Bit of a Viking thing going on with this track.  

To me, Vinland symbolizes the adventurous spirit of the Norse people, and their seafaring skills.  I wanted to compose an adventurous piece that captured that spirit, and imagined the meeting of two tribes; the Norse and the Native Americans, people who both revered thunder gods! With 'Vinland,' I endeavored to capture and convey that sense of adventure and cultural encounter.

Vinland

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Most small towns have something they're known for;  it might be a building or a statue, or some famous person who lived there.  When I was a Baptist pastor forty years ago in the little town of St Francis, Kansas, it was the "Walkin' Boys.  Not exactly "boys", they were three middle-aged brothers who were probably autistic and lived at the local nursing home called "The Village".  Their parents made provision for them to live there after they passed away so they would be well taken care of.  What made them so memorable was they would venture out every day from the Village regardless of the weather and walk the length of the town, checking their post office box, stopping in at the jewelry store to have their watches set, then proceed out to the cemetery to pay their respects to their parents, then return to the Village.  They would make this three mile trip three times a day if the weather wasn't too extreme, and you could almost set your watch by when they would pass by.  I felt they needed a song, and it is one that's still remembered by those who knew them. I understand the last of the Walkin' Boys passed away just a few years ago having lived to a ripe old age of course--they walked every day:)  The song also features my singing; something that got lost along the way some years ago. You'll also hear a little tape hiss; it was mastered from a forty-year-old cassette:)
Lyrics:
It's another sunshiny morning in our little town,
The air is crisp and clear, a little snow left on the ground,
Then I look up Benton Street and guess who's coming down,
It's those Walkin' Boys, those Walkin' Boys are coming around.

Well they call the Village home but don't spend much time there,
They spend their time a walkin' 
And what folks think they don't much care,
And the season doesn't matter they still take the dare,
To tread in summer's heat or old man winter's frigid air.
Chorus:
Walkin' Boys where you goin'
Walkin' Boys who do you know,
Walkin' Boys seldom have a word to say. 
All dressed up in dungarees,
Smoking their pipes as proud as you please,
Walkin' Boys where you going today?

They start out from the Village for their daily chore,
They check their mail box then walk to Stewart's jewelry store, 
And with their watches set they go on out the door
Headed for the graveyard then return to go once more.

Boys you may not know me but I think you're grand.
I used to think you strange, but now I better understand,
That you are the way you are because of God's own hand,
You're special to our town and unique in all the land.
Chorus 2:
Walkin' Boys where you goin'
Walkin' Boys who do you know,
Walkin' Boys seldom have a word to say.
Lookin' at the graves but they aren't sad,
Just paying respects to their mom and dad,
Walkin' Boys where you goin' today?

Walkin' Boys (from Scenes of St. Francis)

Endless - Cronaca di un lungo Febbraio

At a Dead Party

From the time i was little child all i ever wanted to do was to play music. Morning , noon and night. When i get a song in my head i cant stop until i get it down somewhere and i know a lot of people just like me so i wrote this song for all of us Bards. Musical magicians, guardians of musical songs and old traditions. I hope you enjoy this one , it has taken me a long time to get it out and record it. 

We are musicians. 
We are The guardians of songs and old tradition 
We are the Bards , the musical magicians 
We are Musician. 
We are musicians. 

We are Musicians. 
We are not lawyers or Soldiers or politicians 
We are the sorcerers the musical magicians. 
We are Musicians.  

Chorus 
Music is all we want to play 
Form the dawning of the morning sun until the closing of the day 
Music is everything we are it’s our life our love our everything. 
We just want to dance and sing 
Music …. we just want to play Music. 
Music ……We just want to play music. 

We are musicians. 
We’re not Soldiers we’re not lawyers we’re not politicians. 
 We are the Bards we are the Musical Magicians 
We not Physicians, we’re just musicians. 

Music is all we want to play. 
Form the rising of the morning sun until the evening of the day. 
Music is everything we are it’s our life our love our everything. 
We just want to dance and sing. 
Music is everything we are. 
Its our life our soul our everything 
We just want to dance and sing. 


Written & Performed by : Johnny Mc Farlane

We Are Musicians

Cycle of Woe

If you’re looking for the perfect specimen, I’m probably not your guy
And if you’re looking for a romance novel plot you might as well pass me by
I’m not trying to be somebody who I am not
I’m not trying to look like some kind of creature that time forgot

I’m probably not goanna be your private prince charming
But hey that’s okay cause you’re no princess yourself
But maybe baby you and me can fulfill each other’s fantasies
Even if it’s only for awhile
Maybe we could use our imagination to add a little spice to the situation
You never know we might even have a good time

If you’re looking for a smooth operator to say the words you want to hear
Then you probably don’t want to have my mouth whispering in your ear
I’m not trying to play any particular game
I’m just looking for a little connection and I thought you might be looking for the same

I used to be romantic but lately not so much
It sure would be nice to have a little human touch 

I’m probably not going to be your private prince charming
But hey that’s okay cause you’re no princess yourself
But maybe baby you and me can fulfill each other’s fantasies
Even if it’s only for awhile
Maybe we could use our imagination to add a little spice to the situation
You never know we might even have a good time
You never know we might have a really good time.

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Flowers On The Battlefield

In an abandoned church a large murder of crows lives under the rule of Corvius, a cunning and ruthless leader. Corvius has risen to power through fear and manipulation, using his intelligence and strength to dominate the other crows. Under his reign, the murder thrives, but the cost is high. Corvius's relentless pursuit of power and control disrupts the natural order of the murder, leading to increased tensions and unrest among them all!


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02 Betrayal

Progressive composition at the junction of genres and a great experiment with instruments
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I started Music at a very young age of 5 years old. before I played the violin I was composing music using tabulation that my dad taught me. my first instrument i was introduced to was a penny whistle  then the violin. As a young boy my family would go busking on the streets playing for food money in bath high street. from that time i began writing music for the family band  which consisted of three violins and a tambourine. we played every day in towns and cities saving money for our new home Plackston 

 the buss. as the years whet by my mum and dad had enough to buy it and on the way to get it I composed a piece called (Road To Wareham) so our life changed travailing the country performing music and telling stories from the road. at the age of 10 me and my brother went to a show called (the bath and west show), we had our donkey called Hector. and he would pull a small wheeled cart with me and my brother on it. On the showground I would sell hand made wooden pegs that my dad had made, and I would sell them getting attention using a horn under my arm!! I know that sounds silly but yes it happened lol. anyway we also went to farmer Giles show, where we played music  I was 8 and on the second day of the show know body turned up!! so me and my brother had a cricket set and we had all the other showground attenders playing with us!  there was a friend there  on the PA system. And he was calling the cricket match that afternoon lol. the next day people did show up and there was a moment where farmer Giles had a tractor and trailer with people on it as a ride through the fields, so me being me, went to see Rick on the PA and he gave me  the microphone!! I saw the tractor and said "Look everyone please come to the corner left of the showground and enjoy a boring tractor rides!! it was at that point Rick took the microphone back laughing and said "well that was awesome! well done Jord"!!.  me and my brother had loads of fun that day.

to be honest every day was a new adventure. Apart from music my mum and dad worked as Hedge layers and my dad would cut and lay the hedge, and me my brother and mum would stack the cuttings and then burn the needed wood this job was long and mum would pack breakfast and lunch and cook it on the field. My favorite was the soup mum made on the open fire. once during one winter it was very cold and  it had been snowing lots, so as we had to finish the work, we went. The field was covered in snow and as our parents worked, me and my brother would make roads in the snow making loads of fun. we would spend hours working and helping with the stacking of wood. 

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in our early years mum and dad worked on a new hedge. this was a not so happy story as one day my dad was cutting blackthorn and as it fell it whipped him and he had a thorn stab him hi the eye. almost blinded he was taken to yeovil hospital for treatment. at this point we had no car so in order to get food mum would walk to Safeway in Wincanton. we needed water so I made a trolley tied to my bike. I then would take it to the nearest farm and fill them 24 gallons of water, at this point my dad was in bed resting as he could not see and had a bleed in the eye. so much has happened that I cant go into all my life, but My connection to music is very strong  I cant be without it and i love music. its also very therapeutic. Having Aspergers syndrome I was Always done things in set orders, repeating playing  or eating food. I had to have a routine. my autism was not conformed until I went to collage by a Friend of mine Named Martin Headly This man helped me in a way that shaped my life.

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when I first went to college I was very nervus and after getting off the train I was greeted by Chris Lonigan who walked me the the college in weymouth when I arrived in the building I was in a room with DR Rick Birley, DR Richard Hall, and DR Julie Trevett so I opened my violin case and started playing one of my compositions to them. its hard to explain how nervous is was because I was used to playing to people in their 100s or even 6oos but never just 3! lol after Rick said "I want him in my department". after that i started learning every day studying theory playing  arranging performance and of coarse composition !my favorite"! over this time I made a strong friendship with DR Rick Birley he helped me with composition and compositional theory and practice. at collage I was introduced to Sibelius a music notation program. I had only used tabulation before so this was all new to me!!. after a while i caught up with the other students  and I got used to working with piano and Sibelius. throughout the years Rick always tried to guide me and train my musical choices to make better music.

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my learning on the piano was thanks to Julie who trained me one to one. showing me chords chord progressions and harmonies. I had a great time learning from Richard all who taught me functional harmony how not to write choral music like consecutive 5ths or 4ths and 8vs lol he also taught me how to do oral tuning and interval accuracy double compound augmented 5th for instance! thanks Richard lol. all this and my past on the streets, has played a huge part in the creation of my musical sound, and it will never change my thinking on this. the more  I see in the fields and the seasons the more music I will compose. thank you for reading this I hoped it helped you to understand what music means to me. thanks again. 

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02 Betrayal

Jordan Chohawno

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