For A Broken Heart

Here & Now

Here & Now (Alternative Version)

The Nomad

August’s Song: Rosalind’s Brownies from The Penderwicks 

The recipe is at the end *BUT!* it’s actually MY sister’s Blue Ribbon county fair recipe from when we were little. She said I could share it 🤗

I love the Penderwick books and their fierce loyalty and fun! They remind me of my own siblings and our adventures growing up. 

I thought it would be a good exercise to zoom into a particular moment in the books, the making of brownies by the eldest sister for her younger siblings. 
It’s a waltz with the focus on the movements of baking in honor of the two sisters who love music and dance. 
But there are measurements for the sister who loves math. 
And for the sister who writes, the chorus zooms back out into the narrative of their sibling-hood. 

The Penderwick Family Honor. Better together, together forever. 

So, here’s my love song to my own siblings! 💕

Rosalind’s Brownies 14 aug24

we've got to keep them close
precious pages, boxset cases
the likings youve amassed
you autumn enthusiast
we've only got one brain
only so much we can absorb in a day
cant stop the pictures playing
whilst we lie there contemplating
how could we rehearse?
for such a blessing, such a curse
how can we perform?
in such a strange time to be
born into an age
where don't shake and hands aren't raised
and long gone people are praised
for the hands they shook and the questions they raised
its easy to believe
humanity has an ace up its sleeve 
who will save us? the trees
or it looks as though we're down on our knees

A Strange Time

The Door Never Opened Before - Single

The Door Never Opened Before

Cast album following 2023 workshop of "Just We Two" directed by Rachael Jeffery. Piano accompaniment and arrangements by Michael Roulston.

Just We Two - Cast Album 2024

09 On a Day Like Today

I wrote and recorded this Christmas song perhaps 10 years ago or so.  It's a peaceful song about preparing for Christmas and the Holidays.  I LOVE CHRISTMAS!  I believe in Jesus Christ and I believe that he is the Savior of Mankind.  So naturally, I love the months heading up to Christmas day and New Year's Day.  I pray for the peace of mankind every holiday season, but sadly we just always seem to have evil leaders doing evil things, and war every year.  Why can't we all be kind and live in peace?  I wish I knew.

It's Time For Christmas!

This song tells the story of my Uncle John York trying to win back my aunt Jenny's heart after cheating on her. They were married.  He wrote the words came to my mom and aunts band practice one night and asked to sing his words.  My mom and Aunts band were called "The Fedorow Sisters" they are originally from Humbult Park Chicago. Their parents Peter and Mary Fedorow were Ukrainian immigrants my grandfathers family owned a farm in Lviv and my grandmothers family were farm hands . I found the song on a old album they recorded in or around about 1952 live and have been singing it since.  The original has my uncle singing and the girls backing him up. I have had it published but the credit goes to my family before my time.  Its a beautiful song.

So Lonesome Without You

I_Need_Thee_Every_Hour.-Te necesito hoy-🎻🌹🌺

See You When I Get There

Zanilonia is a virtual band, with members contributing in different times and places... 

David Zee briefly studied piano with accomplished pianist Virginia Reinecke and music theory/composition at Towson State University. Then he was off to a self-driven career of music performance (local bars and events) in the 1970s; TV scoring in the 1980s and 1990s (Discovery, HGTC, PBS and others); and songwriting in the 2000s (three music CDs) and beyond. davidzee.com

  Anissa studied jazz voice at the Esther Boyer College of Music at Temple University. She currently plays at various events in Maryland when she finds time besides her school admin job and  the rearing of her toddler (with another on the way.

 Other contributors have included:

MD drummer/percussionist  Jim Brink  https://fandalism.com/jimmybrink

MD singer Cara Detwiler

NY singer/songwriter Kathleen Pemble  https://www.allmusic.com/album/learning-to-listen-again-mw0000341967

VT percussionist/electric violinist Derrik Jordan  https://derrikjordan.com/

Well-known Australian singer Tara-Lynn Sharrock  http://www.robertbaitinger.de/samples--videos/tara-lynn-sharrock-from.html

The Door Never Opened Before

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