I wanted to exploit the sound of one of my favourite folk instruments. The hurdy-gurdy is not heard so very often in the UK. What could be better than to use a medieval instrument for a leading-edge space opera like my essay into "The Vanished Birds"?

Several SoundClouders have remarked on the hurdy-gurdy. My own passion for it started in the 1990s when I found myself in a Breton village on the day of their hurdy-gurdy festival. We marched up and down through that village behind a band of 30 or 40 hurdy-gurdy players, with the odd Breton bagpiper and bombarde-player chipping in, as the mood took them. Somewhere, I still have my field recordings of the day. The tunes were simple and very catchy.

Home Has The Brightest Stars

Una Reina

I am always glad that you stop by and take the time to come. 
Thank you as always.
You are receiving great guidance.
There is no one around you.
But you can feel an invisible force drawing you in.
Can you sense it? Does anything come to mind?
Are the stars telling you something?
Look up at the sky! Take a look at the moon, the sun and the stars.
Have you ever seen a strange-looking cloud? Have you ever seen a strange-looking cloud?
What did it look like? A dragon? Or an angel?
It's sending you a message!
Now, take that message!
Let us reveal a little about its meaning.

Translated with DeepL.com (free version).

Temple of Dawn

From the heartfelt original composition À Milli by Anastasiya Ihnatovich, included in our Piano Whispers 01 compilation with arrangements by Bruno Sanfilippo, we now present À Milli Reworked, delicately reinvented with real strings by composer Felipe Lima. The piece now carries a cinematic, melancholic beauty. Each note unfolds with grace, inviting the listener on a peaceful and pastoral journey. With this release, we warmly welcome two new talents to the ad21 family: Anastasiya Ihnatovich, a neoclassical pianist from Minsk, Belarus, whose music speaks with honesty and emotion. Felipe Lima, a Brazilian composer focused on film, series, and visual storytelling, bringing deep sensitivity and atmosphere. A luminous collaboration that celebrates subtlety, emotion, and the power of reinterpretation. ad21

À Milli Reworked

Listen

New song written and performed by David Cooper.

Lyrics:

Meanwhile I try to write a new song
Bang my head against a brick wall
Nothing new will come
That’s just how it falls

I feel that I’m wasting time
Time passes so very slow
Can’t find that perfect rhyme
Nothing seems to want to flow

Chorus

Make it fine 
Make it good 
Live your life the way you should 

Take your time
Pass it around
Don’t let time let you down

Solo

Now this song is haunting me
Can’t think what I want to say
Dig deep in my memory
Maybe leave it for another day

Chorus x 2

Don’t let time let you down x 3

Don't let time let you down

Tajo Maijo Love

In collaboration with Francess Harris. She played the piano composition and I did the composition of the orchestral arrangement. Thank you for listening and enjoy. Any comment is appreciated always.

Collaboration Timothy McGuire / Francess Harris

Twilight Serenade

Twilight Serenade (feat. Fr. Harris)

Warm Vinyl Haze (Lofi)

NEW ALBUM OUT THIS YEAR!
NEW TRACK ORION OUT SEPTEMBER 2ND!

BROKEN TAPE - III LOST IN THE ELDER WOOD

Hello, Freind. Thank you for visiting my page.
**All compositions are original, and free of A.I.**
 As musicians we crave to be heard, to be seen, to share with another some of the joy we take in our creating. In fact our music does not really "exist" until it has evoked a response from another.  Indeed to be a human is to live with the need to be seen and responded to.
But this is world where we are distracted and drowning in content; constantly being pulled at by the algorithms competing for our attention. A world where " everybody's talking and no one's being heard" (John Lennon).
So your human attention has become a scarce and valuable thing. A commodity that is being mined.
So I really do appreciate that you have taken the time to visit my page, and listen to my offerings. Thank you.
 I welcome your comments, your feedback, your friendship. I will visit you in return.

Temple of Dawn

Mogus Rougus