The title track for my new album is called “Just me and the rain now.” Once again, the title & subsequent theme is a demonstration of how you can be looking to your left and the idea you were hoping for comes from the opposite direction. Indulge me while I share this little anecdote.
I have tried to make a habit of sitting quietly with my notebook in hand and just make notes about what I see while looking out the window. On this particular morning, I had the luxury of the house to myself, a storm was just about to dump it’s rain on our town & I had a prime seat with looking out of our dining room window, cup of tea at the ready. I was ready for any form of inspiration, divine or secular. I picked up my pen and wrote in my note book, “well God, it’s just me and the rain now.” The words to the song
just flowed out of the pen like spilled water from a glass. It is a reasonably cheery account of the joy of being in that posture of waiting to hear from God. The recording will feature lead vocals from a surprise guest and I just love the aural image that the pre production demo throws up. It really captures just what a sacred thing it is to sit, wait & ponder.
The Release
This album has been sitting 90% finished for too long now; just waiting for the right idea to come along to release it within. After talking with a few encouraging friends we have decided to release a song per month so this is what we are attempting to do, and this is song one.
Song 1- O Mother
This song is best described as a lament; written for our local Anzac Day dawn service & performed by the incomparable Rose Sexton, a singer that I have admired for some 40 years now; Rose delivers a powerful interpretation of the lyrics, backed up by my good friend Annie Mac. All instrumentation is from little old me & mix down, production, engineering, pre & post production is 70% Phil Lawson and 30% me.
Click on the link to go to my Bandcamp page and listen to the song. Do me a favour; if you like it, share the link with your friends.
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