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peace

Powder Rag

Rough take.  The first thing I've written and put together in about a year.  Work in progress.

Racing Blue Snake

Racing Blue Snake (Work in Progress)

"SAINT AUGUSTINE" BoBD Cover From JWH 1967

Took up my acoustic guitar after a long while to put this one together.

Circle of Light (Brian Peters)

She was covered all in glory
She was woman, she was Eve
He was waiting at the river for his bride
She could weave a story
That he wanted to believe
They fell in love within the circle of light

She would gather berries
Singing to her child
He would build a fire for the night
She was sanctuary
He was kingdom wild
Making up a home within the circle of light

I lie upon the bosom
I'm in the wilderness
The moon and stars are watching through the night
When the winter world was frozen
There was tenderness
When he met her within the circle of light

Circle of Light

Never Been More Beautiful
Words and Music ©2020 Christopher Pendergraft

For my wife of 21 years, Kimberly, same last name. She is a true kind-hearted inspiration to me, who has been there for me like I could not even imagine. When we started, we were juts dreams and will, and to see that get shaped into a family is more than this guitar player could have ever dreamed of. Now having a family is not an easy task, the luckiest people still deal with stress, as the Buddha said, life is suffering, but as a  young man, I saw no way forward as both an artist and a family man, and thank God I was wrong about my own capabilities. 
Last night my son told me he wanted to minor in art, he is already teaching himself music now, and that is how it goes, we pass our dreams down like we do our virtues and failings and that is life. 
So the other day,  while working on our front garden next to my studio,  I was sure that Kim was more beautiful than the first moment I saw her, because now there is so much more, so much trust and a willingness to take chances, explore options and see the next stage of our lives and our love open up. Same team, same bad, dark sense on humor, same friendship.
We are both shit out on work, because of covid 19 and I dont think we have ever spent more time with each other; and its really good. So take a chance on love if it presents it self, It works out if you bet the right horse, it pays out triple. Tripple!!

Never Been More Beautiful

Words and Music by Christopher Pendergraft
for Torchfireheart

You and I 
traded in our youth
for a child
then there was 
another
Out of the whole cloth
of dreams and perspiration 
we carved a life
with each other
We left the envy 
and the smalltalk
at the door
so we could learn
each other 
And on this fine spring day
It this warm clear light
Its so clear to me    
You are like 
no other

You've Never been more beautiful to me
take a minute wont you sit by my side 
You've Never been more beautiful to me
take a minute wont you sit by my side 

I know where I was before
I was not lost 
but you brought more
More than my life could ever hope to be

You were what I was searching for
We built a life
Who could need much more
more than anyone could ever need

You've Never been more beautiful to me
take a minute wont you sit by my side 
You've Never been more beautiful to me
take a minute wont you sit by my side

Never Been More Beautiful

Salut D'Amour

Skin and Bones  Words and Music: Pravinand Maharaj

Skin and bones
Heat and snow
Dark and white
Rest and flow
It’s the wider truth
A big fat wider truth

Leave and run
Be my guest
All the guns
Haven’t fired yet
It’s the wider truth
A big fat wider truth

There’s a hole on the mountain
There’s a tower in the fountain
There’s a bridge over Hades
By the Quarry-side
It’s the wider truth
A big fat wider truth

Meet the damned
Damn the beast
Half the man
I’ll always be
It’s the wider truth
A big fat wider truth

Cover pic by Julia Rohwedder on deviantART. 

Skin and Bones

I am not a musician but music plays a very important role in my creative life! I am an artist/designer and music is my companion and my muse in the long hours I spend working in my studio! 
I am immensely impressed and grateful for all the talented and inspiring musicians whose work graces this Cloud, and I will always re-post sounds that I love (and will listen to again) - knowing that others will enjoy them!
I feel slightly embarrassed and quite humbled when I receive such graceful messages of thanks from artists whose work I have re-posted - after-all, I am the one who is so inspired by the discovery of your brilliant music!!!
So thank YOU!!!
Jools :)
P.S. If you want to see where the music takes me there is a link to my Portfolio site on Behance below!!! 
NEW!! - Thanks for all the great feed-back on my work! I shall be re-launching with a website (shop & archive) ‘KULT-JE’ in the not too distant future! Meanwhile, examples of past and current work are featured on my Instagram (@joolselphick)
Since my heart op in Jan2021, I have had to deal with taking quite a lot of meds which have interrupted my design work - that and moving to Germany in 2020 - and back in 2021 (due to Covid my business plans stalled!) - SO, slowly getting it together…. hang tight!😊

I have an archive of my work to date on Instagram - @joolselphick

Gypsy

Julie Elphick