I wrote this song in June 2006 ... spending three days alone in a cabin on a cliff outside of Alma NB, overlooking the Bay of Fundy.  Watching the full moon rise over Nova Scotia on the far shore and then coming up over the Bay !  It happened the way I wrote it, the feelings were there too!

Big thanks for Greg Marquis for playing mandolin and harmonies, Dan Cyr on bass and recording the Bay of Fundy waves in his front yard. To Dan and Harold Dobson for recording and to Dan for the mixing.  Such a gift to have a team effort! 

Finally thanks to Roy Bishop of Wolfville NS for giving permission to use this image that he took of the Bay of Fundy .... the figure on the shore can be you or me ... you choose ... "I don't know"

         FUNDY FULL MOON           June 2006  Alma        Rick C Benson                                                                                           
Sitting here on the Bay of Fundy
   Full moon arise above me.
The night so awesome
Let me show you				

That massive tide rolls on in
Hear the water flow on out
Ocean tide
Moves with your soul.       

Chorus:
Well I know, I don’t know
   You know well you shouldn’t know
God    knows
And  that’s  ok     right     now

Clouds drift in, cover the moon
Darken sky, darken my soul
  Drowning
I’m sinking so low.

I light a fire on the shore
Feel the warmth, so much more
Nature
How she touches your soul			

Chorus:

I look up , the stars awake
Oh my God, my soul’s at stake
Full Moon
How she sparkles up the Bay!

La  la    la di da		
La la     la di da
L a a  a  a   a aa
ah     La  di  da

								Chorus:


Fundy Full Moon(Original with Friends)

Take These Beads is a family and friend collaboration - an inspiring story of family connection in the face of PTSD.
I have some new banjo and guitar tunes up on YouTube. I'm really enjoy the musical connection to all styles around the world. 

As the former Director of Spiritual Care at a downtown Hospital, and Licensed Counsellor specializing in Grief , Loss and Life Transitions I have journey with patients and families in personal, grief and spiritual matters. I enjoyed using my guitar, banjo  and music in this setting, a gift to share when appropriate!

I am new to the recording side of things. My guitar (Larivee) does not sound nearly as crisp plugged in so need to mic it before posting more. (Jan 2014) That was pointed out from a music industry friend.  I started playing clawhammer style banjo around 2016 - I love it!Hope you enjoy