Welcome
to my website and thank you taking the time to stop in
A
very big Thank You!
to The Mavric Music Awards for eight nominations,
and three winning awards, including
'Instrumental
Performance of thr Year' "Martin's Tune", 'Country
Song Of the Year' "Lover's Question" and
'Album
of the Year' "Sittin' Out the Rain"
Thanks
to all of you who have been supportive of me and my music -
your kindness is what keeps me doing this
Music
for me is one thread that has helped to hold things together
in times when there seemed to be much that was so uncertain
in the world. It's difficult at times to figure out which
way to point ones' feet, and to go in a direction that might
make a difference and some sort of sense. Sometimes it feels
like the best thing we could do would be to just stop everything,
and all sit down together and maybe rethink what we've been
doing all this time, and why...?.
I
know we are capable of great things, more than we have even
imagined . We
could stand to spend a lot more time and energy focusing on
what we all know is the right thing. It is truly a simple
matter of choice.
Music
also is the voice of celebration and praise for what soothes
the soul gives us pause for inspiration
When
we take a look around, we see so many good works being done,
often in the shadows, behind the scenes, out of the spotlight.
People going about their tasks, feeding and caring for their'
families, communities and neighbors, creating from the spark
of devine inspiration, doing what they can to nurture and
give back to the essence that sustains us all, the natural
inclination of the flow of life...the universal spirit that
moves the earth and stars and all of us.
I
see in younger people a spirit and a spark that I remember
feeling when the world seemed brighter and I was perhaps not
so encumbered by the things that I seem to let bog me down,
when I let my sights stray from the high road. More important
now than ever, we've got
to keep our sights on the high road.
.In
my own children I see a hope, that if they are a reflection
of what the future might look like, then things just might
be alright. We have all had a large dose of what we know doesn't
work, and while their' task is huge, they seem to have a fairly
clear vision of some directions not to go in, maybe a glimpse
of something we've missed or have not yet seen. There's is
a new world, and hopefully influenced partially by what good
we've gleened from the things we've seen and learned.
So amidst the uncertainties of these times, there also seems
to be a great blossoming of spirit, people going about this
life, performing works from their hearts and souls,
expressing their
gifts in many different ways, in many different
languages.
I
feel blessed to be among such people. I see and hear people
making music that touches me deeply, and we can all take heart
in knowing that this spirit is alive and well. And through
it all, one continuous thread is the music, music that I have
been able to feel come through myself, and the music that
I hear from people around me. Music that is soothing and inspiring
to the heart and soul.
My hope today still, is to continue to have the pleasure of
being present to this music, to honor and strive to be in
tune with it all as best as one can hope to be.
Peace through music
©2010
Alan Thornhill
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