Bird on the Wire

Here is a new video that I made of me singing an old, lovely Leonard Cohen song. This is video #15 on my youtube channel, and the 3rd that I have recorded in English.

I am most proud of the fact that Cook and Ama know all the words to this song, and lots of other songs like it. I hope I am doing enough to grow a love of music in their hearts, although ultimately I'm not sure it has anything to do with me. They both seem to have been born with music in their souls, and I can already see that little Rowan was too. 

Dia Luna Dia Pena

Here is a new song I recorded for my youtube channel. It's a Manu Chao cover that I like very much. 

I am enjoying having a youtube channel for a couple of reasons. The first and most important reason is that it gives music a place in my life. It gives me a reason to practice and learn new songs, and make time for making music much more often than I have in the past. The second reason is because I have gotten a lot of positive, supportive feedback from people watching my videos. At this point they are mostly almost all strangers from faraway places, because I am not yet brave enough to invite my actual real-life friends, family, and acquaintances into the fold, but I feel much more confident than before, so maybe someday I will be able to slough off the anonymity and own the project a little more completely! Til then, it is still a fun little hobby.