An immediate like with the sound of the two instruments and sweet bass line. It seems to chart its own course somewhere between American and Oriental folk forms. It is a lovely listen and must indulge again:)

Beautiful composition, Paul!! Great guitar work!!

Interesting intonation, firmly plucked, nice motifs

A nice melancholic atmosphere and a great interplay of soft and hard plucked guitar play

Amazing, huminbeard I mentioned in one my poetries. Thanks for sharing this piece of art!

This one is a bit of a jumble about the elusive search for truth.
How real clarity tends to emerge when we are on our own, in the natural world, away from the allure of the constant messages and distractions coming at us in the modern world.  Something like that anyway:)

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Standing in the station
The moon is shining low…
With a touch of revelation
And nowhere else to go

Waiting by the ocean
For answers to reveal…
You beg, steal and borrow
For the things you cannot feel

Beauty isn’t wise
No matter what they say
if you see through the disguise
In the light of day
fate is on our side 
If we let it in…

Cruisin through the canyon
With the sunlight in my eyes
I recall the conversation
Was it all a pack of lies

Beauty isn’t wise
No matter what they say…
if you see through the disguise
In the light of day
Fate is on our side
If we let it in

Light of Day

I invite you to stay just A little while
before your walk on the lonely mile
for whatever trial
for whatever trial

Rest with the spirit within
forever giving
Rest with the spirit within
forever giving

Rest with the spirit within
forever giving
Rest with the spirit within
forever giving

Rest with the spirit within
forever giving
Hear my call it's for true peace



Here's a link to the visuals

https://pixabay.com/illustrations/astronaut-universe-planting-flowers-7556460/

RiZLiX - Rest With The Spirit Within

Lamentation

This is a collaboration with my brother who wrote and recorded the acoustic guitar track first, and I then added the piano to it (and later added a piano interlude and ending).   

As a piano player, I find that it can be a challenge to share the stage with another instrument without being too obtrusive.  Additionally, piano and acoustic guitar are both rich in frequencies making mixing a challenge (especially for my novice mixing skills).  I don't think I would have even attempted this project if I hadn't heard a bunch of wonderful and inspiring acoustic guitar and piano duet examples on SC from @debra_buesking and @david-dunhamuser589535203  https://soundcloud.com/debra_buesking/sets/dunham-buesking-collabs
This song is in a different style than their work, but nevertheless it was very helpful to listen to Deb and David's songs while thinking about how to try to fit in the piano in a complementary way.

Song title: The rugged sound of the flat-picked dreadnought together with the spaced out melody of the piano gives me an overall impression of desert/Western combined with sci-fi/fantasy.

-photograph for the song art taken by my wife Melissa Lehman

Desert Odyssey (acoustic guitar and piano)

The evening call (Gatha) traditionally follows the final meditation at a Sesshin (period of intense contemplation) in a Zendo (Jap. literally "place of the way") or monastery of Zen Buddhism.
The lyrics are hundreds of years old and have been  new translated and edited for this song.
I hope my little piece can inspire you on your (spiritual) path...

"From the deep of my heart i say to all of you:
Serious is the matter of life and death.
All things pass quickly
and no lingering knows the moment.
Always be fully awake and present,
never heedless, never careless!"

The Great Matter Of Life And Death (Zendo-Mix)

The Great Matter Of Life And Death 禅 Zendo-Mix

Voix/vocals : Dominique Briand
Mix :  Peter Stevens (soundcloud.com/pwstevens)

Paroles / Lyrics
Ma fille, mon enfant 
Je vois venir le temps 
Où tu vas me quitter 
Pour changer de saison 
Pour changer de maison 
Pour changer d'habitudes 
J'y pense chaque soir 
En guettant du regard 
Ton enfance qui joue 
A rompre les amarres 
Et me laisse le goût 
D'un accord de guitare 

Tu as tant voyagé 
Et moi de mon côté 
J'étais souvent parti 
Des Indes à l'Angleterre 
On a couru la Terre 
Et pas toujours ensemble 
Mais à chaque retour 
Nos mains se rejoignaient 
Sur le dos de velours 
D'un chien qui nous aimait 
C'était notre façon 
D'être bons compagnons 

Mon enfant, mon petit 
Bonne route... Bonne route 
Tu prends le train pour la vie 
Et ton cœur va changer de pays 

Ma fille, tu as vingt ans 
Et j'attends le moment 
Du premier rendez-vous
Que tu me donneras 
Chez toi ou bien chez moi 
Ou sur une terrasse 
Où nous évoquerons 
Un rire au coin des yeux 
Le chat ou le poisson 
Qui partageaient nos jeux 
Où nous épellerons 
Les années de ton nom 

A vivre sous mon toit 
Il me semble parfois 
Que je t'avais perdue 
Je vais te retrouver 
Je vais me retrouver 
Dans chacun de tes gestes 
On s'est quittés parents 
On se retrouve amis
Ce sera mieux qu'avant 
Je n'aurai pas vieilli 
Je viendrai simplement 
Partager tes vingt ans 

Mon enfant, mon petit 
Bonne route... Bonne route 
Sur le chemin de la vie 
Nos deux cœurs vont changer de pays

Ma Fille - Serge Reggiani (cover by Dominique Briand)

The possibility that there are 9 billion Earth-like planets in our own galaxy (Milky Way) is touched on in the excellent novel 'Bewilderment' by Richard Powers.
Considering the 100-400 billion galaxies estimated in the universe, there may be vast numbers of different life-forms (past or present) around the cosmos. 
Surely some may be generating sound frequencies to excite or entertain others of their kind...or us?

[Cover Art from a painting by Gennadi Kalinichenko c/o Pinterest]

Alien Swing

Hey folks, my new album, 'Ninetails' under CRSY is now out on Bandcamp. Help yourself to a free code, you can find them on my Bandcamp or Twitter page. Share and so on. 

Enjoy!!

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Ascent Twin Slopes

I wish for the voice to blend and combine and supportive ways . I think the bass gives added depth as well.  Its nice to add these colours to my guitar compositions.

Humming Bird

'Lost In a Thought' is a Jazz Fusion track.
Cover Image by Freddy Bence.
https://soundcloud.com/fjbence

LIght The Candle Please

Lost In a Thought

Osage Orange (Jun. 2023)

Classical guitarist/pianist who writes & produces music.  I love crossing boundaries and genres in my original music.  New album on Spotify etc https://open.spotify.com/album/2cnmt2NytLzD9L3AVWwUdW?si=jcpQ5z5IRSmpSySFHQLvug

Humming Bird

Paul Chantrill

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