Download “Scarborough Fair” Mp3
Today we revisit “Scarborough Fair” from my
Double Strung Experiment series.
I hope you enjoy this much loved traditional English tune on double strung harp! But that’s not all! Since Scarborough is located on the North Sea coast, I also added the Koshi Aqua/water chime, Ocean Drum, cowrie shell shaker, and a mini rainstick shaker. Plus Oriole (soprano) recorder and deerskin frame drum, because why not?
Take a trip to the seaside with me!
happy Independence Day, everyone, whether you live in the United States or not!
I wrote this song in 2015. I’m re-posting it today as a reflection on our own independence.
Instrument: Tempo – Seagull Excursion Folk Acoustic Guitar
1. We can never freely be
Unless we freely let the others live.
We’re not given to receive
Until we let it all go and forgive.
And there is freedom from the limitations
Of this world we’re in.
It only comes in quiet Love
And seeing through the Mind of God within.
Refrain:
2. We can never make the rules
Or rule another person on their way.
We are just a pack of fools
Who put our foolishness out on display.
And there is freedom from the narrow bondage
Of this world we’re in.
It only comes in quiet Love
And seeing through the Eyes of God within.
Refrain:
3. We can never be ourselves
Unless we find the Self of Peace inside.
Our independence is a well,
Dependent on the only God of Life.
And there is freedom from the stormy waters
Of this world we’re in.
It only comes in quiet Love
And seeing through the Heart of God within.
Refrain:
Refrain:
Dependent on the One who made us all!
Within, dependent on the Answer to our call!
Free – Meditation Affirmation Poem
Happy In-Dependence
Self-sufficiency + Independence = Impossible
Blessed Independence
Here is another in my series of sea-themed pieces. I wrote “Mermaid Song” on double strung harp. Listen for the echo effect. Enjoy the Ocean Drum and cowrie shell shaker in this piece as well!
Download “Tell Me the Story of Jesus” Mp3
Fanny Crosby wrote the lyrics of this hymn in 1880. With music by John R. Sweney, it is still published and performed to this day.
I hope you enjoy “Tell Me the Story of Jesus” and its marching tempo on double strung harp!
Download “Faith of Our Fathers” Mp3
Today we celebrate Father’s Day in the United States. I wish all fathers and father figures a blessed, peaceful, and joyous day! And I pray each one of us feels the love of our Heavenly Father, today and every day!
“Faith of Our Fathers” is a beautiful Catholic hymn. Frederick William Faber wrote the text in 1849. The most common melody heard in the United States is “St. Catherine” by Henri F. Hemy.
I hope you enjoy this hymn, played on ukulele and viola, with accompanying shakers: A tiny rain stick, Little Spirit pear branch, Harmony Ball earth sphere, and Rhythm rock.
Happy Father’s Day!
Download “Song of the Sea” Mp3
I wrote this song in 2015. You can listen to the ukulele version with lyrics
here.
Today’s lovely instrumental is played on Ocean Drum, double strung harp, cowrie shell shaker, and Oriole (soprano) recorder. These instruments work especially well in this piece. I hope you enjoy it!
Happy birthday, Eugi!
I wrote this song for my birthday in 2015. This reblog is for Eugi’s birthday and Weekly Prompt, Celebration:
https://amanpan.com/2021/06/17/eugis-weekly-prompt-celebration-june-17-2021-%f0%9f%a5%b3%f0%9f%a5%82/
Enjoy the celebration!
Instrument: Tempo – Seagull Excursion Folk Acoustic Guitar
Refrain:
Happy birthday
To the Truth in you!
1. Your birthday is your earth day this run through,
A good time to remind yourself
What really makes you you,
A perfect day to celebrate
The Infinite in you.
Your birthday is your earth day this run through.
Refrain:
2. Your birthday is a way to mark your life,
And move you on the path that’s drawn
By God who knows the rhyme
And reason for the season
You are living in this time.
Your birthday is a way to mark your life.
Refrain:
3. Your birthday is a mirth day for your soul
That knows your place in time and space
And what you’re here to show.
The Infinite is still in it,
O you are not alone.
Your birthday is a mirth day for your soul.
Refrain: (Twice)
Free download on SoundCloud (see player above).
Download “Blow the Man Down” Mp3
You probably know this tune, but did you know it’s an English sea shanty from the 1800s and possibly earlier? I heard it as a child and wanted to include it in my sea-themed pieces.
Here, the Ocean Drum plays its wave sound, as well as rhythm beats. Melody and harmony are both played on alto recorder, with ukulele accompaniment.
I hope this brings a smile to your face! ☺️
Download “Let the Lower Lights Be Burning” Mp3
Here’s another familiar hymn by Philip P. Bliss, “Let the Lower Lights Be Burning.” A further nod to my happy childhood days listening to record albums of songs I didn’t hear anywhere else, some of which I haven’t heard since, but have never forgotten.
Enjoy the Ocean Drum, one of Remo’s wonderful additions to the hand percussion world, and my Native-American-made deerskin drum as well. You’ll hear this soothing melody on lyre, then alto recorder accompanied by ukulele. I hope you enjoy this first of several sea-themed pieces I’ll be sharing in the coming days!
Download “Wonderful Words of Life” Mp3
This hymn by Philip P. Bliss was first published in 1874. Like many hymns Bliss composed, this one is still widely sung in many Christian denominations. I remember singing it as a child, and musically it is one of my favorite hymns.
I hope you enjoy “Wonderful Words of Life” on Oriole (soprano) and alto recorder, first as a duet and then accompanied by double strung harp, with a harp solo as well!
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