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SUN SHADOWS CD RELEASE

Posted on July 5, 2010 with 0 comments
Sun Shadows:
Back in 2008 I started to approach some of my musician friends on forming a group with the idea of combining everyone’s talents.  I felt there was need for music that was fun to listen to and offered an energy that was not self or ego based.  Now, it took some years to get together but when David Tregenza, Steve Wyse, Brian Bates and myself finally did we created Sun Shadows. 
The sound the group created could best be described by me World Americana.  As we started the creating process of building songs we knew we had the ability to use what instruments were necessary for the song.  Also, we felt letting the songs come naturally we could bring a live and spontaneous feel to the songs essentially capturing the songs in the moment.
We actually did not set out to make a full album but more of an EP as we explored the idea doing a few shows together.  Once the first recording session was under way it was clear we were about to experience something [...]
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A different way to play.

Posted on January 28, 2010 with 0 comments
This is from a 2008 RedbellyNews post:
A different way to play.
I have learned early on in my flute journey that the creation of songs and flutes is a creation of who you are, the energy and tools you use, and what materials being used. This I feel should put to rest the idea of what is a traditional way to make songs and flutes. In other words what is created at the time is the tradition. But what about the creation part itself? I know that I put the best of myself in my flutes and songs but I also put the worst. So, what do I do?
I start by recognizing I can consciously affect the kind of energy that is going into what is being created. In the Lakota story the man courted the woman he fell in love with his flute. His flute was the tool to court her but it was the energy of his love that found its way to her heart, good and bad.
For everything created there has to be a beginning. As humans animals we can consciously create things in our lives but for what reasons? One of the reasons [...]
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My New Web Blog Coming Soon!!

Posted on December 11, 2009 with 0 comments
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