Another road trip this week took me back to the mountains in glorious spring sunshine 🙂
Back In The Mountains
Tag Archives: Guitar
Jumping The Stream
https://soundcloud.com/mike-howe-1/jumping-the-stream-by-mike
This song was written about the childlike thrill I always get when I have to cross a stream, whether it be a short hop over the narrows, or when it’s one of those when you have to take a running jump, never quite knowing if you’ve got enough lift to reach the far bank…I’m sure you know what I mean 🙂
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/time-stands-still/id323005000
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress In Brief…
A very brief rendition of a classic and beautiful song with my interpretation on it for a Saturday night 🙂
Drift Away…
I loved writing and recording this song from my album “Heading West” because of the instrumentation I used to convey it’s spirit.  To describe it I couldn’t do any better than music reviewer Kathy Parsons who did me the honour of reviewing the album in 2013…
“Drift” is a rapturous slow dance with a gentle sway. Piano, guitar, and light percussion elicit sighs of contentment”.
This Land of Ours
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63FjLllwOv8
You know how every country has a national anthem? Well, not being much of subscriber to nationalism myself, I thought I’d compose an anthem for land, people and nature wherever they may be found.
“This Land of Ours” is from my album “Round River” and can be purchased  here, or here, or here 🙂
Sneak Preview of What’s Happening In The Studio
https://soundcloud.com/mike-howe-1/you-know-me/s-s4Ryd
I probably shouldn’t do this but I’m excited about writing and recording new songs for my next album, so I wanted to preview just one of them, a simple song called “You Know Me”. Â Hope you like it…
Today’s Storm Walk
On the West Wales coast. Â Squally, stormy, bright sunshine one moment, dark ominous clouds and hail the next, but always very, very windy…
Have You Ever Said Something and Really, Like Really Wish You Hadn’t?…. :-)
…then this is for you…
When Mike Met Michael for an Interview…
Heading West Makes It Into 2 “Best Of’s” for 2013
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. Â I had to teach myself how to play the piano and double bass parts of the songs, and this was a brilliant experience. Â So recognition like this is very rewarding. Â Grateful thanks to Michael and Jamey.
Mike Howe 