It’s 1997, and I’m standing naked, with my wife and guitar, on a stage a few feet above 800 naked sunbathers, and I’m about to make an announcement that will change my life. “Thank you all so much for listening! We’re Gaia Consort. See you soon!” Little did I know…. We’d done plenty of the …
Heeding the Call The last time I was in Ireland was with an Emerald Rose bus tour. We drove by a sign that said “To Conor Pass,” and I felt drawn to it for some inexplicable reason. The following day I rented a bicycle and decided to find out what was calling me. My …
Power I want to relay first, how thrilled I was Alane asked me to be a part of this and to write a few of my thoughts down. Of course, then reality came crashing down, with a strong whiff of imposter syndrome following behind it. Part of me assumes that is the life of every …
I have to stand quietly in the glorious gently swaying fields of old John Barleycorn as he reflects the Spectacular golden light of the magic sun. His time has come! His life and sacrifice will once again stay in us all. This is my time of year, a Leo born 3rd of August 1955, is …
As a child I loved playing in the monsoon rains of my childhood home of Colorado, splashing in the puddles and helping the earth worms back to their dark earthy homes after they were washed out onto the street. As an adult I have also run out into the spring rain with joyful thankfulness and …
The first three words of the song that I wrote called High Summer comes from a poem a friend of mine wrote years ago. “High summer reigns…” and then her poem continues. The poem inspired me to write about my own experience of summer and the festivals that I attended like Pagan Spirit Gathering (in …
Originally, I was going to write about my song “Dread Persephone,” but since Spring has passed I decided, instead, to write about a much darker vision, the awakening of the Dark Mother. Crow Whispers is one of two pieces I wrote, inspired by an apocalyptic dream. I awoke at 3 AM that morning writing frantically …
Have you ever wondered what it is about a song lyric that captures your imagination? Some lyrical phrases leave a stirring within us long after the song ends, while others leave us flat. What makes the difference? One of our challenges as songwriters is to create an experience for our listeners without them feeling bludgeoned. …
Alane was kind enough to ask me to be a guest writer, once again, for these blogs. In her request she wanted to know how my Beltane song Bringing in the May came about. I answered that I’d like to know that TOO and grinned. It’s is on my album Welcome to Annwfn. Here it …
Hello – warm and magical greetings from Australia. I want to share with you the creation and birthing of one of my songs ‘ Goddess Of The Southern Land’ and how it came out of my spiritual journey in this country I call home. The land of my blood ancestors I am a first generation …
