such an obvious talent man. very authentic sound on this, not to mention the way you record it sounds great.

It's always a pleasure to hear you play guitar, Don.

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I Am Water - Aquamarine - Kirsten Agresta Copely

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Thank you, David Dunham, for mastering my piano tracks. I appreciate this help very much.
Listen to David's beautiful music here: @david-dunhamuser589535203

Reverence

Dedicated in loving memory to our mothers.
Thank you dear Oddrun for gracing my music with your magic.

Poem: Emily Jane Brontë
Music Oddrun Eikli and Debra Buesking
Vocals: @oddrun-eikli
Piano: Debra Buesking
Studiowork: Arne Hiorth
cover design: Debra Buesking.


IN MEMORY 

Blessed be Thou for all the joy
My soul has felt to-day!
O let its memory stay with me
And never pass away!


I was alone, for those I loved
Were far away from me;
The sun shone on the withered grass,
The wind blew fresh and free.


Was it the smile of early spring
That made my bosom glow?
'Twas sweet, but neither sun nor wind
Could raise my spirit so.


Was it some feeling of delight,
All vague and undefined?
No, 'twas a rapture deep and strong,
Expanding in my mind!


Was it a sanguine view of life
And all its transient bliss—
A hope of bright prosperity?
O no, it was not this!

Sound Of Memory. Oddrun Eikli & Debra Buesking

The Scots song "Ae fond kiss" by the Scottish poet Robert Burns was written in 1791 in a letter to Mrs Agnes Maclehose (aka Clarinda) as a farewell, and to commemorate her and Burns' unconsummated love affair.

Burns' original setting of three verses in eight lines was set to the tune of "Rory Dall's Port". The musical score was published in the collection of Scottish folks songs known as the Scots Musical Museum. 

Piano played by Helen Roberts.

We hope you'll enjoy it!

-

to my dearest Clarinda

Ae Fond Kiss (Robert Burns - With Helen Roberts)

Again the Takamine, Drop D.
Trying flesh thumb pick vs fingernail.

Prancing Fairie

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7yeTAlHFQFpJtom5yWDxJZ?si=d146cb17ac6544f2

Love Dream

We depart from the realm of poetry and the rhapsodizing of solitary romantic or existential quests, into the realm of inelegant, lustful cruising -- no less a ‘night journey’ in its delicious upbeat, uptempo baseness.  A traditional song popularized by Dublin singer Frank Harte, the irrepressible spirit of the song and its protagonist has inspired many creative interpretations over the years...

Bruce:        vocal, 6-string guitar tuned DADGAD, octave strings on A and D strings 
Marla:        mandola, harmony vocals

From Travel in the Shadows (2013)

Madam I'm A Darlin'

We travel to Robert Service’s Paris, where we find a broke Bohemian slouched with a wine glass in a dark and smoky bistro.  Affixed to his chair, he conjures up visions of whirling motion; though his own journey seems stalled, he hurtles forward in the realm of imagination.

Marla took her inspiration for the music from a Quebecois waltz clog, which, when slowed way down, endeavors to evoke the more languid Parisian pace... 

Marla: vocal, Greek bouzouki
Bruce:    6-string guitar tuned CGDGAD, octave strings on A and D strings, harmony vocal

From Travel in the Shadows (2013)

Prancing Fairie

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