Sunlight comes in the window and lights up my notebook and guitar and hands as they work on a set of brand new songs.
I write for the near-whisper that is my voice, pained and torn at the edges from heartbreak and acceptance. And for the audience that is open to receive it.
So what will it be: a clear-cut tune about troubled love? Something with elusive imagery? There are some good ghosts up here in the studio.
The crux of a song, any good song, is what will hold. What will stay, and will it hold grace and lasting ease.
Songs that find their homes beneath the skin, they hold. The ones that cost me something deeply emotional to write seem to hold. I am faithful to feeling, and emotional accuracy. These things hold.
You don’t need a big voice, you can sing quietly, like in a whisper, and the right audience will find in it and in your songs what they’re really after: a gorgeously hushed communion.
Enjoying this acoustic track and the words! Btw are you also on Soundcloud or Youtube?
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Thank you. I’m not, only bandcamp for the moment.
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Ah okay. I recommend both though, works well when promoting your work across different platforms 🙂
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You’re so right… hopefully I will get there
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I wish you all the best..
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Well, thank you very much
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So very beautiful
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Thank you, very much
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Beautiful! I especially liked these words in your post: “You don’t need a big voice, you can sing quietly, like in a whisper, and the right audience will find in it and in your songs what they’re really after: a gorgeously hushed communion.” This is so good and a beautiful reminder about all artistic endeavors.
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Shelly, your comments are always gracious … thank you, very much.
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