Dear family, friends, and fellow travelers,
The tune this cycle is The Price of Bread, which I just wrote yesterday. A kind of lullaby to a young girl in Palestine. I'm haunted by the destruction in Gaza. A friend who was there in the 90s with the State Department continues to have friends there. The stories and pictures from them and, of course, from the news are devastating, past words, past sorrow. And yet, on and on it goes. The cycle of violence seems never ending and it takes such courage and strength to break it. There is no victory in vengeance, no hope in the murder of children or anyone else. I remember Gandhi's quote of "An eye for an eye will make the whole world blind..." And there is so much beauty to be seen and shared...
Pope Francis called a church community in Gaza almost every night this last year; he called them on Easter Saturday and some of his last words to the world were beseaching us to end the killing.
Cruely and vengeance are not power, violence is not strength. I, too, beg for mercy in these tortured times. Thank you for taking time with my music; I am ever grateful.
Love and Courage,
Brian
I'm sending you a monthly offering from original music I've been writing over many years. I've been so bold as to add your email to my newsletter list. You can unsubscribe at any time (link at the bottom of the email).
Many songs are recorded solo, some are from different musical twinings from over the years - all are original tunes, with some occasional collaborations.
Play your favorites!
I've also added a Favorites feature so that, as the playlists grow, you can mark those songs you particularly like and just listen to those, again from using the drop down filter at the top of the playlist. Right now it's a two-step process. You have to click on the song you want to mark on the playlist and then go to the side bar (bottom on phone) and click the gray heart so select; click again to deselect.
On the technical side, the favorites function relies on you not clearing your cookies, often the default setting. Favorites will be lost if cookies are cleared. I hope to add a login feature that would allow you to keep your selections without cookies.
Finally, realizing that many people no longer have a CD player, Leonore and I made our three albums available for free here on the site in playlists. There's a tab, Albums, on the top menu. Select the album you want to hear from the dropdown and enjoy. Songs are free to download as well. We will make some CDs for those who may want that medium - if that is your desire, feel free to contact me.
