Theater of the Imagination

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!From out of the blue came a song title. The muse in me grabbed it and ran with it. Yet another song title about love, but one with a twist. The true story (though partially imagined) of a romance that almost never happened. A series of near misses where finally that gigantic word “LOVE” simply takes over and leaves two people fallen. Love, the unstoppable, the irresistible, the greatest force known to mankind is indomitable and millions have experienced it! Join us as we take the journey of creating an ode to Love. It has probably happened at some point to you. If it hasn’t, then watch out. It may be coming just around the corner.Theater of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!This 50th Celebrative Podcast Episode features not only songs pertinent to the subject matter, but also whistle-stop visits in a round table discussion with many of the world’s great minds, experts on the subject of War & Peace. Come sit at the table with us as we discuss this pertinent subject regarding our world today. Cognoscenti like Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Ernest Hemingway, Herbert Hoover, Bertrand Russell, Martin Luther King, Sir Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein and more. With songs by Bob Dylan, John Lennon and Peter Link.Theater of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music:  watchfiremusic.com

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!Just because something is forgotten does not necessarily mean that it’s not any good. As the Earth turns on its axis, times change. What was up is now down. What was fast is now slow. Great leaders are forgotten. Hitlers are remembered. Good times are forgotten. Struggles are remembered. This podcast, Forgotten, is about forgotten songs. Whenever I write a song that I end up not liking very much, I always throw it away. I never leave it around somewhere to be forgotten. But I do have forgotten songs that I liked at the time that I wrote then but find that years later they might be best forgotten. Early works tend to be forgotten. As the years have gone by gratefully, I’ve gotten better at what I do and so my standards are higher. Still it’s always great to find all these oldies but goodies. Each of the forgotten has its own story. Here are 10.Theater of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music:  watchfiremusic.com 

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!If you haven't heard it yet, start with Part 1. Think ballads and relaxed grooves. Take a break and cool out over the beauty and intimacy of some of Link’s best ballads sung by 4 or 5 top vocalists who have worked with him over for 3 or 4 decades and are all still going strong. All that's required of you are a good pair of headphones, an easy chair  and the time to do it. Get the inside stories on how and why the songs were written – the story behind the real life drama. Take a walk in the snow, an evening on the beach, a ride through the desert of the great Southwest, a night under the stars and so much more. Part 2 is the same concept as above presenting 9 more songs,Theater of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!Think ballads and relaxed grooves. Take a break and cool out over the beauty and intimacy of some of Link’s best ballads sung by 4 or 5 top vocalists who have worked with him over for 3 or 4 decades and are all still going strong. All that's required of you are a good pair of headphones, an easy chair  and the time to do it. Get the inside stories on how and why the songs were written – the story behind the real life drama. Take a walk in the snow, an evening on the beach, a ride through the desert of the great Southwest, a night under the stars and so much more.Theater of the imagination is presented by Watchfire Music:  watchfiremusic.com 

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!Gospel Music: It’s a combination of music and lyrics. It celebrates – things like life, spirit, soul, miracle, and it, of course, praises God. It makes me not sit still. It makes me want to sing along (and I’m just not a singalong guy.) It makes me watch fascinated how deeply it affects the spirit of the people around me; it makes me want to be a part of the moment. It elicits improvisation, It is unifying. Here, in this Special Edition, do we not only celebrate GospelMusic, but also our Gospel Queen, Jenny Burton, along with many of the best vocalists I ever had the privilege to work with – people like Women: Angela Clemmons, , Branice McKenzie, Jillian Armsberry, Audrey Wheeler, Cat Russell and Margaret Dorn and Danny Madden who also co-created the vocal arrangements with me and Men: Darryl Tookes, John James Keith Fluitt and Lawrence Hamilton. These folks were some A Team! Enjoy a concert of over an hour of life changing Music!Theater of the Imagination is brought to you by Watchfire Music

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!I think it was about nine months ago that I was doing my morning read of the New York Times and I came across an article about a recent discovery of an asteroid that seemed to be heading our way. I remember thinking, “Good lord, what next?“ Thus began Benny The Comet – An ancient/modern tale of a boy, Benjamin Exnod, whose father worked at NASA and his discovery of a comet threatening Planet Earth. When comets are discovered, they are often named after the discoverer. Hence Benny The Comet. Should you be alarmed? Only if you miss this wonderful tale of the imagination. It’s a story for the ages presented as a Podcast Musical. Take the Trip! This one’s a doozy!Theater of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music: watchfiremusic.com Learn more about Peter here 

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!One day, not so long ago, I was simply walking across my living room, when a thought hit me and stuck in my head that there was a wealthy elderly man sitting in his den playing a video board game that he had invented. The board game was somewhat magical and most complex. I stopped in my tracks and thought deeper. I realized that he was a God like figure and the board game was us, here on Planet Earth. We were the result of his invention. That was about it. I smiled and moved on across the room. But the notion stuck with me. I laughed at the thought and wrote it down on a slip of paper: Living In My Video Game.Perhaps several years later, here is the result of that pause in life.Theater of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music https://watchfiremusic.com/

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!I discovered a song I had written 4 or five decades ago. It was a response to a very bad habit that I had fallen into in life. The song was written and performed in my living room studio and was a one take … this means that I sang and played it one time in the recording process. It was an imperfect performance, but, for me, it was a powerful reaction to a profound turning point in my life. It touched me very deeply to hear the depth of emotion contained in this one take. I loved the song and decided to re-record it. As it was , in several tries I could not match the depth of the song sung by the much younger me. So I used the original Guitar/Vocal mixed track and added an orchestration to it in my studio – a duet performed by the two Mes – young and old.Theater of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music:  https://watchfiremusic.com/

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!I discovered a song I had written 4 or five decades ago. It was a response to a very bad habit that I had fallen into in life. The song was written and performed in my living room studio and was a one take … this means that I sang and played it one time in the recording process. It was an imperfect performance, but, for me, it was a powerful reaction to a profound turning point in my life. It touched me very deeply to hear the depth of emotion contained in this one take. I loved the song and decided to re-record it. As it was , in several tries I could not match the depth of the song sung by the much younger me. So I used the original Guitar/Vocal mixed track and added an orchestration to it in my studio – a duet performed by the two Mes – young and old.Theater of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music:  https://watchfiremusic.com/

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!The real Captain Commander, Mover, Shaker of Watchfire Music is Julia Wade. Not only does she take care of the day to day grind of running the company, but she is also the #1 best selling artist in the company among over 300 various artists. Here is a rundown of all of the shoes she fills plus a best of Top 10 List and playback of examples of her ability to perform across many genres and styles ranging from Inspirational to classical to classical crossover to comedy.Theater of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.comBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel as well:  https://www.youtube.com/@WatchfireMusic

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!The real Captain Commander, Mover, Shaker of Watchfire Music is Julia Wade. Not only does she take care of the day to day grind of running the company, but she is also the #1 best selling artist in the company among over 300 various artists. Here is a rundown of all of the shoes she fills plus a best of Top 10 List and playback of examples of her ability to perform across many genres and styles ranging from Inspirational to classical to classical crossover to comedy.Theater of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.comBe sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel as well:  https://www.youtube.com/@WatchfireMusic

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!So much of life I take for grantedI wake each day to face the same routineThe colors often runIn shades of monotone and greyAnd the days melt togetherIn a frivolous clichéBut occasionally, now and thenOnce or twice when the moon is blueI’ll be walking across a roomAnd a thought will comeFrom out of nowhereSo stunningAs to make meStop in my tracksTo consider the infiniteThe mysteries of lifeTheater of the Imagination is brought to you by Watchfire Music 

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!A psychedelic experience with a tree and a perplexing new song title dreamed up by Jenny Burton, recording artist of over three and a half decades, got me to become a dedicated advocate for the preservation of forests and the trees of Planet Earth. It didn’t hurt one bit that this previous year wife, Julia, and I planted 26 new trees in our home soil. A new song, sung by both Jenny and me and a fabulous video treatment by brilliant WFM Graphics designer, Skye Malonerounds out Episode #40 with a wondrous offering that we’re all very proud of. Wanna take part in saving the Forests of Planet Earth? Start with listening and then watching Trees Are Falling,Watch HERE Theater of the Imagination is Brough to you by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!A psychedelic experience with a tree and a perplexing new song title dreamed up by Jenny Burton, recording artist of over three and a half decades, got me to become a dedicated advocate for the preservation of forests and the trees of Planet Earth. It didn’t hurt one bit that this previous year wife, Julia, and I planted 26 new trees in our home soil. A new song, sung by both Jenny and me and a fabulous video treatment by brilliant WFM Graphics designer, Skye Malonerounds out Episode #40 with a wondrous offering that we’re all very proud of. Wanna take part in saving the Forests of Planet Earth? Start with listening and then watching Trees Are Falling,Watch HERE Theater of the Imagination is Brough to you by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!This episode is entitled You And INot all love stories have happy endings. Sometimes, no matter how hard both parties try, it was just not meant to be. This is an uncharacteristically short (just 15 minutes) podcast whose purpose is to introduce a new song written and performed by Peter Link. It's a love song with an unexpected ending. It's one of those sad but true moments that can sneak up on you in life and leave its indelible mark on one’s life.  On a whole different level it is the celebrative product of a major overhaul of Link Recording studios – the first song to come from Link’s new and greatly improved mixing console. All in all, it’s a fascinating listen!Theater of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com 

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!This episode is entitledTroubles Be Gone – How to get through it…I had had a rough day. The things that were supposed to happen, didn’t happen. The things that never were supposed to happen, happened. It happens to all of us. Yeah, life on planet Earth can be a roller coaster ride. I thought to myself, “Well, what do we do now“? How do we turn defeat into victory? Today, I’m going to introduce you to a surefire starter kit. It’s not a permanent solution, but it is, for most of us humans, a wondrous temporary solution. It requires little effort and is definitely fun and satisfying.Recently I applied my solution and, as usual, it worked like a dream. It worked so well, that I decided to write a song about it. Join me as I demonstrate that solution right before your very eyes!

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!This episode is entitledTroubles Be Gone – How to get through it…I had had a rough day. The things that were supposed to happen, didn’t happen. The things that never were supposed to happen, happened. It happens to all of us. Yeah, life on planet Earth can be a roller coaster ride. I thought to myself, “Well, what do we do now“? How do we turn defeat into victory? Today, I’m going to introduce you to a surefire starter kit. It’s not a permanent solution, but it is, for most of us humans, a wondrous temporary solution. It requires little effort and is definitely fun and satisfying.Recently I applied my solution and, as usual, it worked like a dream. It worked so well, that I decided to write a song about it. Join me as I demonstrate that solution right before your very eyes!

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!Recently, in August of 2024, we released a Watchfire Music Theater Of The Imagination video entitled Brent Nicholson Earl, A Most Extraordinary Man. It is an amazing story of determination and triumph, and it memorializes the 1986 fundraising Close Upon The Hour Concert in New York City that helped finance Brent Nicholson Earle, and The American Run For The End Of Aids, his historic run around the circumference of the United States, bringing National attention to the plight and potential solutions of the AIDS epidemic.  In the video, I tell the story of this lifelong friend who spent his life championing Gay rights. The story, which was the main feature in a decade ending People Magazine Special, is a doozy. In remembering back, there are so many angles to the telling of the story, that I found it impossible in the video to tell the complete story.  Consequently, in October of 2024 I interviewed Brent Nicholson Earl and asked him to look back once again at this time in his life nd recall some of the amazing insights and special moments of his historic run.a This podcast, an addendum to the video, does just that. Watch the video!Brought to you by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com 

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!Recently, in August of 2024, we released a Watchfire Music Theater Of The Imagination video entitled Brent Nicholson Earl, A Most Extraordinary Man. It is an amazing story of determination and triumph, and it memorializes the 1986 fundraising Close Upon The Hour Concert in New York City that helped finance Brent Nicholson Earle, and The American Run For The End Of Aids, his historic run around the circumference of the United States, bringing National attention to the plight and potential solutions of the AIDS epidemic.  In the video, I tell the story of this lifelong friend who spent his life championing Gay rights. The story, which was the main feature in a decade ending People Magazine Special, is a doozy. In remembering back, there are so many angles to the telling of the story, that I found it impossible in the video to tell the complete story.  Consequently, in October of 2024 I interviewed Brent Nicholson Earl and asked him to look back once again at this time in his life nd recall some of the amazing insights and special moments of his historic run.a This podcast, an addendum to the video, does just that. Watch the video!

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!The phone rang. I picked it up and the lady on the other end said, “Hi, I am the director of the Creative Arts program at Camp Newfound Owatonna. I’m looking for a teacher to put together a music class for this summer's creative arts program at camp. I’m wondering if you might know someone who might be interested.” Long story short, needing a vacation, I took the job. A week or so at this camp in the cool state of Maine woods by a lake in August seemed to totally make sense. The story of how I spent my summer vacation – teaching a music class to 12 dedicated very adult students. The trials and triumphs; the obstacles and revelations. The building of a song from the ground up and the ultimate joys of performance. A walk in the sunlight; A Walk In The Woods.Theatre of the imagination is presented by Watchfire Music:  watchfiremusic.com

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!The phone rang. I picked it up and the lady on the other end said, “Hi, I am the director of the Creative Arts program at Camp Newfound Owatonna. I’m looking for a teacher to put together a music class for this summer's creative arts program at camp. I’m wondering if you might know someone who might be interested.” Long story short, needing a vacation, I took the job. A week or so at this camp in the cool state of Maine woods by a lake in August seemed to totally make sense. The story of how I spent my summer vacation – teaching a music class to 12 dedicated very adult students. The trials and triumphs; the obstacles and revelations. The building of a song from the ground up and the ultimate joys of performance. A walk in the sunlight; A Walk In The Woods.

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!From the New York Times: Quote: “Much Ado About Nothing is a feast! Joseph Papp’s 1972 CBS television production of the New York Shakespeare Festival’s staging of Shakespeare’s rollicking comedy is brassy, bouncy, and all–together entertaining. Featuring Sam Waterston, Douglas Watson and the Tony Award performances of Kathleen Widdoes and Barnard Hughes, Papp’s turn of the century version was critically acclaimed and enormously popular with audiences. Much Ado About Nothing originated at the open-air Delacorte Theater in Central Park. It was such a hit in the park that producer, Joseph Papp,  that fall, transferred the entire show to Broadway and there it became the longest running Shakespeare production in Broadway history. In 1972, 20 million people saw the broadcast of this CBS – TV IBM sponsored production of Shakespeare’s classic tale of romance, mistaken identity, and the battle of the sexes. Probably more people saw it on that one night than had seen it previously in history.

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!This series, Havin’ A Talk With God, is a preview of a new Podcast Musical, which is actually Series 3 of Theater Of The Imagination’s Podcast!  In this 2nd Series, get to know Thyme Quinn — and through the course of her conversations with her good ol’ pal, God, eavesdrop on the prayers of a most complex character searching for Truth in her daily struggle to understand  her own complexities – complexities that we all struggle with every day.“We’ll be presentin’ this weekly, an’ doncha worry none, each episode won’t take ya’ more ‘an 5 or 6 minutes a shot.  Along the way we promise lots a’ food for thought, a lotta laughs, an’ even a revelation or two regardin’ your own life.”Try it. He’s a different kinda God. He talks back … in plain English.

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!This series, Havin’ A Talk With God, is a preview of a new Podcast Musical, which is actually Series 3 of Theater Of The Imagination’s Podcast!  In this 2nd Series, get to know Thyme Quinn — and through the course of her conversations with her good ol’ pal, God, eavesdrop on the prayers of a most complex character searching for Truth in her daily struggle to understand  her own complexities – complexities that we all struggle with every day.“We’ll be presentin’ this weekly, an’ doncha worry none, each episode won’t take ya’ more ‘an 5 or 6 minutes a shot.  Along the way we promise lots a’ food for thought, a lotta laughs, an’ even a revelation or two regardin’ your own life.”Try it. He’s a different kinda God. He talks back … in plain English.

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!The River — A Musical Revelation, concept by Peter Link and William Spencer Reilly, Music and Lyrics by Yours Truly opened in New York at Off-Broadway’s Promenade Theater in January of 1988 to rave reviews by 23 of the 25 major critics who attended. Included in that was a rave from the New York Times, the all important hit maker, who stated, “The River is, in fact, a celebration, that is directly communicated from the performers to the audience. It is an abundant musical evening. It moves on to an even greater affirmation of the spirit of man. Join in the celebration! Join in the exaltation!” This is Part Three (of 3). Listen to the spectacular closing night of the Theatrical Concert in its entirety!Theatre of the Imagination is Presented by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!The River — A Musical Revelation, concept by Peter Link and William Spencer Reilly, Music and Lyrics by Yours Truly opened in New York at Off-Broadway’s Promenade Theater in January of 1988 to rave reviews by 23 of the 25 major critics who attended. Included in that was a rave from the New York Times, the all important hit maker, who stated, “The River is, in fact, a celebration, that is directly communicated from the performers to the audience. It is an abundant musical evening. It moves on to an even greater affirmation of the spirit of man. Join in the celebration! Join in the exaltation!” This is Part Three (of 3). Listen to the spectacular closing night of the Theatrical Concert in its entirety!Theatre of the Imagination is Presented by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!Miracle Of Faith is a Suite for orchestra and three voices – a man, a woman and a young boy.  We like to think of it as yet another Musical Theater of the Imagination special project, and we invite you to exercise your imaginations as you listen to this ancient tale of songs and instrumentals.  It is a trilogy of songs that look at the age-old story of the five loaves and two fishes told in the four Gospels of the Bible.  It covers three points of view of the same story coming from three different characters. It needs to be listened to in one 40 minute sitting as one continuous piece of music. The performance itself will be presented in a second, Part Two, episode and is available now. Please listen to Part One first.Theatre of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music https://watchfiremusic.com/

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!Miracle Of Faith is a Suite for orchestra and three voices – a man, a woman and a young boy.  We like to think of it as yet another Musical Theater of the Imagination special project, and we invite you to exercise your imaginations as you listen to this ancient tale of songs and instrumentals.  It is a trilogy of songs that look at the age-old story of the five loaves and two fishes told in the four Gospels of the Bible.  It covers three points of view of the same story coming from three different characters. It needs to be listened to in one 40 minute sitting as one continuous piece of music. The performance itself will be presented in a second, Part Two, episode and is available now. Please listen to Part One first.Theatre of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music https://watchfiremusic.com/

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!Miracle Of Faith is a Suite for orchestra and three voices – a man, a woman and a young boy.  We like to think of it as yet another Musical Theater of the Imagination special project, and we invite you to exercise your imaginations as you listen to this ancient tale of songs and instrumentals.  It is a trilogy of songs that look at the age-old story of the five loaves and two fishes told in the four Gospels of the Bible.  It covers three points of view of the same story coming from three different characters. It needs to be listened to in one 40 minute sitting as one continuous piece of music. The performance itself will be presented in a second, Part Two, episode and is available now. Please listen to Part One first.Theatre of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music https://watchfiremusic.com/

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!Miracle Of Faith is a Suite for orchestra and three voices – a man, a woman and a young boy.  We like to think of it as yet another Musical Theater of the Imagination special project, and we invite you to exercise your imaginations as you listen to this ancient tale of songs and instrumentals.  It is a trilogy of songs that look at the age-old story of the five loaves and two fishes told in the four Gospels of the Bible.  It covers three points of view of the same story coming from three different characters. It needs to be listened to in one 40 minute sitting as one continuous piece of music. The performance itself will be presented in a second, Part Two, episode and is available now. Please listen to Part One first.

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!I woke up one morning and realized that my past, on Planet Earth, was probably longer than my future – that there was more time that lay behind than what lies ahead. But then again, I believe deeply in life eternal. So, what’s to worry? But … Just what is it that goes on? What stays behind? Where do I go from here? Heaven knows ... This one thing I do know, however: The purpose of that album was to open our eyes to the timelessness of our future. After all, isn’t that what the basis of Heaven is all about? Moving on. No endings – only new beginnings? This is Part Two of a two part series.Theater of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com 

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!I woke up one morning and realized that my past, on Planet Earth, was probably longer than my future – that there was more time that lay behind than what lies ahead. But then again, I believe deeply in life eternal. So, what’s to worry? But … Just what is it that goes on? What stays behind? Where do I go from here? Heaven knows ... This one thing I do know, however: The purpose of that album was to open our eyes to the timelessness of our future. After all, isn’t that what the basis of Heaven is all about? Moving on. No endings – only new beginnings?Theater of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!I woke up one morning and realized that my past, on Planet Earth, was probably longer than my future – that there was more time that lay behind than what lies ahead. But then again, I believe deeply in life eternal. So, what’s to worry? But … Just what is it that goes on? What stays behind? Where do I go from here? Heaven knows ... This one thing I do know, however: The purpose of that album was to open our eyes to the timelessness of our future. After all, isn’t that what the basis of Heaven is all about? Moving on. No endings – only new beginnings? This is Part Two of a two part series.Theater of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com 

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!I woke up one morning and realized that my past, on Planet Earth, was probably longer than my future – that there was more time that lay behind than what lies ahead. But then again, I believe deeply in life eternal. So, what’s to worry? But … Just what is it that goes on? What stays behind? Where do I go from here? Heaven knows ... This one thing I do know, however: The purpose of that album was to open our eyes to the timelessness of our future. After all, isn’t that what the basis of Heaven is all about? Moving on. No endings – only new beginnings?Theater of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!The River — A Musical Revelation, concept by Peter Link and William Spencer Reilly, Music and Lyrics by Yours Truly opened in New York at Off-Broadway’s Promenade Theater in January of 1988 to rave reviews by 23 of the 25 major critics who attended. Included in that was a rave from the New York Times, the all important hit maker, who stated, “The River is, in fact, a celebration, that is directly communicated from the performers to the audience. It is an abundant musical evening. It moves on to an even greater affirmation of the spirit of man. Join in the celebration! Join in the exaltation!” This is Part Three (of 3). Listen to the spectacular closing night of the Theatrical Concert in its entirety!Scattershot Symphony is presented by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!The River — A Musical Revelation, concept by Peter Link and William Spencer Reilly, Music and Lyrics by Yours Truly opened in New York at Off-Broadway’s Promenade Theater in January of 1988 to rave reviews by 23 of the 25 major critics who attended. Included in that was a rave from the New York Times, the all important hit maker, who stated, “The River is, in fact, a celebration, that is directly communicated from the performers to the audience. It is an abundant musical evening. It moves on to an even greater affirmation of the spirit of man. Join in the celebration! Join in the exaltation!” This is Part Three (of 3). Listen to the spectacular closing night of the Theatrical Concert in its entirety!

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!The River — A Musical Revelation, concept by Peter Link and William Spencer Reilly, Music and Lyrics by Yours Truly opened in New York at Off-Broadway’s Promenade Theater in January of 1988 to rave reviews by 23 of the 25 major critics who attended. Included in that was a rave from the New York Times, the all important hit maker, who stated, “The River is, in fact, a celebration, that is directly communicated from the performers to the audience. It is an abundant musical evening. It moves on to an even greater affirmation of the spirit of man. Join in the celebration! Join in the exaltation!” This is Part Two (of 3). Listen to the spectacular closing night of the Theatrical Concert in its entirety!Scattershot Symphony is presented by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com 

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!The River — A Musical Revelation, concept by Peter Link and William Spencer Reilly, Music and Lyrics by Yours Truly opened in New York at Off-Broadway’s Promenade Theater in January of 1988 to rave reviews by 23 of the 25 major critics who attended. Included in that was a rave from the New York Times, the all important hit maker, who stated, “The River is, in fact, a celebration, that is directly communicated from the performers to the audience. It is an abundant musical evening. It moves on to an even greater affirmation of the spirit of man. Join in the celebration! Join in the exaltation!” This is Part Two (of 3). Listen to the spectacular closing night of the Theatrical Concert in its entirety!

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!The River — A Musical Revelation, concept by Peter Link and William Spencer Reilly, Music and Lyrics by Yours Truly opened in New York at Off-Broadway’s Promenade Theater in January of 1988 to rave reviews by 23 of the 25 major critics who attended. Included in that was a rave from the New York Times, the all important hit maker, who stated, “The River is, in fact, a celebration, that is directly communicated from the performers to the audience. It is an abundant musical evening. It moves on to an even greater affirmation of the spirit of man. Join in the celebration! Join in the exaltation!” This is Part One (of 3). Listen to the spectacular closing night of the Theatrical Concert in its entirety!Scattershot Symphony is presented by Watchfire Music 

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!The River — A Musical Revelation, concept by Peter Link and William Spencer Reilly, Music and Lyrics by Yours Truly opened in New York at Off-Broadway’s Promenade Theater in January of 1988 to rave reviews by 23 of the 25 major critics who attended. Included in that was a rave from the New York Times, the all important hit maker, who stated, “The River is, in fact, a celebration, that is directly communicated from the performers to the audience. It is an abundant musical evening. It moves on to an even greater affirmation of the spirit of man. Join in the celebration! Join in the exaltation!” This is Part One (of 3). Listen to the spectacular closing night of the Theatrical Concert in its entirety!

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!Insights Into The Sacred Music of Julia Wade. We’ll take an in depth look at the making of the songs from Julia’s new Album, The Best Of Julia Wade.Julia Wade, President of Watchfire Music, has long been our best selling Recording Artist. Here she scores with yet another winner – the best of 15 plus albums of Inspirational/ Sacred music.Scattershot Symphony is presented by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com 

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!Podcasting — The evolution of the musical is upon us.It’s time for new works. Scattershot Symphony will now evolve from the past, to the present and into the future. Theater Of The Imagination. It’s inevitable. So here we are at the cutting edge of 21st century musicals – the musical podcast.It’s Radio Re-Imagined … only better. Today we offer a PRELISTEN, to songs from a musical written by Peter Link, Joe Bravaco and Larry Rosler. This episode is entitled“Theater Of The Imagination - Part 4”The Musical … SundownA Western Musicaland eventually,A Podcast MusicalWe take you back to the close of the great American Wild West ending in the famous Gunfight at the OK Corral. It stars some of the biggest and most famous characters of the storied Western — Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp and his two brothers, Virgil and Morgan, and the notorious Clanton Gang. Listen to its award winning Cast Album as Peter Link takes you, song by song, through both its story and also the making of and life of this fascinating and award winning musicalScattershot Symphony is presented by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com 

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!King of Hearts Podcasting — The evolution of the musical is upon us.It’s time for new works. Scattershot Symphony will now evolve from the past, to the present and into the future. Theater Of The Imagination. It’s inevitable. So here we are at the cutting edge of 21st century musicals – the musical podcast.It’s Radio Re-Imagined … only better. Today we offer a PRELISTEN, to songs from a new musical written by Peter Link, Steve Tesich and Jacob Brackman.. This episode is entitled“Theater Of The Imagination - Part 3”The Musical … King Of HeartsA Broadway Musicaland eventually,A Podcast MusicalWe’ll take you back to the 60s when the movie, King Of Hearts ran for 6 years every Saturday night in Harvard Square during the Cold War. Then to the 70s when King Of Hearts, the musical, opened on Broadway after the end of the Viet Nam war and finally to the last day of World War I when King Of Hearts took place. This whimsical anti-war story, sadly, seems to never lose its timeliness and power. Join Peter Link and his merry band of lunatics!Scattershot Symphony is presented by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com 

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!O little town of BethlehemHow still we see thee lieAbove thy deep and dreamless sleepThe silent stars go byYet in thy dark streets shinethThe everlasting lightThe hopes and fears of all the yearsAre met in thee tonightRead the Episode. It’s Short.Theater of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music https://watchfiremusic.com/

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!The baby kicks again — and we’re off to the races.Three highly intelligent people join the family.We stand on the threshold of a new world.All hope lost of walking 500 miles to California, our little family stands at the crossroads of their lives, seemingly destitute. But fate has a few more fascinating and otherworldly solutions comin’ their way in the person of three visitations. The road South leads to Sedona, AZ, a place of great mystique and the center of a highly active vortex of energies. All happenstance? Probably not. Thyme goes into labor.

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!With no wheels, and back to walkin’, their desperate straights produce a surprising result — The Making of a Father.Desperate straits sometimes result in heroic feats … sometimes.First, another death, the death of an old friend and trusted companion — the Purple Chariot. The Studebakes throws a rod and they’re back to walkin’. Too many people in their party to expect that anybody would ever pick them up hitch hikin’. So, things have never looked bleaker. In this episode they all battle the sun and its heat. They’re back to walkin’ an; that definitely ain’t workin’. They all hit the bottom of the barrel and even our stalwart leader, Josiah, gives up. He tries to talk to God, but this is muscle building time at its worst, so God is out to lunch. Josiah elicits the help of the angels, but they also seem to have their hands tied, and must reflect God’s orders. Guardian Angel Gabriel does what he can and Josiah takes on the mantle of manhood and rises to the occasion, but even that doesn’t last for long. All seems lost when yet another miracle appears in the person of Slick Presley, Third Cousin to Elvis and his Trusty Mariah. This gets them through the night, but then Slick turns North and once again they are left at the side of the road. A mocking Slick leaves them with these prophetic words, “ Only 500 miles to go …” Slick goes North, the long road ahead goes west, they can’t go East because that’s back from whence they came, and the mystical town of Sedona Arizona is South as they all stand under the hot sun at the crossroads of their lives.Theater of the Imagination is Presented by Watchfire Music. watchfiremusic.com

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!Ramon and the Coincidences of HondurasRamon — Our New Spanish FriendJose, The SuckerWe Smell A RatHoodwinked, Jose finds a new friend and fellow traveler (Ramon) who takes off the financial pressure and loves to proclaim, “And it’s all on me!” In real life he’s an undercover agent for the CBP steadfastly protecting his country from terrorists and their instruments of terror — that would be Jose and Maria, our illegal immigrants. Undercover agent is uncovered by Lizzie before he can arrest and imprison them all, Ramon meets his inglorious end with the help of out purple chariot and its “malfunctioning” hood stick.Theater of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!Three sleeping bags, six people and a baby. Somehow we’ll just make do.Too poor for a Motel Six, they buy 3 sleeping bags and decide to sleep in the open air of the desert. Because of the baby, Jose and Maria get the car and J, T and L get the bags. What ensues is a night of multiple passions and little rest. Gabriel raps episodic on the wondrous variety of Southwestern town names discovered on their journey.Theater of the Imagination is presented by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com

We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message!Once again, on the edge of foolishness, Thyme and Josiah demonstrate their generosity. The beginnings of an off-beat family foreshadow much drama, a wealth of laughter, and a mighty struggle comin’ their way.So our little band of 3 becomes a band of 5 + two babies — one newborn and the other notyet born. The wary Jose becomes troublesome but is balanced by wife, Maria’s steady thinking. They all travel together looking for something they know not what and escaping a past that became unliveable.  The ups and downs of “California, Here We Come” take us to Elvira and Darin’ Darryl’s Dipswitch Diner where a future is plotted.Theater of the Imagination is Presented by Watchfire Music watchfiremusic.com