Time is running out for all of us. Loneliness can be wonderful but also disgusting when you have not chosen it yourself.
What is important to you?
Family ... friends .... your children ...
Missing hurts ......

Video on my youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-WTYi3ws0M

Seagull - Memories Frozen In Time

Acoustic Guitar: David Dunham
Bass, El guitar, synth: Seagull

Sometimes the world spins too fast and the heart beats too hard. It makes us humans rush forward blindly so that we forget all the beauty that is around us in our vicinity.
Our wish is that this little song perhaps can make you stop for a moment, if only for a few minutes, and find calm, peace, reflection and harmony.
It's something we all need ...... more often than we think. ;)

A big and warm thank you David for creating this song with me. Your friendship and wonderful guitar playing are forever in my heart. It is always an honor to work with you my friend.

Listen to more wonderful music by David Dunham here: https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203

Seagull & David Dunham - Rest My Hart

When night comes and you admire our starry sky, you can't help but marvel at the age of the light you see. One such evening inspired me to this song.
And to my immense joy, two of my absolute favorite guitarists, musicians and composers also wanted to share this journey with me. A big thank you for your generosity, gentlemen. ;)

Electric guitar: Ed Cunningham:
Listen to more of Ed Cunningham's music here: https://soundcloud.com/westtracksmusic

Acoustic guitar: David Dunham
Listen to more of David Dunnham's music here: https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203

Synth, bass, drums & guitar soundscape: Seagull

Starlight - Ed Cunningham, David Dunham, Seagull

What absolute joy I have been able to experience in recent weeks by working together with these three eminent musicians, composers and producers.
Dan-DT, Ed Cunningham and David Dunham. It's the first time all four of us have collaborated and the result is "The Quietude".
I am very honored, and filled with joy!
So a very warm thank you gentlemen for your generosity and friendship. ;)

Since the theme of this song is the "inner stillness" we all need sometimes, there is also a video for this song on my youtube channel. Please watch it as it adds another dimension to these gentlemen's eminent musical abilities. ;)
You can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxFYED8OEeQ

Many thanks Dan for the very beautiful and appropriate track image you created!

We wish you all a moment of "inner stillness". ;)

Listen to more of Dan-DT's wonderful music here: https://soundcloud.com/dan-t-3

Listen to more of Ed Cunningham's wonderful music here: https://soundcloud.com/westtracksmusic

Listen to more of David Dunham's wonderful music here: https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203

The Quietude - Dan DT, Ed Cunningham, David Dunham, Seagull

This is a slightly different project than I usually post here. ;)

So join us on a 20-minute journey through time and space and make your choice. But you get the absolute most out of the journey by watching the video on my YouTube channel. ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNgy5f-6Plc

Narrator - Peter. Poet, songwriter and storyteller that you can find here: https://soundcloud.com/user-264930040

Music and video - Seagull

We wish you a pleasant journey. ;)

Loke

Your Choice - Video on my YouTube channel

Shirley Barr is a lovely singer, composer and songwriter that I have had the honor of collaborating with. She wrote a beautiful text and sang it to one of my songs. Here is the result. ;)

Big and warm thanks Shirley for a very nice work and for your positive and cheerful attitude and help to lift this little piece of music. ;)

Listen to more of her lovely music and lyrics here: https://soundcloud.com/shirley_barr

Free From The Old - Seagull & Shirley Barr

Found an old acapella with Madame Snowflake in my folder, which means as much today as when it was written, and I thought it was time to try to give it a nice setting.
When the foundation was ready, I sent it to David Dunham and asked if he could possibly help with some of his beautiful finger-style playing. And being the gentleman that he is, he immediately plunged into the mysterious room of creation.
A couple of days later I got a couple of lovely tracks with two guitar parts. 
And now you too can share this little journey with us.

We wish you a pleasant journey. ;)

I humbly thank you David for your invaluable help and cooperation in this sweet journey. ;)

Listen to more of David Dunham's wonderful music here: https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203

Listen to more of Madame Snowflake's lovely music here: https://soundcloud.com/snowflakesings

"Miracles (pell)"
by Snowflake
http://ccmixter.org/people/snowflake

2015 - Licensed under
Creative Commons
Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)

The lyrics and melody are by Patronski, with a couple of minor adaptations. 
http://ccmixter.org/people/Patronski

Miracles

There is too much talking
And there is nothing left to say
They say faith can move mountains
On my knees I start to pray

Too close for comfort
And too blind to see
It’s black and white, there’s no color
Something coming over me

Heard a voice calling out my name
Time to change we can’t remain the same

It’s a road less traveled
On a path to better times
All that glitters isn’t gold
Gotta read between the lines

Used to getting what we want
Still don’t realize what we need
We keep burning the midnight oil
Just to satisfy our greed

Heard a voice calling out my name
Time to change we can’t remain the same

The weight is getting heavy
Nothing ever stays the same
Evolution is the cross we bare
And the price we have to pay

When we stop our sleeping
When we finally wake
We’ll be turning water into wine
Nothing standing in our way

Heard a voice calling out my name
Time to change, we can’t remain the same
Miracles happen every day
What was impossible fades away

When we stop our sleeping
When we finally wake
We’ll be turning water into wine
Nothing standing in our way

Nothing Stand In Our Way -  M Snowflake - David D - Seagull

With my good friend Dan-DT, who is a master of his musical genre, and his help with his fantastic strings, choirs, piano and not least Clara's beautiful voice to lift this little observation of fairies in the first light of the morning into something that became magical . ;)

Try to feel, experience and see this in front of you.....
When you went out into the morning light in the forest you love to walk in to find serenity, stillness and quietude, you suddenly heard quiet music, and after a few more steps, you saw them dancing and singing there in a clearing in the shimmering morning light. 
The fairies. ;)

To sit down in the soft moss and experience the joy and love they gave you with their music, dance and song, above all the beauty we are surrounded by in our world, and to bring their world into your mind, was an otherworldly experience. And a very strong realization that our earth is the only home we have, and it is our children's future. ;)

My warmest thanks to you Dan, for your friendship, and your magical musicality. You are very much appreciated in my world my friend!

You can find more of Dan-DT's wonderful music here: https://soundcloud.com/dan-t-3

Fairies Morning Light - Dan-DT & Seagull

Then comes the next part of your choices. Join us on a journey into the nature of humanity, and make your choice. ;)
You get the absolute best conditions by watching the video that you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWP9Qo5wv3cyLR2U8sw_jmg

A huge thank you to David Dunham for your wonderful acoustic guitars and for the superb song "Lament" and also to Debra Buesking for her lovely piano on this song.

You can find more of David's lovely music here: https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203

You can find more of Debra Buesking's beautiful songs here: https://soundcloud.com/debra_buesking

A huge thank you to Peter for a wonderful poem and your happy and encouraging words during the journey. ;)

You can find more of Peter's wonderful creation here: https://soundcloud.com/user-264930040

The songs according to the following: So Long - Lament - Ghost of a dragon

Voices on the songs are Madam Snowflake on So Long.
"Lost"
by Snowflake
2015 - Licensed under
Creative Commons
Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
You can find more of Madam Snowflakes music here: https://soundcloud.com/snowflakesings

On the other two, it is Clara Sorace who contributes her wonderful voice.
You can find more of Clara Sorace here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ELENChannel

We wish you all a pleasant journey, a Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year. ;)

Next Choice - Video on my youtube

This song is called Stairway, and I realized that in my mind it reflects everyone's climb in life. We are encouraged and taught from birth that we must constantly get better at everything.
Better upbringing, Better behavior, Better education, Better job, Better pay, Better things, Better health, Better parent, Better home, Better car and so on.........in our endless climbing in the stairway of life, where unfortunately far too many go straight into the wall, and life comes to a screeching halt.
But what is the real goal of all this striving?

Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with education hopefully producing better and more understanding and empathetic people, and a safer and nicer society. But.....and I think it's a big but.... as we are obviously being trained to buy..... all the happiness we need in life........ instead of experiencing it in a peaceful, healthy and experiential life........and at the same time we fill the pockets of a few, with what has unfortunately been given the main role as happiness......money and power...........Hmmmm.  ;)

David Dunham, with his great skill and absolutely brilliant acoustic guitar playing, has given me his much-appreciated participation in this little journey into the world of contemplation.
It is also David's final mix and mastering of the song after his recording of the guitars you hear. When I heard his mix I realized that there was nothing I could add to a very excellent work. ;)
So a big warm thank you my friend!

We wish you all a few peaceful minutes. ;)

Seagull

You can find more of David's wonderful music here; https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203

Stairway - David Dunham & Seagull

Peter gave me an opportunity to work a little on one of my favorite songs he's done. Dan-DT has also participated with his ideas with Clara, synths and atmosphere.
Many warm thanks Peter, for your generosity, friendship and always cheerful disposition.

Have a lovely journey ;)
You can find more of Peter's songs and poems here: https://soundcloud.com/user-264930040
And you will find more of Dan-DT's lovely music here: https://soundcloud.com/dan-t-3

Ticking

Ticking down the time.
Nowhere at the speed of light,
Nothing in my mind.
A dream of futures past.
Precious in my heart,
But it never came to pass.
Rearranged all my drawers of memory's worn out socks,
Corrected all my broken lifetime's kitchen clocks.
Just ticking down the time.

Ticking down the time.
Backwards at the speed of life,
Burdened in my mind.
Who stole it all away?
The clarity of thought
That defined me yesterday.
Dusted all the volumes on my memory's shelf,
Time-lapsed photographic of my former self.
Just ticking down the time.

Tomorrow calls in shades of black,
I swear these walls are staring back,
We waltz our falls in spiral mime,
Just ticking down the time.

Ticking down the time.
Lights out on the road ahead,
Fog came down behind.
Ready to anoint
The corpse of a life history
Shrivelled to a point.
JPEG'd out the detail of the smiling years,
Algorithmically compressed into this room of tears,
Where I'm just ticking down the time.

Ticking - Peter, Dan-DT & Seagull

David sent me a very well-played and fantastic creation he made with Curtis Gremmel, and asked me to add something from my feelings about it. It became a flow with the aim of broadening the ambience and nuance the surroundings to certain parts of their guitars. Both David and I were pleased with the "transformation". Hope you also find pleasure in listening to it. ;)

Acoustic guitars; David Dunham & Curtis Gremmel.
Other sounds; Seagull

You can find more of David's lovely creations here: https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203

Space Marshal - David Dunham, Curtis Gremmel & Seagull

I have once again been given the great honor of participating in an absolutely lovely acoustic exploration of love from my dear friend David. He gave me free rein to create something around his superb guitar. Among other things, I found a fitting lyric and vocals with Madame Snowflake that I put into the song.

We hope that the results will be a pleasant journey for all of you with us. ;)

You will find more of David's lovely music here: https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203

"Don't Be Afraid"
by Snowflake

2014 - Licensed under
Creative Commons
Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)

Don’t Be Afraid
for Lauren

Standing close to your bedside
Hoping, watching your breath rise

Stay here hold to your
Faith dear
Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid

Your room flooded with white light
You’ve one foot in and one taking flight

Stay here hold to your
Faith dear
Don’t be afraid dear
Don’t be afraid
Don’t be afraid

Strong yet fragile
Like an angel
Waiting gracefully
For her wings
Now, ah

Holding your hand, praying to understand
A higher plan

Stay here hold to your
Faith dear
Don’t be afraid dear
Don’t be afraid
Don’t be afraid

Love From Godin, Don't Be Afraid - David D, Snowflake & Seagull

I watch the news on TV,
I read the news online,
I hear the people around me worry
I hear the children asking their parents difficult questions

The world feels black and disillusioned
My surroundings feel dejected
I find tears rolling down my cheeks
I hug my wife, children and grandchildren
and let my gaze search out into the endless sea of stars
and asking myself, for the thousandth time
what the hell is humanity up to.........

We must trust our Faith, no matter what faith we have.

Thank you so much David,  my dear friend for contributing your amazing guitars to this song, that reflects my feeling of inadequacy in a world in chaos.
And thank you Clara Sorace for letting us use your tremendously beautiful voice.

You can find more of Davis' wonderful music here: https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203

Slowly The Tears Fall - David, Seagull & Clara - Faith

In this part we see glimpses of the paradise our planet was, on its journey up to the present. And unfortunately, the image of paradise begins to crack.

"The Water Planet Project" This is part 2.
For the best experience, see the visualization of our story, which you can find here: www.youtube.com/user/wcifarout.

First song - The Realm Of The Water Fairy by Dan-DT
Second song - Milk & Honey Time by Seagull, David, Ed & Peter
Third song - Whole by Dan-DT & Ed

All narrations, lyrics & vocals by Peter
Contributing vocalist. Clara Sorace

Here you will find the fantastic musicians I share this adventure with.
From France - Dan-DT: @dan-t-3
From Canada - Ed Cunningham: @westtracksmusic
From USA - David Dunham: @david-dunhamuser589535203
From England - Peter: soundcloud.com/user-264930040/tracks

As Soundcloud for some reason does not allow more than 4000 characters, you will find the lyrics to the songs on my YouTube channel.
We wish you a pleasant musical and visual journey. ;)

The Water Planet Project - Part 2 - Watch it on youtube

In this part we consider the relative present. Certainly mankind has accomplished many good things, during the course of human development. But in their ignorance, greed, hunger for power, etc., also too many bad ones. And it's all the bad ones that give us all an increasingly broken planet and world to live in, where fresh water is quickly running out, or becomes polluted, all over the world.

We are not judging anyone, we are just asking you all to think for a moment, because what we have done and continue to do to our planet and each other, is actually unsustainable for our future generations. Because how will the lack of vital fresh water, in a few decades, affect humanity's possibility of continued existence?

"The Water Planet Project" This is part 3.
For the best experience, see the visualization of our story, which you can find here: www.youtube.com/user/wcifarout.

First song - Paradise Fades Away by Ed & Seagull
Second song - Paradise Lost by Ed, Dan, David, Peter & Seagull 
Third song - Roots of germinal hope by Seagull, David & Peter

All narrations, lyrics & vocals by Peter, 
Except on "Roots of germinal hope" The lyric is selected parts of an ancient Latin poem/song called Dies Irae - Judgment Day (almost)
Extra voices on Roots of germinal hope: David, Seagull & Mrs. Seagull
Contributing vocalist. Clara Sorace

Here you will find the fantastic musicians I share this adventure with.
From France - Dan-DT: @dan-t-3
From Canada - Ed Cunningham: @westtracksmusic
From USA - David Dunham: @david-dunhamuser589535203
From England - Peter: @https://soundcloud.com/user-264930040/tracks

As Soundcloud for some reason does not allow more than 4000 characters, you will find the lyrics to the songs on my YouTube channel.
We wish you a pleasant musical and visual journey. ;)

The Water Planet Project - Part 3 - Watch it on youtube

It is hard not to react when the news is full of war, and all forms of misery, which spread like the wind over our planet, and the heart aches in the chest when thinking about the future for the grandchildren. What will our world look like fore them in 10-15 years or so........probably not so good I would think....unfortunately.

But we can never let Hope leave us, because without it, our soul dies.

Thank you very much my dear David, for your amazing guitars, which enhance and enrich this this sad yet hopeful song. It is always an honor and a pleasure to collaborate with you.

You will find more of David's lovely music here: @ https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203

My Hart Is Numb - David, Seagull & Clara - Hope

A side track suddenly popped into my head. It's something that happens to me sometimes. And I tried to catch it, because an hour later it probably wasn't there anymore.

I sent it to our dear poet/lyricist Peter, and it only took a couple of hours for an absolutely wonderful lyrical interpretation to be in my box.
Peter explained that this song's name was "Gaza" and I understood where we were going. A heartfelt thank you my friend, for your brilliant creations with your poetic vein.

You will find more of Peter's wonderful lyrics, songs & poetry here: @ https://soundcloud.com/user-264930040/tracks

To Gaza, with Love to all

Pray, which good God has cast this spell?
In dusty lands of diverse brilliant ancient provenance
Where peoples cherish but the solitary aim to dispatch to hell
Their neighbouring humanity through inculcated intolerance.
And this from such a tiny, precious space where all do share a common Abraham
The self same place where culture, morals and philosophy first graced the mind of modern man.

What peace can be, powered by the craving of decimation
Where love lies cowered from the social suffocation
Of him next door plus wife and child
The moral floor of passions wild 
With centuries of sparkling seasoned hate
Stoked brightly by the not so holy operatives of Judaism and the Caliphate. 

And so, my middle Eastern brothers, kindly answer this
When you leave this world, for the other and your promised eternal bliss
And as you call your God to realise Allah and Yahweh are one and the same
Will you call in the crushing tanks and play the heavenly occupation game
And will you, conversely, greet your neighbour with rocks and flaming molotovs
Send him on his hellbound way with mobile phone suicide bombs and spitting kalashnikovs?

To Gaza With Love To All - Seagull & Peter

To have the wonderful experience of living close to one or more small children, following them, playing, fooling around, talking and discussing with them, sharing their joys and sorrows, and having the privilege of being a part of their upbringing, is one of the wonders, you get to experience as a parent. But also as a grandparent, if you take advantage of that opportunity.

So, as an old man, being able to sit down, with a grandchild in my arms, feeling its heartbeat with my hand, fills my heart with such infinite gratitude that they exist. It is with unconditional love that I share the moments I get with them, and feel immense pride in all my children and grandchildren. I love them all, and my wonderful wife unconditionally and without limits. ;)

And I am convinced that true Love can overcome most things. So let's spread love, in our amazing universe. ;)

Many thanks my dear David, for your great friendship, for your wonderful guitar playing, and for all the positive energy you give in our conversations and collaborations. ;)

David on the center guitarr.
You will find more of David's lovely music here: https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203

The Pulse Of Your Heart - David, Seagull & Clara - Love

David sent me a song he started with his good friend Pat Howell, and asked if I could put my thoughts on it. And it was with some trepidation, knowing that Pat had recently passed away. But a weave of friendship grew as we worked on the song. And today I am very honored that I had the opportunity to share these gentlemen's musical journey, in this song.
Thank you very much dear David for inviting me. ;)

You can find more of David's lovely guitar music here: https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203

Weave Of Friendship

I sent a song to my dear friend David, on his birthday, and invited him to start his birthday by taking a walk with me in our nature here in Sweden, to hear what possibly inspired, and appeared during this walk. ;)

You can also experience this walk visually here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uvdvLJZB0U

I also sent it to our dear colleagues Ed, Dan & Peter who have done many great collaborations with us, and asked them to "walk with us". ;)
This is the result of this delightful walk..... and we all, wish you all to have a lovely morning walk with this beauty, stillness, and pleasantness, during a wonderful morning, wherever you are. ;)

David on two acoustic guitars with beautiful melody, from both, as only he can play. ;)
You can find more of David's wonderful music here: https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203

Ed with his outstanding electric guitar playing, who also assisted with a soft with a feeling and beautiful bass guitar. ;) You can find more of Ed's fantastic music here: https://soundcloud.com/westtracksmusic

Dan-DT with his lovely "French Fantasies" musical effects with the lovely voice of Clara, a brilliant piano, although very subtle, and synth effects. ;) You can find more of Dan's fantastic music here: https://soundcloud.com/dan-t-3

And our dear poet/lyricist Peter, who with his unmistakable voice conveys a message to you all, as he always does ,with a feeling and meaning that touches us all deeply. ;) You can find more of Peter's lovely poetry/lyrics and songs here: https://soundcloud.com/user-264930040/tracks

Have a superb morning, wherever you are in life. ;)

Peter lyric:
A tempered bond of ether gold forged from trust in seeming kin

Blenched of ore hewn from so much more than mere common ground

Metallicised, a like of kind that cannot tarnish, ne'er to rust, it's strength, atomic, set within

And so my grateful thoughts are due, my friend, to you, as one where empathy is ever found

To crystallize a state of mind as if from walks in morning dew as bright new days begin.

A Walk In The Morning Dew - Seagull, David, Ed, Dan & Peter

The Trial
A Pico-Operetta for our Times

International Cast

Lady Humanity - Oddrun Eikli - Norway, vocals and lyric on the last song; https://soundcloud.com/oddrun-eikli
Lord Mammon - Peter - England, All poetic lyrics in the operetta, except the last song; https://soundcloud.com/user-264930040/tracks
The Judge - David Dunham - USA, and acoustic guitar in the third song; https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203
Music & Production - Seagull - Sweden, compilation, mixing, sound effects etc; https://soundcloud.com/farout-music-studio

Here you can download all poetic lyrics: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/37k203an5c6azz0ekltvn/The-Trial-Libretto.pdf?rlkey=mope1vjiyqhaeo17b5u74dp2i&dl=0

Synopsis

Following unprecedented worldwide growth in human conflict, an emergency plenary session of the United Nations was convened late in 2023, tasked with finding new approaches to defuse global tension and ease conciliation.  Recognising the abject failure of extant UN jurisdictions and powers, and in a radical restructuring of the international legal and security framework, that session established a new UN institution to sit alongside the International Court of Criminal Justice.  The International Court of Moral Justice was formally incorporated into the UN Constitution on 1 January 2024.

The foundations of this infant organisation and those of the UN itself were shaken when it was revealed that the inaugural case to be heard by the ICMJ was to be a private prosecution brought by greed itself against the defendant, mankind’s innate sense of humanity.

In papers lodged with the court, the protagonist, Lord Mammon has asserted that the fundamental basis for human misery, the creation of discontent, thence envy and hence conflict, is to be found exclusively in false moral goodness and self-righteousness borne of a misplaced sense of benevolence.  The human race survived and thrived, he states, not by moving at the pace of the slowest, or sharing resources with the weakest, but by taking and keeping, for the self alone, much more than is needed for basic subsistence, this being the singular route to strength, individual contentment and thus tolerance of others. 
 
In reply, a broken and demoralised Lady Humanity has been compelled to present her own defence after failing to secure funding for a legal team to counter the advocates ranged in front of Lord Mammon. The case for the defence rests solely on the premise that good comes from within and cannot be created from nothing.  So whilst she may try to bolster the moral cause in her work, she increasingly finds that the human souls she sees have no humanity in them whatsoever for her to strengthen, nothing to work with and as such, concedes that she has failed, but denounces the notion that it was for want of trying.  Devoid of resources, supporters and allies of any kind she single handedly has held the fort against the self-perpetuating, self-reinforcing massed ranks of Mammon.
  
The Lord Chief Justice of the ICMJ along with his bench of associate judiciary adjourn proceedings to consider their findings and in the final act, return to deliver their verdict.

The Trial - A Pico Operetta for our times

Welcome to my world,  🌍
and a warm thank you to all of you who take your time to listen, comment and like my songs. It is much appreciated !! 😉 🙏🏽

And a huge thank you to all of you who have collaborated with me on many of the songs! 😀 ❤️

Videos are on my YouYube channel  📽

And by the way TERROR & WAR NOT ACCEPTED!

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