EPISODE · Jul 16, 2015 · 3 MIN
Waltz to a Wood Thrush (instrumental)
from kat330B · host kat3thirty
July 16, 2015: How appropriate that my probable "swan song" over at kat330 was inspired by a bird a couple of weeks ago, a talented wood thrush to be specific! From his 6-note song, I heard a waltz melody in my head and began writing lyrics to fit. It was an unexpected yet joyous journey getting into the guise of a male songbird courting a mate for this narrative. But this is an instrumental version only, recommended I upload by JT. Would be so lovely if someone choreographed a waltz piece to it or used it for some pastoral video. My Guild provided the simple chords and rhythm, and to that I added keyboard sounds of harpsichord, cello, pan flute and orchestra harp, even some flourishes of kantele near the end. The thrush song you hear interspersed is from a field recording at a Brown County, Indiana, forest on July 1st. This song might seem like something Maria would teach the Von Trapp children and will be too twee for many to appreciate—as my Major Melon Farmer and Swamp Guinea lyrics are 180-degrees too snarky for many—but all my pieces reflect a full rainbow of sentiments and aspects of my persona, the good, the bad and the ugly. I'll continue creating new sets now and then while still remastering some of my older tracks to upload for downloading anew here, but the kat330 account is now filled to the gills. Unless and until I remove pieces there for more time, any new composition will be found here or at my Bandcamp and Free Music Archive pages. Thank you, dear listeners and sound friends! xxxooo Written, arranged, performed and produced by Kathleen Martin (c) 2015
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July 16, 2015: How appropriate that my probable "swan song" over at kat330 was inspired by a bird a couple of weeks ago, a talented wood thrush to be specific! From his 6-note song, I heard a waltz melody in my head and began writing lyrics to fit. It was an unexpected yet joyous journey getting into the guise of a male songbird courting a mate for this narrative. But this is an instrumental version only, recommended I upload by JT. Would be so lovely if someone choreographed a waltz piece to it or used it for some pastoral video. My Guild provided the simple chords and rhythm, and to that I added keyboard sounds of harpsichord, cello, pan flute and orchestra harp, even some flourishes of kantele near the end. The thrush song you hear interspersed is from a field recording at a Brown County, Indiana, forest on July 1st. This song might seem like something Maria would teach the Von Trapp children and will be too twee for many to appreciate—as my Major Melon Farmer and Swamp Guinea lyrics are 180-degrees too snarky for many—but all my pieces reflect a full rainbow of sentiments and aspects of my persona, the good, the bad and the ugly. I'll continue creating new sets now and then while still remastering some of my older tracks to upload for downloading anew here, but the kat330 account is now filled to the gills. Unless and until I remove pieces there for more time, any new composition will be found here or at my Bandcamp and Free Music Archive pages. Thank you, dear listeners and sound friends! xxxooo Written, arranged, performed and produced by Kathleen Martin (c) 2015
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