notes from the kelp

…click to listen: …about the music Making a point. Tweet I’m hardly the first person to swoon over Dave Grusin’s deeply touching, melancholic theme and score to the multi-award-winning 19...

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…click to listen: …about the music Listen up! Tweet Despite the hiatus between 2015 postings, the reigning Queenie of Quelpville has not been dethroned. Not even voted off the island (not ye...

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…click to listen: …about the music A romantic theme for any lovers. Tweet Well, Spring is finally here, and love is in the air. And, on my window. And, as in the pic above, under glass, until...

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…click to listen: …about the music Another eggcerpt from an eggcellent duet. Tweet If you ever wondered about my mental state as a nature-loving worker-bee new-music composer (I’m sure you ...

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These islands are temperate during winter. A steady 45 Fahrenheit is the norm, save for an occasional rogue snowstorm that hurls snowflakes sideways and strands our cars at the top of steep, icy ...

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…click to listen: …about the music Electro-aquatic music for my favorite sea vegetables. Tweet It’s been a while since I’ve posted any photographs featuring the actual kelp that surrounds...

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…click to listen: …about the music I’ve posted this excerpt before, but now it’s finally entirely appropriate. Tweet It was an other-worldly sound. I’d never heard anything like it befo...

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…click to listen: …about the music Unabashedly thrilled. Tweet Someone unwittingly sent me balloons. Or perhaps they knew that I’m celebrating: after many months of travel– all very wonde...

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…click to listen: …about the music Music that’s otterly fun, and very busy. Tweet Well hello! It’s been a while. Yeah, I know, I’ve been a bit scarce around here. Not my norm, as season...

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…click to listen: …about the music A syllabus on how to realign your chakras. Tweet It’s become an annual tradition for Dan and me, with conveniently placed 1/10 and 1/11 birthdays respecti...

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…click to listen: …about the music Bang the drum loudly. Tweet Mine is a happy life filled with many hellos, and seemingly endless welcoming paths. Sometimes there are structures pointing the...

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…click to listen: …about the music Eco-friendly. Tweet Well, it’s official: one glance at the photo above, and it’s clear that my car and I have lived in the Pacific Northwest for quite a...

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