This piece was written in collaboration with John Koumourou, a wonderful, wonderful celloist.

Tranquility w cello

Descending Points

Tribal version of Sunshine

Foundation of an acoustic / vox live run and including the following added in post
-Didgeridoo
-Bongos hand played
-Bodhrán played with mallets (side mic run and below mic run)
-tambourine
-additional acoustic
-additional vox
-Lots of tribal voicing by pea head
-Epiphone Electric lead guitar

To add
-Maybe a galloping fingered bass line of some kind
-add some high pitched Native American chants at the start. Practice those to a YT vid or something
https://youtube.com/shorts/pdPfNufEsWg?si=DF4Km4hUnX61xiZC
https://youtube.com/shorts/wPwN1bcshC4?si=5XMFowbFFd3p6C7B
-get the original piano in there too
-add more banging the didgeridoo on the ground, it sounds like a castanet or something 
-add the kids' rattle🧬
-add Matilda's tin whistle and pitch shift it flat accordingly D ▶️C#
-add Yoda's purr
-Consider using a  bald eagle or a hawk sound
https://youtu.be/9RArGl2vkGI?si=R5FPcpGyJf50Tefg
https://youtube.com/shorts/Q9Dd4_5XMpc?si=67pR7Xr9mWm3xho9
The difference in the reaction of my kids and their friends in the neighbourhood when they walk passed the studio is hilarious. Mine just walk passed as if I'm not there, as for the rest of the poor little souls... Let's just say they look pretty stunned most of the time haha 😆
Get that normal in 🧬🌅


Sunshine

Soiled air
Mist from humans
Oratory good beast, care
Give us stare through clean air, No fumes

Planet of one
Long lost founded son
Earth
Ask me for help
Send billions to repent
Earths soldiers are sent ~ Our ascent is meant

Light us a way
Insert air love today
Fear drafts away
Total clear air for alls' haze in gaze

Love is here
Everything is clear
To the filter my dearest...

This sanction of fear?
Hire restriction to here.
Evolve the help we give, Please hear...

Sunshine
Universal
Nurture

Sunshine
Highest form
Indigo clone
New life not alone
EVOLUTION

Soiled air
Ever mist from humans?
Ear oratory good beast, care
Deal us stare through clean air, No fumes

Sunshine
Univeral
Nurture
Sunshine
Univeral
Nurture
Sunshine
Highest form
Indigo clone
New life not alone
Evolution...

Sunshine (Tribal Version)

Here is the second track of the Peace Trilogy. I hope you enjoy it. As always, thank you for your support.

Angels we have heard on high,
Sweetly singing o'er the plains,
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains.

(from Angels We Have Heard On High)
From a traditional French song called "Les Anges dans nos campagnes", with paraphrased English lyrics by James Chadwick.

Peace Trllogy

Peace Trilogy

Peace No. 02 (Trilogy)

HOLLOW WHERE MY HEART WAS

Hollow where my heart was
Since I lost my love
There ain’t anybody I think so
Much of
True that I have carried on like I had nothing 
To lose
Hollow where my heart was
Nothing left but blues

HOLLOW where my heart was
Empty is my soul
Love is for the dreamers 
Patching up the hole
Shouldn’t have given my love
Just to watch you go
Hollow where my heart was
Oh I should have known

There ain’t no apology
No words that could console
When you lose a lover
The heartache takes control
Thought we had something going
Thought we were in a roll
Hollow where my heart was
Empty is my soul

Holding back instead of
Letting my feelings show
Shameful inhibition 
No where for love to go
Caught up in recollection 
Times I thought I knew
Hollow where my heart was
Nothing left but blue

There are no apologies 
Or words that could console
When you lose a lover
The heartache takes a toll
Hollow where my heart was
Empty is my soul

HOLLOW WHERE My HEART WAS

Silent Way

The Last Toy

Ride with me to Galveston
with the windows rolled down
Ride with me to Galveston
with the windows rolled down
Ride with me to Galveston
let's leave this town

we are going
we are going to
have families of our own
we all know
we all know it
that this is the last hurrah
we are going 
to have families of our own

ride with me to Galveston
with the windows rolled down
ride with me to Galveston
with the windows rolled down
ride with me to Galveston
let's leave this town

Galveston

Kokon-Less pain

eng. [Verse]
In the silence where the shadows move,
I remain here, you’re the one I love.
Your smile shines, it lights the night,
No pain, no doubt, when you’re by my side.

[Chorus]
You give me strength when the world fades away,
I see only you, you’re my light each day.

Too late to tell you
That I would be everything for you,
I would endure any road, any way.

Too late to tell you I want children with you,
For in just half a year, my voice will fall silent too.

But I have lived for two, and loved every day,
We found each other — how beautiful to say.

But I have lived for two, and loved every day,
We found each other — how beautiful to say.

[Chorus]
Your smile shines, it lights the night,
No pain, no doubt, when you’re by my side.
You give me strength when the world fades away,
I see only you, you’re my light each day.

I see only you, you’re my light each day.

[Verse]
There is still so much to say — that I love you endlessly,
I have fear and many questions, if another side there’ll be.

[Chorus]
I just want to hold you, to feel you near,
Stay with me, so long as you are here.

You must go on and live for us both, even if it breaks your heart,
Throw a rose into the grave, and then for me into the morning’s start.
Kiss me like the very first time, and hold me tight,
So the moment stays forever, till the warmth leaves with the night.


deutsch [Verse] In der Stille, wo die Schatten zieh'n, Bleib ich hier, du bist ein Teil von mir, Dein Lächeln strahlt, die Nacht erhellt, Kein Schmerz und kein Zweifel, wenn du bei mir bist. [Chorus] Du gibst mir Halt, wenn die Welt erlischt, Seh' nur dich, denn du bist mein Licht. Zu spät, um dir zu sagen Dass ich für dich alles wär’ Ich würd’ jeden Weg ertragen zu spät dir zusagen das ich Kinder mit dir will denn in einem ganzen halben Jahr wird es um mich still doch ich hab für zwei gelebt und jeden Tag geliebt wir haben uns gefunden ,so schön das es dich gibt doch ich hab für zwei gelebt und jeden Tag geliebt wir haben uns gefunden ,so schön das es dich gibt [Chorus] Dein Lächeln strahlt, die Nacht erhellt, Kein Schmerz und kein Zweifel, wenn du bei mir bist. Du gibst mir Halt, wenn die Welt erlischt, Seh' nur dich, denn du bist mein Licht. Seh' nur dich, denn du bist mein Licht. [ Strophe ] es gibt noch so viel zu sagen ,das ich dich unendlich lieb ich hab Angst und viele Fragen , ob es die andre Seite gibt ( Chorus ) will dich nur halten damit du bei mir bist Du1 must für uns beide weiter leben, auch wenn es dir das Herz zerbricht wirf eine Rose in die Grube, und für mich dann ins Morgenlicht

Me Before You (ein ganzes halbes Jahr deutsch )

A piece composed for the painting shown in the attached image.

Part of an exhibition called Sounding Images at the Barber institute of fine art in Birmingham; opening next weekend until the end of June.

A Work In Red

Composer, photographer, solo bassist, and cat lover. 

Please check my Bandcamp page for a more extensive selection of my work.

A Work In Red

Kevin Buckland