a year of songs: number 28
- Thursday, July 9th: On a big granite outcropping, I'm trying
to focus on a song idea. I give up and decide to go with whatever is on my
mind. Being here always brings other's stories back into my thoughts. There
has been loss in these lives, both small and great. People here have grown
right through it, just as this tree next to me has grown tall right through
the granite. It's a lesson in faith and hope. Here's Number 28, "Glory":
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- Songs 01 - 10
- (January 1st - March 5th)
- Songs 11-20
- (March 12th - May 14th)
- Songs 21-27
- (May 21st - June 25th)
Songs released under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
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the 52 song project
I'm in the Black Hills of South Dakota this week. The Needles are just across
the valleys and ridges from this vantage point. Mount Rushmore is just beyond
that. It's a place I've been every summer for 17 years straight. Each time
I fall
in love with the Black Hills again.
David
and Lisa Brown love it here so much they committed their lives and careers
to living here for good. In an amazing series of circumstances, they have acquired
80 acres of heaven that they will nurture and preserve, including the original
homesteader cabin (1870s). Check
out this view (their eventual back porch).
David and I have written many songs together and maybe there are a few waiting
for us here someday.
A little celebration for some unrelated good news: the 
documentary "Paving
the Way" for which I composed most of the music, won
a "Telly
Award" for its soundtrack. Brandon
Wade, the filmmaker/author, said I can
consider this award mine. The DVD is available on Netflix and can be purchased
at Best Buy. The music is on iTunes
here:
