very beautiful with the violin, your voice is also great!

From Playground to here, lot of complexity here!

Beauty with just voice and two instrument!

STRANGER IN MY LIFE by DOUG ROOSSIEN / Produced & Mastered NO KILLIE FISH April 18, 2023
Well, this song is the 6th production of my songs with Johnny (NoKillieFish), He really outdid himself on this one. Please visit Johnny on his songs @johnnymc2, and you’ll see an extremely versatile musician and lyricist. 
LYRICS ONLY STRANGER IN MY LIFE by DOUG MICHAEL ROOSSIEN 
FEEL LIKE A STRANGER IN MY LIFE    
NOT A SOUL I’D RECOGNIZE 
THIS STRANGER I DON’T KNOW IS ALL ALONE 
I LOOK IN THAT MIRROR, WE USED TO SHARE 
JUST SEE THE GHOST…OF YOU STANDING THERE 
And …THIS BED, WHERE WE USED TO LIE, …HAS GROWN SO COLD 

Till …THIS STRANGER… CAME INTO MY LIFE 
NOW HE’S THE ONLY ONE I RECOGNIZE 
I DON’T EVEN KNOW… DON’T EVEN KNOW… MY OWN SOUL 

DROVE BY OUR DINER THAT WE USED TO KNOW  
ORDERED A PIZZA FOR JUST ONE TO GO
SAT ON THAT PARK BENCH SWALLOWED MY PRIDE TILL I WAS FULL 
READ YOUR LETTER...EVERY WORD 
WHISPERED INSIDE IT’S …JUST WHAT I DESERVED 
MY TEARS, SOAKED ON EVERY WORD, YOU WROTE 

To …THIS STRANGER… Who Came into my life. 
And He’s the only … ONE I recognize. 
DON’T EVEN KNOW, DON’T EVEN KNOW,.MY OWN SOUL 
 FEEL LIKE A STRANGER….(a stranger in my life) 
FEEL LIKE A STRANGER….(a stranger in my life) 

REREAD YOUR LETTER...AGAIN EVERY WORD 
WHISPERED INSIDE … IT’S JUST WHAT I DESERVED 
AS MY TEARS, SOAKED ON EVERY WORD,  EVERY WORD YOU WROTE 
To this stranger …this stranger …in my life 
Feel like a Stranger ,… a stranger …in my life. 

I believe we are closing on an album of our songs together: (six so far) …Stranger in my life, Only Just a Picture, Tears you just can’t cry, Never Sailed Goodbye, Sad River, and Goin’ to Hell,… Thank you Johnny!!

STRANGER IN MY LIFE by Doug Roossien (production NoKillieFish)

Today, we have also picked some new flowers!
Dear friends, today we celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary and my dear wife picked these flowers this summer!
See the video on Youtube: https://youtu.be/mDQ-E12Jg3E?si=hBAUsltcCYtQCzEl

A Walk in Nature


We walked to the mountains - just to see how there is
we saw the animals and the flowers which grow on the way up
to the top covered with snow - the air is so clear and the snow is so white 
it is easy to see why the people want to stay
It is so wonderful to walk down this trail

We walk along the rivers - we admire all the trees       
which border still-flowing magic of water in the stream
and perhaps there are lovely birds - who live their quiet lives independently of
us people with eyes  filled with great wonderment
It is so wonderful to walk down this trail

Today we picked some flowers - on the fields near our home
it was refreshing for my wife and I saw on her face
that she’s happy this lovely day - and most of the sorrows have left our souls
and this evening we can go to bed with a smile
It is so wonderful to walk down this trail

In Swedish:
En promenad i naturen
Vi promenerade till bergen - bara för att se hur det ligger till
vi såg djuren och blommorna som växer på vägen upp
till toppen täckt av snö - luften är så klar och snön är så vit
det är lätt att se varför folket vill stanna
Det är så underbart att gå längs den här leden

Vi går längs floderna - vi beundrar alla träden
som gränsar till stilla rinnande magi av vatten i bäcken
och kanske finns det härliga fåglar - som lever sina lugna liv oberoende av
oss människor med ögon fyllda av stor förundran
Det är så underbart att gå längs den här leden

Idag har vi plockat lite blommor - på fälten nära vårt hem
det var uppfriskande för min fru och jag såg på hennes ansikte
att hon är glad denna underbara dag - och de flesta av sorgerna har lämnat våra själar
och i kväll kan vi gå och lägga oss med ett leende
Det är så underbart att gå längs den här leden

A Walk in Nature (it's our 50th wedding anniversary)

Words and Music by Roger Whittlesey. Georg Boehme arranged and played all saxes. All other sounds by Whittlesey. roduced in New Hampshire and in Cologne, Germany. ©2024. Thank you, Georg, for participating in this process and for offering your awesome talents. 

What's this song about? String Theory is the notion that all time exists on a string—a string that never disappears. I'm a fan of the podcast/television show Closer to Truth, an American production hosted by a neuroscientist. The host interviews the leading experts on many scientific and philosophical subjects. In a recent podcast, scientists discussed String Theory, which became the inspiration for this song. 

One scientist explained that if you imagine a string along which all time exists—past, present and future—then you can understand that right now both the future and past still exist on that string. So, in theory, the past never disappears and the future is waiting to happen. He likened it to a DVD of a movie. At any point you can rewind or move forward. He suggests that this may be possible with time. 

What I drew from this notion is that all that has happened in my life, all the people I have known—in particular those who are no longer here—are, according to this theory, still existing on the string. Is this a comfort? I think it is for me. 

This is why in the refrain I sing, " I will always be with you." Even when I no longer exist, I will exist along the string, a string that connects me to a past before my own existence began and to a future that I will never see. 

Perhaps you will draw something different from this song and from the theory. In any case, I hope you enjoy the musicianship on this recording. Georg and I worked hard to produce parts and solos that we're proud of. 

Roger Whittlesey
February 18, 2024

See the video here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0mjns4dHvk

String Theory (Featuring Georg Boehme)

I am so excited about collaborating with soprano Maribel Villarroel and arranger and pianist René Calderón. The lyrics are from the Pablo Neruda poem "Para Mi Corazón" in the book "Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair". Translated by W.S Merwin. Permission has been granted by Fundación Pablo Neruda.

Para Mi Corazón

Para mi corazón basta tu pecho,
para tu libertad bastan mis alas.                                                                                 
Desde mi boca llegará hasta el cielo                                                                                   
lo que estaba dormido sobre tu alma.

He dicho que cantabas en el viento                                                                             
como los pinos y cómo los mástiles.                                                                           
Como ellos eres alta y taciturna.
Y entristeces de pronto, como un viaje.

Acogedora como un viejo camino.                                                                                   
Te pueblan ecos y voces nostálgicas.                                                                              
Yo desperté y a veces emigran y huyen                                                                   
pájaros que dormían en tu alma.

Your breast is enough for my heart,
and my wings for your freedom. 
What was sleeping above your soul will rise
out of my mouth to heaven.

I have said that you sang in the wind
like the pines and like the masts.
Like them, you are tall and taciturn,
and you are sad, all at once, like a voyage.

You gather things to you like an old road.
You are peopled with echoes and nostalgic voices.                                                          
I awoke and at times birds fled and migrated
that had been sleeping in your soul.

Para Mi Corazón (Poem by Pablo Neruda)

'Crossword' Available on Spotify

Written by Emily Theodora 
Vocals: Emily Theodora 
Harmonies: Jenni Grossmann
Violin: Jenni Grossmann 
Guitar: Emily Theodora 

Lyrics:

We sit and do the crossword,
It’s warm outside,
The letters catch along the side,
And dance beyond the lines

And I can’t think, 
It’s hardest to erase,
The word we had before the word,
We have now in its place 

And so I need,
The clues we have beside,
But after all this back and forth,
It’s harder to define 

So I, try to find the words in this house,
I try to find the words for us now 

I…

We sit and do the crossword,
It’s hard to explain,
The letters rise above the page,
and march their own parade 

The corners twist,
The angles tap, 
The edges sway, swing, scat 

And so I catch, open up my palm,
Look at all these letters here, 
Arrange them one by one 

Years go by and we don’t feel the time
Years go by and everyday is fine
Years go by oh how we feel alive
we feel alive, we feel alive, we feel alive 

When I, find the words in this house
I find the words for us now 

When I, find the words in this house
Ooh yeah

We sit and do the crossword,
This puzzles like a song,
And after time, we realise,
That's where these words belong

Crossword

I Was Living In The Sky

I wish people stuck under a thumb could bite off that thumb.
Give a middle finger salute to all autocrats! 

(This tune is downloadable.)

I compose in MIDI, using Logic Pro and sound libraries from EastWest.

© 2024 Rebecca Williams All rights reserved.

Insurgency

Dear friends, sometimes you can use music for political messages.
We have now had a big election for the European Union. You can clearly see that the right-hand winds blow strongly, especially on the continent, not in the Nordic countries, however.
I think this is due to a great deal of dissatisfaction with the policies that have been pursued - action on climate change costs - and it costs a lot for ordinary people. We also have a bloody, disgusting war against Ukraine and terrible wars in the Middle East. Who is right??
However, music unites us all.

The Election

Today I voted for the kindest of the
delegates from here
The say that they care for everybody living on this spot
no matter how folk looks or what they think
all the people are welcome to join our society
and in peace


The winds from the right might be so dangerous for the
people down here
The freedom to speak may be limited or non-existing here
in the totalitarian state that we may get
if the right winds are blowing and our hats start to blow far away
with the wind

How come that these winds are here - they maybe reflect 
despondency here
There are anxiety everywhere and many people have died in cruel wars
and many people lack money for to spend
and all crime is in full bloom and there is no one who know what to do
in the end

The Election

Wings Of Fantasy

"If Time Stood By" is a haunting acoustic ballad that delves into the realm of missed opportunities in love. With its gentle guitar melodies and emotive vocals, the song paints a vivid picture of two hearts aligned yet separated by the relentless march of time. Set against a backdrop of autumnal imagery, it captures the ache of "what could have been" and the universal longing for a moment frozen in time. This melancholic yet beautiful piece serves as the emotional centerpiece of the "Wondering" album, resonating with anyone who has ever wished for a second chance at love. It's a touching reminder of time's precious nature in matters of the heart.

Wondering

If Time Stood By

"The Weight of Unspoken Words" is a poignant indie-folk ballad that delves into the silent burdens we carry. With its soft piano chords, minimal acoustic guitar, and emotive whisper-like vocals, the song creates an intimate atmosphere of introspection. The lyrics explore the regret and heaviness of things left unsaid, from unexpressed love to withheld apologies. Subtle string swells underscore the growing emotional tension. This track invites listeners to reflect on their own unspoken words and the power of vulnerable communication. It's a touching addition to the "Wondering" album, capturing the lingering questions of "what if I had said...?"

The Weight Of Unspoken Words

London based singer-songwriter

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