Hunger Moon

[Pine]

Thanks Alex..i think the "hypnotic" feel is integral in the repetitiousness of NA drumming as well as the drone note on the flute. Glad ya liked it my friend.

SE...summer can't come soon enough :-))

Hook..thanks for checkin' it out. Shop around before you buy. You like to mix instruments like i do..and alot of flutes are not tuned to concert pitches. High Spirits isn't the only quality flutes on the market but they are sure in the top 10%. I think you would enjoy how user friendly they are. The simple 5 hole pentatonic scale is limited in it's applications tho.

Kenny...Thanks. I agree, Music is Big Medicine. I also lean heavily towards minimalism in my musical tastes.

Kari...You are right in your assumptions. Nature is more than just inspiration to me tho. I've been a Taoist student for over 40 years. Nature is basically my spiritual teacher. I live in a cabin i built in the woods in the middle of nowhere and have since '75. Tho i've lived in cities briefly and been to foreign countries, i feel safest and most at home in the woods here on my homestead.

Farrell...Man you have a great imagination my old friend! Between the Raven flying high over a snow covered landscape and now mountain men and tee-pees...you are reading my songs well! The double flute takes some getting used to for sure. To sustain a note on both sides and add vibrato, you need a good bit of air. Practice, practice, practice!

Bruno...I hope my Mojo is back..but i think it's still on crutches... :-))

[Ted]

That's a really lovely melody – on any instrument. But the double flute of yours gives this melody an entirely different biography than it would have on, say, a guitar or a clarinet. I have the player set on repeat, and it's played through about five times now. I could probably run this on a loop for hours.

Many years ago (1980s) I bought a set of windchimes that were tuned to a non-western scale – one that could not be replicated accurately on a standard 12-note chromatic instrument. I don't remember what cultural tradition they said it came from. It was the first time I considered that the 12-note octave was just a convention; that the whole world didn't divide up octaves they way I was taught. The tones of this flute take me back to that epiphany.

Blackout Bump - week of 5 March, 2016

[StephenM]

Pine! 

yeah, I miss seeing this incredible songwriter around the site.  I had a bit of glimpse of his talents... that song he wrote about the Genesee river... which I grew up in central NY and did not even know it existed...

what a talent! 

[Trist]

i like that drum rhythm and the flute is cool, always liked that instrument in the right setting, and this works nicely, some chanting vocals in the background would work so well with that drum pattern enjoyed

[Pine]

Ted, Stephen, and Trist..thanks for the kind words. I've been awol for years now, I know. Just following other trails. Apologies for all the music I've missed.     Pine

[Frank53]

Hey, Pine! It's good to catch up with you again. You have certainly captured the struggle and melancholy feel of the subject matter here. Love the tone of the flute. Glad to hear you are doing well.