Reporting from somewhere high above imagination In 2011 I began work on my second collection of original lullaby songs for kids. (psst…adults love ’em, too) Several people who bought the first collection, Lullabye Bye, asked me to write some with a country and western “feel”. And while I’m not a fan of what passes for country and western these days, … The rest of the story…
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Have You Seen The Peppermint Pony? A few years ago I asked readers to send me lines they thought would be good to add to a new song I was writing. There weren’t a lot of responses, but the first three lines of the lyrics below were from contributors. Wanna hear the song (it’s part of my Lullabye Bye collection)? … The rest of the story…
Fall Fast Asleep When you want your little ones to fall fast asleep, do you read them a story or play them some lullaby songs? I’m curious how many parents still do that. And I hope bedtime stories and lullabies aren’t a bygone era. I’d like to believe those time-tested sleeping remedies are still being used in homes all across … The rest of the story…
In 2009 I wrote 10 lullaby songs in 10 days. Those songs became my first collection of lullaby songs for kids called “Lullabye Bye”. And one of those songs was called “Blue Celtic Cloud”. Today, by accident, I found a place in Georgia called “The Celtic Clouds Cabins“. I checked out slides of their place, and I thought it would … The rest of the story…
The Silver Horse again
My goal is to have 9 or 10 songs for the “Bedtime Buckaroos” lullaby songs collection. Currently there are seven completed songs you can hear on my lullaby songs page. Just click on the buckaroos music player and listen for free. This evening I wrote the words and worked out a melody for song number eight: “The Silver Horse”. Sometimes I have … The rest of the story…
Singer Songwriter Carries A Dream
The Starry-Eyed-Singer-Songwriter And His Dream One day there was this young singer songwriter who fell awake. He noticed a leftover dream in his head. He shook his head… Nope…still there. He thought to himself, “If I get this dream out of my head, I’ll put it somewhere safe and keep it for later.” Then, he jumped up and down. The … The rest of the story…
Don’t Dis Dis Singer Songwriter For His Dissonance So… …I’m workin’ on some new music, and it occurs to me…I really like dissonance in a chord. There’s just something full and rich about 3 notes very close together in a chord. They fill it up. They give it depth. They take it up a notch. Scratch that…they take it up … The rest of the story…