Written by Justin Khuong. 
Featuring Hannah M, Avery D, Gideon C, recorded and mixed by Nathan Carroll.

Bears In The Forest

One of my most fateful and unmistakable musical encounters, with a young woman who happened to be in the same room when I played the song we were destined to share. We had never met, never knew each other existed until ten minutes before we recorded this on my laptop. No lyrics, no rehearsal, no need, simply raw. Souls uniting at a perfect moment to share one song, my wordless emotions became complete with what sung from her spirit.

I'll Remember (live impromptu)

Featuring Erin Yamabe
Lyrics written by Emily Nancy Guthrie

Vows In The Valley (mock up)

A 24-hour assignment to create an audio novel study of a short book.

A Hero's Tale

This song came to be while I was staying with my parents some years ago. They live on an acreage, and every summer I went back home to work on our 7000sq. foot organic garden. These were some of the most therapeutic and spiritual times of my life, when I felt at peace and at home with my hands in the soil and my fingers drifting among leaves. 

At this time, however, there was a lot of conflict and tension in our family. This song was my attempt to find some kind of peace, and trying to remember that things will get better. I recorded the whistle parts with some new bamboo whistles I just purchased, and just improvised the melodies over the guitar. 

My friend Kristin Walsh asked me to perform at her wedding two summers ago, and I chose to play this song, which represents new beginnings and that happy sad balance that I seem to gravitate towards.

Springsprout

This is the first song I ever wrote when I first start playing the low whistle. I have since dedicated this song to my grandparents.
This song makes me recall the naivety of learning a new instrument, and how different it was to express myself with compared to the guitar, which is all that I had played until then. Being able to hold notes and pour your breath, your life force into a sound felt very special during this songs conception.

Evening

"Oliver's Tears," written by Justin Khuong and Farhad Khosravi in 2019, accompanied by Reece Runco on guitar, Daniel Stadnicki on drums, and Brian Raine on bass. Performed on February 18th, 2020, as tribute to the Iranian citizens who were lost or affected by the tragic crash of Flight PS752 earlier that year. 

Filmed at Festival Place in Sherwood Park, as part of Bardic Form and Martin Kerr's sold-out performance, where tickets were given to members of the local Iranian community.

Listen to Farhad Khosravi: http://www.farhadkhosravi.com/

Listen to Bardic Form: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1RuBqPjaFASH8v11zDOLgP

Justin Khuong: http://www.jfkhuong.com

"Oliver's Tears" Iranian Tribute - Justin Khuong and Farhad Khosravi

Here is one of the first compositions and home recordings I did with my handpan. I was asked by a dear friend to create an intro and soundtrack for her podcast, The Lightworkers Collective.
www.the-lightworkers-collective.com

The Lightworkers Collective

Lockdown and pandemic, light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel vibes.
I borrowed a mandola, gave it a new set of strings, and this fell out. It's been years since I've stayed up late feeling inspired, and since I've played the whistle. Here's the rough take of what happened.