Just wanted to share with you a sweet moment with Cedar and his play tools. This is actually a daily passion of his. Turning whatever he is playing with into an instrument when the inspiration nudges. One of my favorite things is walking into the room when he doesn’t know I am there and he is closing his eyes, strumming an air guitar really slowly and swaying his head. Totally in his own little zone. He reminds me to pause and go to what feels nourishing when I need to.
category: music
- Tuesday, March 15, 2011
- Posted in music
cedar groovin’
I know I have been so quiet here this past week. I have a juicy story to share and will do so very very soon. My energies have been focused on our wee boy who has been teething his two year molars, pushing through…all at once. The constant drool is causing a lot of congestion and the nights have been long, needing to hold him up on my chest so he can breathe comfortably. He wakes up happy but mama wakes up weary, so I have been trying to rest during his naps.
Until my next post, I wanted to ask you for some music suggestions. I will be going on a road trip in late April with some lovelies and am going to make a few road trip CD’s. Do you have a favorite road trip song(s)?
{Boho Boy and I adore this photo I took of Cedar a few days ago. We love his rhythm and groove}
Totally and completely mesmerized by this music video. Â Wanted to share with you.
Her Morning Elegance by Oren Lavie
…and impromptu Cedar ditty. So many life questions for this little soul. This song sums it up perfectly.
- Friday, October 8, 2010
- Posted in music
photo of keri by marybeth bonfiglio
I was introduced to Keri’s music by my friend Marybeth (who will soon be my real life neighbor in June 2011). Marybeth has often shared with me that Keri’s voice is hypnotizing and here on her blog, she goes deeper into Keri as a friend, an artist and an inspiring soul.
Finally, I received a CD in the mail by Keri and I have not stopped listening since. Her voice has been carrying me through my days. So soulful and it makes me ache for the day I can sit with her on a couch and hear about the journey that led her to such soul drenched lyrics.
You can listen to a few of her songs from her debut album White Swan on her Myspace or on CD Baby and iTunes.
We are giving away a CD here on my blog. Just leave a comment on this post(one per person, please) and in a few days, a winner will be chosen over at random.org. I will announce the winner at the bottom of this post. You’ll just need to send me an email with your mailing address.
Her music will shift your heart in beautiful ways.
Bio:
Singer Songwriter Keri Jioras’ voice is full bodied, infused with organic soul
melts, ethereal soundscapes and down home realness. She shares with us bittersweet narratives on how we have all loved or have been loved.
White Swan is a breakthrough soundscape of Acoustic soul and Americana. Uniquely she pulls inspiration from a tapestry of blues, future folk and alt-country. Her humble passion and earthy vibrations make it hard to take your eyes and ears off her.
She has just finished recording at Bellcreek Studios working with producer Michael Iris on her first full length album.
For reviews, interviews, and bookings please contact:
Keri Jioras Music Bellingham, WA
206.817.9599
www.myspace.com
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WINNER: #77 Gemma who wrote: “Oh how I need some soulful new music! My path is passing through some dry places right now and I don’t know where it’s leading. Thanks for the tip.”
dear gemma, please email me at denise(at)bohophoto(dot)com and send me your mailing address for Keri to send off your yummy CD…congrats. such healing timing for you.
- Thursday, September 9, 2010
- Posted in friendship,music
amy seeley, canon 50d
I remember receiving this song from my friend Amy in its raw version via email. We exchanged our thoughts about it. My heart felt hers deeply. It was something different. Something brave. It inspired stepping out and trusting her own voice, not just her unique singing voice but the one deep within.
“I am prone to dream in colors like the shades of the Catalinas…”.
I listen to it now in its finished version and I feel goosebumps and teary. I have seen friends with a blank canvas begin to paint their first stroke and build and layer and writing a song is much the same. To see and feel it from the beginning, it creates a connection to that piece. I feel so connected to her song Catalinas.
Her music draws me into layers of myself that store so much emotion: wounds, joys, holding on, letting go, grief, celebration, realization, awareness, secrets, openness, longing, peace. I like sitting with the feelings she evokes. She’s like this urban faerie releasing magic through her words, her soul and her voice sounds so other worldly.
If you’d like to hear her new song Catalinas, you can download it for free here.
