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Origins

Onward Sky

Insight

I found a Zulu vocal that I really liked, so I wrote a slow-paced piece of music that's still moving at times. I complemented the electronic instruments with some drums and guitar playing.

Shaya Izinto

Streaming !

Elevate

Sometimes, life gives you a new start, a new chance.

A New Beginning

The Dagda was the creator god of the Irish fairy race, the Tuatha Dé Danann, who, in Celtic myths, ejaculates into the River Boyne, dedicated to the goddess Boann. Here I combine this star metaphor with our growing knowledge about cymatics, and about how archaeologists discovered that the shapes of the shells of the fossils change all at once, at the beginning of every Vedic Age (25,772 years). 

Lyrics:

The Dagda stood, phallus firmly in hand 
One foot on Red Mountain, the other on Newgrange. 
While miles below him flowed the River Boyne 
And the pleasure boats of happy folk 
Oblivious to the existence of 
This giant of the Tuatha dé Danann, 
The creator god of their race. 

He was waiting for Her. 
He was waiting for Boann, 
He was waiting for Her Voice, 
As he had done, many times before, 
Over countless aeons... 

He was waiting for Her Voice, 
The love song that would sing into being 
The turning of the Ages, 
The command for the waves to change their shapes. 

Only He could hear Boann’s Voice, 
Only The Dagda’s ears were pure 
From the chattering white noise 
And seductive sirens’ spells 
That others were bound by. 
He had no interest in their words. 
To him they were just like 
The mating cries of hump-backed whales, 
A long way off in the distance. 

He wondered what she’d sound like, this time? 
What love song would She sing 
To build the new waves of the new Age? 
Then he heard it. He heard it... 

It was coming towards him on the wind. 

Suddenly her soft lips were on His ear, 
And she sang Her song 
Into the long, winding labyrinth 
That led to the serpents in His sack, 
Who instantly, at the sound, leapt up 
On fire, and whirling with desire 
To enflame Him with Her command, 
To send Her song to the waters, to the waves
And to the seas, to turn the Wheel of the Age. 
And He could hold back no longer. 

With a vast groan of ecstasy 
Tinged only with the agony of waiting, 
He released Boann’s love potion, 
Like a colossal creamy fountain, 
Into the flowing, glistening milky way 
Of Her river below. 

Lyrics and vocals by Annie Dieu-Le-Veut
© Annie Dieu-Le-Veut, January 2024 
Music by Paul Foss
© Paul Foss, January 2024
Contact: paul@paulfossmusic.com

Cover art: Carina Nebula, a collosal stellar entity spanning 460 light years and emitting some of the most stunning formations of gas and dust in the Milky Way.

The Dagda

Winds Of Blue

Glenn Sevillo: Lead vocals
Cavebar: Background vocals, mandolin, banjo, harmonica, 6-string and 12-string guitars
Mastering and drums: A7 Recording studio
Photo: Damian G. - Happy Campers Bear & Misha
Special thanks to Glenn Sevillo for singing on this track. Friends are for all time!
Lyrical inspiration: Robbie
A pop song with a touch of Appalachia and a nod to The Turtles' "Happy Together".

Lyrics:
Weather’s been dreary, body is weary,
Now the heavy days are draggin’ on,
Feeling alone ‘cause your lover has gone off without you.
Wonderin’ will you feel an end to the chill and,
Now the doctor thinks that somethin’s wrong,
Lookin’ ahead makes you linger in bed with a dark view.

Just gimme a call before your pillow gets damper,
Abandon it all like a happy camper,
Share our song, you know we’ll never go wrong.
Here are tickets to the sunniest weather,
Pour a drink and we’ll wing it together,
We’ll be fine, ‘cause friends are for all time.

You know you feel off, you think you’re gettin’ a cough,
And your mood is sinkin’ lower by the day.
You’re bein’ dramatic, it’s psychosomatic, I’m quite sure.
The evening news is addin’ to your blues,			
‘Cause it tells you that the gloom is gonna stay,
Startin’ to cry and you’re wonderin’ why you see no cure.

Just gimme a call before your pillow gets damper,
Abandon it all like a happy camper,
Share our song, you know we’ll never go wrong.
Tickets to, the sunniest weather,
Pour a drink and we’ll wing it together,
Life is fine, ‘cause friends are for all time.

Oooh, oooh, now the sun is fillin’ up our days,
Oooh, oooh, driftin’ together in a multi-coloured haze.  Woh-ho-hoooo  
             
Instrumental with ba-ba-ba’s…

Oooh, oooh, now the sun is filling' up our days,
Oooh, oooh, floatin’ together in a multi-coloured haze.  Oh-ho-hoooo  

Just gimme a call before your pillow gets damper,
Abandon it all like a happy camper, 
Share our song, you know we’ll never go wrong.
Tickets to, the sunniest weather,
Pour a drink and we’ll wing it together,
Love is fine, but friends are for all time.
Love is fine, but friends are for all time.

Happy Campers (featuring Glenn Sevillo)

Silence

The deep sense of longing for loved ones at home expressed through a letter. Part 2 continued.

Composer: Shirley Ly
Violinist: Minsi Yang Johnson
Cellist: Patrick Tapio Johnson

© SHIRLEY LY

Love Letter - Part 2 by Shirley Ly | Violin and Cello Duet

NEW ALBUM, 9 LIVES - CATS CLASSICAL MUSIC IS OUT NOW!

Instagram: @shirleylymusic

Shirley Ly is a self-taught British female contemporary classical music composer from Greenwich in London, United Kingdom, with Chinese and Vietnamese heritage. She has composed over 40 pieces for solo piano / violin / cello, duets, trios, quartets and quintets. She has produced 4 albums: 9 Lives (2023), Paradise (2023), Blossom (2021), and Impetus (2018) and released multiple singles i.e. Emerald (2023), and London Strive (2023). Her music has been played around a million times across more than 100 countries around the world spanning six continents, including by BBC radio, and is described to be a bridge between classical, romantic, and minimalist music with Eastern and jazz elements. She has performed her music across a variety of venues, including churches and halls, and will be performing in many more venues going forward in London and abroad. Shirley plays the piano in all of her pieces.
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The pieces in her albums aim to capture her reflections on life experiences relating to nature (i.e., swallows' journeys to their nests, the seasons, swans), living in London, dance, relationships with family and other loved ones, travel (i.e. to Berlin, Amsterdam), and dreams. Paradise (2023) is inspired by her experiences of swimming, diving, sailing, and surfing in the ocean, and she hopes that her music can further emphasise its importance. 
 
9 Lives (2023) is inspired by the beauty, charm and mysteriousness of cats. She lives in London with her five cats, and gain a lot of inspiration from them. This album aims to raise money for animal charities in areas which need support the most.

She is currently working on classical and electronic music works inspired by her travels in Southeast Asia.

All works are protected by copyright. Please do not use them without permission.

© Shirley Ly

Love Letter - Part 2 by Shirley Ly | Violin and Cello Duet

Shirley Ly | Classical Music Composer and Pianist

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