SUMMONER BRIGHT
Autumn Leaves with MARIE; (2023)
11 years ago I wrote this guitar part, and uncharacteristically was never able to put words and melody to it, but it's stuck with me.
7 years ago Shelley passed to the next realm.
1 year ago I sent the guitar part to Shelley's daughter, and she wrote these lyrics, melody, and harmonies.
1 month ago we recorded it on the 7-year anniversary of Shelley's passing.
Today on Mother's Day we are honored to share Autumn Leaves with you. 🦋🍂
The Pickle Queen Opus (2023)
This is The Pickle Queen Opus. It's a song all about my sister Shelley, who did in fact love dill pickles more than anyone I've ever known lol. The first part of this song is about a few of my favorite memories with her: off-roading in the Arizona desert, parasailing in Hawaii, and being pulled by the family boat on a tube at Saguaro Lake. The next part of this song is about a dream I had shortly before she passed to the next realm, where my grandmother, who she was very close to, came to me and walked with me down a dirt road. She led me to the edge of a tropical forest and bid me to go into it towards a golden light, but she could not come with me. I didn't understand what the dream meant at the time, but I was shortly about to find out. 7 years later, I still miss Shelley dearly, but as the song says, I believe she is spinning, floating, and flying again.
Thank you to my son Joseph and her daughter MARIE; for doing such beautiful harmonies and backing vocals. You made the song.
Video clips from Pexels and the beautiful artistic ones at the end were shared by @scenic_alchemy on Instagram.
America Needs You (2023)
It’s time for a highly activated and engaged citizenry. The labor movement upon us is a major part of creating a true democracy. We need a country of the people, by the people, and for the people, and not of the corporations, by the corporations, and for the corporations.
The Trucker Song Sing-Along (2023)
Trucking is a lifestyle that’s not made for everyone, but for the ones that it is, it’s a beautiful thing. This song is a tribute to all the truckers out there, and all the workers and families that support them. Thank you to my sons and my niece for singing with me.
Stranded At The J (2022)
Every trucker was forced off the I-80 in Wyoming on New Year’s Day 2022 from Mother Nature’s wind and snow. As I stepped out of the truck at the Flying J, the lyrics started streaming, and I finished them while I sat in the Denny’s. Thank you to my son for editing this video for me.
The River And The Forest
This is a love song to nature and being able to connect deeper to yourself by connecting to the ecosystem around you. I love trees, I love running water, I love being in the wildness and the wilderness. Thank you Gaia, God, Goddess, Godx, Higher Power for letting me be here to experience it. I was terrified to get back into the studio to record this after many years away from making music, and even though I was recovering from a bad cold, I knew I needed to just do it. I’m so glad I did. Thank you for listening.