him playing at any hour of the day, as a warm up or tenderly executed exercise. I believe it's in the traditional Hawaiian Slack Key tuning and style.

Sweet Guitar Sweep -- by Edward Albert

This series is from a casual fireside jam session.

LYRICS: "Dream a dream of freedom / dream a dream of peace on earth & in your heart / sweet dreams of peace & love  all over this world/ 

feel it come together /  all over this world / the family find itself / long lost reunions / love at last / 

dreaming dreams can turn the tide / dreams don't have to hide inside / I never seen a dream that lied / and I've seen a thousand dreams / all over this world / 

starts from the heart / spreads through the families and all across the land from town to town / 

dreaming dreams can turn the tide / dreams don't have to hide inside / I've never known a dream that lied and I've known ten thousand dreams

"Dream a Dream" -- by Edward Albert

Casual fireside jam featuring original songs written and performed by actor Edward Albert. 

LYRICS: "Did you ever want to be an actor / and let somebody else write all the lines / let somebody else's words attract her / right on cue you come on with a rhyme

she wants you to marry / wants you to carry all of her fears / freedom so near

Did you ever feel __ in everything you say and do did it ever occur to you you might just only be fooling you

"Actor" -- by Edward Albert

Casual fireside jam featuring original songs written and performed by actor Edward Albert. 

This song originally featured lyrics, which I wish we had a recording of. The lyrics were simple and sweet: "I was sitting by the waterfall  / lookin at the blue sky / & was thinking of you / oh you know I love you / I'm always thinking of you, darling / oh you know I love you I'm always thinkin of you..."

In folk song style, this verse repeated with the verb and location of the first line changing each time according to the whim & fancy of the singer.

"Waterfall" -- by Edward Albert

Casual fireside jam featuring original songs written and performed by actor Edward Albert.

"Sueno" -- Edward Albert

Casual fireside jam session of songs written & performed by actor Edward Albert. 

LYRICS:
"If you knew what you mean to me / peace & security / why can't my love give you the same / why does my love just seem to cause you pain / 

it's the same again / it's the same old pain, my friend / it's all just a matter of time / in our lives / if we survive the times 

You ask for love / I give you love / you say be true / I put no one above you / but darlin darlin darlin no it's never enough / you don't feel it's real unless the going is rough 


it's the same again / it's the same old pain, my friend / it's all just a matter of time / in our lives / if we survive the times "

"Survive the Times" -- Edward Albert

"Black sun / he's a magician / only friends are apparitions / innocent as the night is long / pure as moonlight / makes up his very own songs / says his prayers at night 

Black sun / he's a magician / an angel of dark definition 

All the big boys / broke his toys / the kid didn't make no noise / just sang songs in his head / sang songs of the dead 

school yard fights & getting hurt / bloody noses, bruises / the sign of the beast in the dirt / has a million uses 

Innocent as the night long / pure as moonlight / makes up his very own songs / says his prayers at night"

"Black Sun" -- by Edward Albert

Edward tells a casual fireside story about his wild touring musician days. Edward was a riveting storyteller and loved to weave a tale of wonder.

"Cloudy Chuck Blackwell" -- story told by Edward Albert

Actor Edward Albert reads an original piece of creative non-fiction exploring the nature of addiction & the fears surrounding sobriety in this rough, unofficial home recording.

"Withdrawing" -- by Edward Albert

Actor Edward Albert reads selected Shakespearean love sonnets.

Edward Albert Reads Shakespear's Sonnets

Actor Edward Albert reads the rough draft of an original creative non-fiction piece critiquing the business of war in capitalist society in this unofficial home recording.

"Peace Wars" - by Edward Albert

Actor Edward Albert reads from the rough draft of an original creative non-fiction piece reflecting on the multiple facets of character we each carry within in this unofficial home recording.

"Nothing You're About To Read Is True" -- by Edward Albert

Edward Albert (1951-2006) was a much loved, award-winning actor & activist. He always sang and played in life, but never made an album. I wish we had more, but these humble home recordings are all he left behind of his songs. -- Tai (his daughter)

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