Drumheller Circle – Song Influences and Process
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Archive for "Song Stories"
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Reparations and Love Songs
When Nanci and I first got married I remember getting all doe-eyed and telling her how I couldn’t wait to grow old together. It was a lovely sentiment to be sure, but “old” was still a fairly remote concept… Continue Reading...
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Keeping Vigil | A Pitiless Universe or a Lover’s World?
My friend Morley is a thoughtful atheist and, I might add, a fine and interesting fellow. He came to a concert of mine a few years ago and that sparked more than one evening of friendly but challenging conversation… Continue Reading...
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The Water Runs – story
I wrote The Water Runs in 2000 about a year after Nance and I built a home in the country some 10 kms north of Winnipeg in a region of Manitoba known as the Interlake… Continue Reading...
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Almighty God – Producer’s Commentary
Almighty God was one of the first 3 tunes we did. We took the single verse, which is from the Anglican prayer book, and stretched it. Continue Reading...
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In Billy’s Wake
I have finally written a new song! … Later (in the same, aforementioned GEEZ magazine) in a beautifully written piece called The Washing, Jessie Van Eerden recalls being interrupted while doing laundry, which she eloquently understands as redemptive work. A phone call from her father informs her that her cousin Billy has committed suicide… Continue Reading...
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