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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”

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!

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Sometimes It’s As Though Time Stands Still….

From the album “Time Stands Still” by Mike Howe

Apparently They Play This On Delta Airlines…Hopefully It Helps…

“A Long Way To Go” from the album “Round River” by Mike Howe

More Stories We’ll Never Know The End Of…

“Old Wooden House” Goes To #11 In The Portugal iTunes Chart

It’s always so nice when this happens.  I can remember clearly spending days writing, recording and re-recording this song with no thought other than really enjoying the creative process and wondering how it will turn out.  And then sometime later it makes it into a chart somewhere in the world.  Thank you 🙂

Oh and it’s available for download for only 0.99 $, £, E on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play etc…:)

Nice press acclaim

Heading West, which marks Howe’s fourth journey with Real Music, features some of his most sublime music to date.  The guitar is central on this release, featuring warm, carefree strumming that is accented by keyboards, piano and rhythm.  Songs like “Old Wooden House” and “American Travels” have a pensive beauty to them — the guitar harmonies bear a reflective essence, as if Howe is wandering through old haunts reminiscing of past joys.  “Badlands” ups the tempo a bit and adds a bit of bluesy groove, while maintaining Howe’s signature laid-back flair.  A must listen for fans of relaxing guitar music.

Dan Cowan, Music Design/New Sound

Moments Lost In Time Like Tears In Rain

This song is from my second album “Round River”