All posts by Mike Howe

I am an ecologist and a composer of guitar based instrumental melodies signed to the Real Music label in California. I like to write about my work, music and nature conservation and how it all comes together. I try not to write about things I don't know much about.

Lost In Music

Photo: Rod Howe
Photo: Rod Howe

Rehearsals and recording my album “Island of Anywhere” in 2011.  This guitar takes the lead on 2 of the tracks, “Sunset” and “San Francisco”

Winter Beach Colour…

Rock

After weeks of winter grey skies, the cold, sharp air brings some sun and colour to the shoreline

Sea rock

Whitesands

When The Snow Comes

Photo: Mike Alexander
Photo: Mike Alexander

 
We haven’t had any yet but I thought I’d share this photo from Mike Alexander of a darkly beautiful winter landscape in North Wales.  The song is one I wrote having been out in the kind of muffled, noiseless, late afternoon light that only a snowy landscape can offer.  It is one of my favourite compositions because it came out straight away, with no time to be influenced by anything other than the experience itself.

Sound of the Prairie?

Imagine if you will the wide open prairie with a few scattered farmsteads, maybe it would sound a bit like this? 🙂

Proud To Be Included On This Album With So Many Fine Guitarists…Out Now!

Best of reviews new age - the guitar 2

 

 

 

Winter Waterfall

Photo: Mike Alexander
Photo: Mike Alexander

Sometimes It’s As Though Time Stands Still….

From the album “Time Stands Still” by Mike Howe