I went back to the mountains this week. Out for a walk in the quiet forest as the late winter afternoon light grew dim, long before I could see it I could hear the sound of the river torrent and the rapids swollen by so much recent rain. And then as I emerged through the dense pine branches dripping with a gentle rain, a bright river of blue and white light appeared and the roar grew deafening in complete contrast to the silence of the surrounding forest…
Music reviewer Michael Debbage places “Heading West” at #5 in his top albums in the genre for 2013…
http://www.mainlypiano.com/Mainly_Piano/Michaels_Favorites_2013.html
And it is also in the Audiosyncracy best of 2013, a podcast based upon Jamey Osbournes radio show featuring outstanding independent acoustic new age musicians and their most current work…
https://www.facebook.com/audiosyn
I’m particularly pleased because this album was quite a challenge for me to write and to record. I had to teach myself how to play the piano and double bass parts of the songs, and this was a brilliant experience. So recognition like this is very rewarding. Grateful thanks to Michael and Jamey.
…it’s about the serenity that comes from wide open landscapes as told by the acoustic guitar
…..and it is very unfortunate for the owner of this business and hundreds of others.
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