tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-225735352011-04-21T16:05:15.620-07:00Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15412463692779227459noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22573535.post-1160085198563305632006-10-05T14:26:00.000-07:002006-10-05T15:16:14.880-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/269/2298/1600/ostara%20front%20ss.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/269/2298/320/ostara%20front%20ss.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/269/2298/1600/Magdeburg%20001.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/269/2298/320/Magdeburg%20001.0.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />A big thank you to all those who bought My first CD "Music Of The Trees" and to all those New age shop owners who have shown such faith, confidence, and positive attitudes . A big thank you also to Changing World distribution for giving me a go. It's been a very hard year, both musically and personally. My best friend, Mentor, spiritual adviser, and inspiration behind the concept of "Music of the Trees" Steve Evans, passed away a few weeks ago. It was unbelieveable how quickly it all happened. From illness to death in less than 3 months. Just goes to show, you never know how long you have on this earth, so best make the most of it and the wonderful people and things there are on it whilst they are still here! Many other friends of mine have had serious illnesses and have generally had a very hard time of it. Apart from that is...my good mate Martin whose wedding I attended in June in Magdeburg, Germany. Wonderful city, beautiful day, and no punch-ups at the wedding! Can't be bad!<br /><br /> <br />On the music front, co-owner of the Spiritual shop Moonstone, Kathy Smith, was so inspired by some of the tracks on Music of the trees, that she channelled a guided meditation based around the festival of Ostara. She produced a demo, using Ginko and Aspen as the background and I was so impressed that I persuaded her to do it properly in the studio.This resulted in the CD Ostara Guided meditation.<br />I helped to remaster,print and distribute the CD "Nighthealing" by my good friend John Williams. Not exactly acoustic or organic in the strict sense of the word, but an incredibly uplifting, yet soulful,wonderfully crafted CD.<br />Then, if that wasn't enough, I collaborated with another good friend, and photographer of the wonderful Music of the Trees cover, Bryan Poole to produce a hindu chanting CD called Daughter of The Mountain. Some of the chants have been sensitively augmented by musical arrangements and performances by yours truly! It's not 100% finished yet but will be in the next few days.<br />Last but not least, after resurecting my Shamanic drumming workshops, I decided to produce a CD of shamanic drumming, simply entitled "Shamanic Journeys". I will be giving many more workshops this autumn. <br />Also planned for this autumn is the recording of more tree CDs; a compilation CD called variations of a Nightingale for Mark Coyle of Woven Wheat Whispers folk download service; a possible crystal meditation CD;Another guided pagan CD;a CD of a collection of assorted inspired instrumentals; and possibly a CD of my songs. Just depends on the time factor really and who I can rope in to help me out. <br />Well, that's most of the news covered. Watch out for more frequent blogs in the future as the creative process unfolds.<br />May the force be with you...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22573535-116008519856330563?l=musicofthetrees.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15412463692779227459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22573535.post-1140130913898159752006-02-16T14:34:00.000-08:002006-02-16T15:01:53.906-08:00Hello Webbers,<br /><br />very new to all this blogging. Still it beats logging which I really don't like at all! Since coming back from a working holiday in Taiwan, recovering from jet-lag, and narrowly avoiding a nasty cold (using a tea tree oil swill) I've been busy promoting my first CD, Music Of The Trees. Most shops seem to like it and are stocking it. Woopee! That's not just good news for me though, as 10% of the money I make is going to be donated to help save the ridiculously precarious woodland this country has left, and who knows, if it makes enough, help create new wood. We could call it "brave new wood". <br />first of all though, I must put a few things straight. I am NOT a tree-hugger. I have never hugged one in my life, though there was that one time when.....ermm, anyway, I really like trees, they look amazing and have a wonderful energy about them. I'm not an environmental activist. Whilst I don't condem the swampies of this world, I prefer to do things my way. I AM a musician, composer, and someone who is interested in psychology and non-ordinary states of awareness, but I'm a pretty ordinary bloke really. yes, really! Well, it's late now and my brain is running out of steam, or glucose or something like that. I've either bored you all stupid (a bit presumptuos I know, but as I'm constantly being told "your audience is in that box over there" "Really? But how can so many, or any people, fit into such a tiny cardboard box?")or intrigued you to the point where you must find out more about me and my CD. Ok, enough of the plugs already! I will say no more on the subject until my new web site appears....whoops there I go again, sorry!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/22573535-114013091389815975?l=musicofthetrees.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15412463692779227459noreply@blogger.com2