One more piano piece that was played as a  warm up. Any creative craft that uses muscles and requires co-ordination to do well you need to warn up. I have many finger exercises that warm up my hands.I need to situate my hands so they know where the keys are without needing to watch them. I like to play in different keys and go up and down the keyboard. I record when I play because I never know what is going to come out. This is another of those warm up sessions. Played once and can never be played again.

Tinkering On The Keys #8 - Piano only of No Reason at All

of a never ending forest

https://soundcloud.com/user-234910439/trio-in-bb-for-two-flutes-and-piano-work-in-progress

Link to Flutes and Piano arrangement

String Arrangement (Trio In Bb For Two Flutes And Piano)

Ævigir Slættir

The penultimate track in a series of eleven Elegies for String Orchestra; expressive, thoughtful and still hopeful. 

Image kindly supplied by Zyanya Citlalli on Upsplash.

Elegy X

Hexsprite

There are moments when everything feels overwhelming—when the world grows too loud, and all that’s needed is space to breathe. Adrift is an invitation to surrender to those moments, to find peace in the stillness, and to embrace the quiet journey within.

This album captures the feeling of drifting, where time slows and the outside world fades into a soft blur. With a blend of gentle pianos, warm Rhodes, and subtle female vocals, the music creates a serene landscape that encourages reflection and introspection. It’s a space where the only thing that matters is the calm that surrounds you.

The four tracks—Mist, Forgotten, Far Away, and I Long—weave through different emotional landscapes, each evoking a distinct sense of distance, longing, and tranquility. Whether it’s the hazy uncertainty of Mist or the wistful yearning of I Long, every note carries a quiet weight, inviting you to let go and simply drift.

Adrift is an album for those quiet moments—when the noise of the world becomes distant, and all that’s left is the soothing embrace of sound. It’s not meant to be hurried through, but to be savored, allowing its gentle atmosphere to fill the space and take you somewhere calm.

Adrift offers a peaceful escape, a place where the mind can wander, and where stillness is the only guide. Let the music carry you.

Mist

🍃🌙 SHADOWS OF ETERNAL HEARTS 🌙🍃

In a land of green and gold
Tales of old are often told
Mountains high and valleys deep
Ancient secrets shadows keep

By the fire they sing the song
Of a love that’s brave and strong
Hearts entwined forevermore
Echoing from shore to shore

Oh the Celtic heart does beat
To the rhythm of the street
In the whispers of the wind
Where the story does begin

Dancing by the moonlit night
Stars and spirits shining bright
Waves that crash on rocky shore
Legends live forevermore

Oh the magic in the air
Mystic words beyond compare
Feel the history in the ground
Ancient voices all around

Oh the Celtic heart does beat
To the rhythm of the street
In the whispers of the wind
Where the story does begin

Dancing by the moonlit night
Stars and spirits shining bright
Waves that crash on rocky shore
Legends live forevermore

Oh the magic in the air
Mystic words beyond compare
Feel the history in the ground
Ancient voices all around

By the fire they sing the song
Of a love that’s brave and strong
Hearts entwined forevermore
Echoing from shore to shore

By the fire they sing the song
Of a love that’s brave and strong
Hearts entwined forevermore
Echoing from shore to shore

Shadows of eternal Hearts

Shadows of Eternal Hearts

I wrote and revised this song based on a short story I wrote about a date gone horribly wrong.

“No! She can’t be here already!” He ran into his bedroom, slammed the door and fell on his plush, king-size bed. He started to breath heavy and then…then…he started to flap his arms in excitement—a very rare type of involuntary movement. “Quack! Quack!” 

Frank Loves Chara
Music and Lyrics by Mike Krath
artwork from hotpot.ai/art-generator
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

Frank loved Chara
And Chara loved Frank
But when the doorbell rang,
Frank’s heart sank
His poor heart sank.
And he ran upstairs
And started to quack.

Chara was coming
Chara was coming for dinner
And she was thirty minutes early
And he hadn’t cooked one dish
Much less two.
And he couldn’t stop flapping his arms
This was not the start of best date for two.

Frank loved Chara,
And Chara loved Frank
And Chara smiled
And Chara clapped
And she knocked on the door
Waiting for Frank to open.

But Frank was upstairs,
Locked in his room
Flapping his arms
Frank had quacked up
This was not Frank’s day.
But Chara she just stayed.

Chara was coming
Chara was coming for dinner
And Frank was flapping his arms upstairs
And there was not much they could do
Except have the worst start of a date for two.

Frank loved Chara

Frank Loved Chara

Summer Blue Skies 2.mp3

A song written and recorded shortly after visiting a large sleeping pig.

The drawing is of ferns playing a kalimba.

Instruments:
Kalimba, Tin Whistle, Synthesizer, Bell

The Sleeping Pig

Original compositions played upon various acoustic instruments. 

At the moment, the majority of music I record is original folk tunes. Most of these tunes arise whilst out in natural ecosystems or shortly after visiting a natural ecosystem. The titles often reflect an aspect of the ecosystem I had noticed while the tune came about. Lately this is usually a species of bird.

Tin whistles and flutes appear the most often in my recordings; though mandolin, tenor guitar, lyre harp, jaw harp, dulcitar, and a handful of other instruments show up fairly often as well.

And here's some more music I've made along with my friend Dan Jones:
https://soundcloud.com/user-453898279

The Sleeping Pig

Zach Schneider