Upward, our brand new single is a love song at the core. Beyond that, it is a prayer for optimal connection, relating, and an affirmation of healthy, sustainable love. It sources from our own lives and adventures of aiming to build a resilient, inspired love, drawing from the feelings and imagery of our journey, honoring the little things to the larger frame; the challenges to the bliss; the earth to the sky.

Upward Lyrics

I Love you like the sun
Rising in the sky
Kissing your back
Warm you from the inside

I see you like the moon
-Shining in the dark
Moving slowly through
Making the heart feel
light as feathers, in a night of stars
& I make a wish for you wherever you are, to be loved & love each other whether near or far
(melody)

I feel you steady through
the-ups and downs of life
Moving with the ocean
Dancing like the tides

I know you like the earth
Knows the roots and the stones
Solid and steady
Grounding in its home all
Warm and safe, de-ep and strong
May you find a sense of home, wherever you roam to feed your dreams, feed your dreams and rest your bones

now let us Move upward through
the night vines and tangled strife
Through the fog the smoke until
We can get a better view
up above it all, flying With the sun
Free and clear with the one
That is you in this life
Through the constructs and the lines
Warm and safe, de-ep and strong

Instrumental
(breakdown verse… sparse)

I Love you like the sun
Rising in the sky
Kissing your back
Warm you from the inside

I know you like the earth
Knows the roots and the stones
Solid and steady
Grounding in its home all
light as feathers, in a night of stars
May you find a sense of home wherever you roam to feed your dreams, feed your dreams and rest your bones

Now let us
face the doubt & the grief
Accept the past find relief
see Through the dark & the light
Feeling the flame & the strife
Eye in eye, heart to heart
Rising hope, new to start
Reaching for equality
Toward all possibilities
find each other, in a night of stars
Oh I Understand you like the birds
Rise up in the morn
Singing to the sun
Flying through the storm

credits:

releases December 21, 2021
Maren & Justin Music and Lyrics: Honey of the Heart
Production: Justin Ancheta
Mixing and Mastering by Justin Ancheta & Oz Frits of Soul Graffiti and High Velocity Sound

Lindsay Bellows: backing vocals
Beau Askew: Drums
Jesse Weber: Percussion
All other instruments by Justin: Bass, Banjo, Mando, Violin, Synth, Production/samples

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Upward

Inspired from Pablo Nerudas poem:
“Ah, love is a voyage with water and a star, in drowning air and squalls of precipitate flour; love is a war of lights in the lightning flashes, two bodies blasted in a single burst of honey.” 

Deceased in 1973 – Pablo Neruda, the pen name of Chilean poet Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto.

It talks of the elemental and simple nature of our existence and what we come from… and what we return to… also of our seperateness and the unity, and the vitality of both to our very existence and ability to meet our complex array of needs. This song speaks of finding our common ground while celebrating our differences, a mantra and prayer for us all in this time of division and struggle to stay connected, when we need it most. “Healing the darkness and light from now to the past” allows us access to our hardest darkest moments to bring light acceptance understanding and healing to those parts in a timeless action.

Common Ground

Giving thanks to all the musicians
Maren Metke, Jason McGuire, Amelia Romano, Manose, Jared May, Josh Mellinger

Boon Carri E - Justin Ancheta - Soul Graffiti

Honey Of The Heart, Live at Awaken Cafe 10-16-15. www.honeyoftheheart.com featuring: Justin Ancheta, Maren Metke, Eliyahu Sills, and Adrienne Shamszad.

Dance Me - Awaken Cafe Oct 2015

Honey of the Heart covers a favorite Martin Sexton Tune: 'Can't Stop Thinking About You'. A simple stripped down, soulful blues song  by HOTH duo, Maren Metke and Justin Ancheta at Soul Graffiti Studios in Oakland, California 
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Can't Stop Thinking About You - HOTH cover EDIT

This title track to Honey of the heart's 2020 studio album "Dive Deep" is a funky, danceable fresh sound from this versatile band. Ranging from emotive soulful folk to unique polyrhythmic world sounds, Ancheta and Metke leave nothing to be desired with this album, covering the range of emotions, experiences and taking you on a journey inside and out.

Dive

From their 2020 studio album Dive Deep, this is another gem from Honey of the Heart, placed in the setting of a love letter to one's younger self, this song is filled with images of endearment, visually inspiring metaphors, and personal snapshots from the intimacy of life. Metke and Ancheta's harmonies, as usual, don't disappoint.

Younger Me

From their 2020 studio album Dive Deep, this playful early collaboration of Metke and Ancheta shows their musical playful magic. A positive, inspiring dance song meant to lift the spirits & get your feet moving

Reaching

From their 2020 studio album Dive Deep, this is another early, favorite collaboration of HOTH. This song finally made its way into the studio and into their 2020 Dive Deep album. Uplifting and melodic, this tune is meant to plant itself into your mind and heart, leaving a mantra of goodness and love behind.

Spin

a lively, multi-faceted track off of their 2020 studio album release- Dive Deep

Catch the Wave

From their 2020 studio album Dive Deep, this is a Portuguese love song/groove composed and dedicated to their baby girl who was passing through a phase of biting. This song was written in less than an hour.

Cuando Voce Me Ama

This song traveled in many spaces before it was "finished", from the road to their studio in Oakland, before their daughter arrived, to the Yuba river & finally in their home in the Sierra Foothills, quarantined from COVID. This song tells a story about questioning one's current path, being present with the truth of what is, self-acceptance & acknowledgment & casting our gaze further into the future than we thought we could, in order to gather perspective and plant a meaningful life ahead of us.
lyrics
From the ground up
We will build it
And let it bestow

You will hear me
Through the darkness
Where we’ve all gone before

In the blood moon
As it’s rising
A seed that we shall sow

From the ground up
We will build it
And let it bestow

And then you will see
It in your children's eyes
Pure and new as the sunrise

From the ground up
You wanna live your life
We will build it
You wanna live it strong
And let it bestow
No matter what comes

You will hear me
You wanna reach for it
Through the darkness
A tear in your eye
Where we’ve all gone before
Without an ounce of shame

And then you will see it
In your children's eyes
Pure and new, as the sunrise

You can’t deny what is true
A wound that is seen
Heals deep through

It’s the dream where
You want to love fully
You gaze to
With a birds eye view
Your future arriving
Know we’ve done all we can

It’s a feeling
You want to be held tight
That rises
Heart forward on
Beyond all space & time
Breathe deeply now

In a big way
The little things
Matter most of all

How is it
The world is
So vast & yet so small
credits
released September 29, 2020
Justin Ancheta - Guitar, Vocals, Bells, Electronic Production, Beats, Percussion, Arrangement, Lyrics, Engineering
Maren Metke - Vocals, Piano, Lyrics, Arrangement
Oz Fritz - Engineering, Mix & Master
Zoe Schlussel - Violin

Arriving … From The Ground Up Master

Their style is described as Folklyrico, Latin, Soul, Roots, Americana, Flamenco fusion with rich harmonies, and strong vocals, suggesting a deep Gospel and Soul influence. Their influences combined, form a natural flow, bringing a positive message and intimate breadth of landscape, blending rhythm and melodies to sweeten the hearts of all who listen.

Internationally acclaimed touring musician Justin Ancheta is a guitarist, vocalist, and composer that recently joined forces for performances with the amazing Maren Metke, who is a vocalist/songwriter/pianist from the PNW/Sierra foothills.  A new combination, they plan to release an EP in the coming weeks to demonstrate the strong connection in spirit. 

They were featured at Prana Festival 2014, and have been performing and composing almost non stop since the inception of their project in Spring 2014.


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