I wrote Cruel World a few years back. I got the tag from a conversation with a dear friend in Asheville; we were discussing how things were not what they once were. We were talking about Tower Time, the world, our lives, and other things not quite right. Thinking back, I remember realizing how she …
Having just arrived home after 2 weeks away playing at both Starwood Festival and then Sirius Rising after having been on the road for nearly 3 weeks in May and June, I discovered that I had this blog due…yesterday… I have a total of 4 private shows this week and guitar lessons to teach as …
As I sit on my veranda watching the autumn leaves stirred into a whirling blaze of red and gold by a cool, gusty wind, I reflect on the journey of our new album ‘Thirteen Notes’; a 2-CD album of 16 songs and tunes that was finally birthed in December on the day of the Australian …
From March of 2020 through May of 2023 the Covid19 virus swept across ourglobe. During that time hundreds of millions of people contracted the virus,millions succumbed to it, whole countries shut down except for the most essentialpersonnel, and the world changed. Beginnings of Change In January of 2020 I was living in North Central Florida …
“Like ripples of wind on the waterDisturbing reflections of time”from “Reflections of Time”, an unreleased song by Brian Henke (c) 1976 I just had one of those big decade turning birthdays… 70…. I would have never thought as a child or young man that I would ever not only reach this point, but that I …
Welcome to Tower Time. It currently is hovering over our nation. I first heard the term “Tower Time” about a decade ago from Byron Ballard (The Village Witch of Asheville NC). She has a new book out, The Feral Church, talking about the future she foresaw coming. Well, friends and neighbors Tower Time is upon …
“Bring to woods and fields your own true love, lay you down upon the fertile ground. As you languish in each tender move, pray the Gods to bless the joy you’ve found”. These words from my song, Gods and Lovers, set a mood of romance, sexuality and love! As the Goddess has told us, “…all …
The Song Meadow Awakens Begins In the very early spring of 2020 I was asked to write a poem for Circle Sanctuary to celebrate Imbolc, using a picture of one of the springtime meadows in the sanctuary as a reference. Gazing at the photo of a green meadow nestled at the base of some foothills …
In this post, I’ll share the story of my song Dua Bast. The Crow Women recently released it on our new album Pantheon: Honoring the Pagan Divine. I hope you’ll sing this chant when you want to honor the Egyptian cat Goddess Bast. Finding the song It was 2016, and I was driving home after …
The big meal is over, we survived not talking politics and then everyone went home. The food was great and as soon as I’m done writing this and getting it sent off, I will be making my famous turkey soup. It does take several hours, but is so worth it and lasts for weeks…. The …
