Impassioned

The song "Impassioned was the first piece I composed after the completion of the Album "Songs For My Funeral". I had originally planned on making this track the first one on the upcoming CD but after writing all of the music I decided that this one was better suited as a single. I recorded the first track a couple weeks ago at my house, and was so happy with the sound of the guitar that I decided to release it "as is" with no edits. A couple of days before that I had recorded the song on my back porch so I thought that would be fun for you to hear. When in the presence of nature I feel very much at peace and this was my attempt to convey that to you...

Songs For My Funeral

Songs For My Funeral was a project that was begun in the fall of 2004. My wife and I were expecting our first child, and I came into a deeper awareness of my own mortality. As I told my Dad, the newborns replace the dying. I began to see myself as a part of the cycle instead of a separate unit...