Beginning in 1999 and through until
early 2002 I wrote words to 30 songs and then beginning on the 15 January
2001 through until mid August 2002 I wrote the music. The words were
always written first usually in church on Sunday and the music followed
up to a year or more later.
I have never studied music, I have no formal musical training of any
kind, I cannot play piano, or read music... but I feel I am guided by
the Lord to write words and music
The music for the first song came to me on the Sunday
morning three days after I wrote the words. As I was reading the words,
without even thinking I began singing them. So I recorded what I sang
and then when I got back from church I used a kids keyboard to find
the notes I sang. It took several months to write the music to Thy Will
be Done and more than once I stopped what I was doing and looked up
at the ceiling because I knew an unseen hand was guiding my hand as
I worked
All 30 songs were written specifically for an alto/soprano however Elizabeth
is an alto. I see this CD only as a beginning. These 7 songs are very
raw and not yet finished, they were recorded again on September 5, 2011
along with 5 new songs during a day long recording session and for this
session the tempo was increased on many of the songs. As I have listened
to these new recordings I feel now to rewrite and simplify the piano
backing so as to enhance the vocal.
I hope you enjoy the words and music and please feel
free to email me