Music has always been a very big part of my life, and songwriting a major vocation. I was recently challenged to write some music with more political leanings.
Here are the results.
Marching in the Street
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnlXJGn1j6o
This song is about the need to speak up about the issues that surround us.
Butterflies and Rainbows
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn95HYmeVM4
A song about the development of the tar sands in Alberta, and the effect it is having on the environment, poverty, homelessness, affordable housing, and war. I'm thinking back to a more innocent time in my life and contrasting it with the world today.
That's My Boy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xiz2jZOgsQ
A song that presents the human side of war, in the voice of a mother who loses her soldier son. I recorded this for a friend of mine who's son is going back for his second or third tour of Iraq.
I Only Ask of G-d/Solo le pido a Dios
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKr42GdLZ40
This is an English version of the song by León Gieco, a folk singer from Argentina. This is more than just a song. It is a hymn and a prayer.
If you are interested in learning more about my current musical projects, feel free to visit my website or MySpace music page.
