Pre-Orders for “Flight of Freedom” CD, Celtic Christian

“Flight of Freedom,” the new CD, is going to be released very soon.

Things you need to know:

1.  Celtic Christian, 16 tunes, with a mix of new original celtic songs, traditional Irish tunes with new lyrics, & 3 traditional instrumentals

2.  Independently released in late June 2012

3.  If you love Ireland or celtic music, like to look for joy, and yearn to feel God’s love, you will hopefully like this CD.

Stay tuned…updates to follow.  Slainte, Lisa
Pre-order your copy below if you’d like.  The CD is $15.00 plus $3.00 S&H.  Pre-orders will be filled and shipped as soon as the CDs arrive.

Why I Love Celtic Music…

…and by the way, we finished mastering the new CD yesterday!  🙂  I am so pleased with how it turned out, and I can’t wait for you to hear it and let me know what you think.  I’m sending all the artwork and graphic files to the artist today, so hopefully the CD will be out by the end of June.

Some people have asked me why I love celtic music.  I’m going let  pictures do my explaining.  Have a wonderful day filled with the things that bring you joy.  Slainte, Lisa

Whistfulness & yearning

 

Excitement & Toe-Tapping Rhythms

Expressiveness & History

Passed from generation to generation

Music Vs. Stillness, Before & After

Before

When there is music, there are notes all around, sounds vibrating, tones mixing together to make harmonies.  When there is stillness, there is quiet, sometimes small background noises, but mostly just quiet.  And I love both.  I love the stillness the most after the sounds of the music.  It’s like after a big party…you’ve had fun, laughter, great conversations, good food and drink.  Then they go home, and your home is silent and still again.  The difference is overwhelming at first, and you just sink into the quiet.

The differences and contrasts in life are what make this life fun and exciting, and sometimes peaceful and quiet.  We all need a little of both.  I’m so thankful that God made music; it’s just about my favorite thing in the world.  But I’m equally thankful for the stillness, where I can be at rest and listen for His Voice.

Slainte, Lisa

After

Listening While Hearing, and the Absence Thereof

This is what we did yesterday, for many hours.  Mixed, listened, tried to hear, discern, weed out, keep in, enhance.  I never fully realized how tricky it is to listen, not only to listen but to hear, feel , sense.  Mixing is an art form unto itself; kudos to Chris at Virginia Arts for doing such a great job so far.

That’s right, we’re not done yet, and that’s ok.  You can only listen & hear simultaneously for so many hours.  We’ll hopefully finish next week.  I’m so excited about all the talent and hard work and  cool God stuff that came out of the session.  🙂

This whole recording/editing/mixing thing has made me realize that it is vital that I try to really hear more, and not just listen.  When those little birds are singing, I will try to hear them more and pay attention.  When my husband or children are talking to me about something, I need to stop and slow down and hear them.  Because hearing is an art form, and they are precious, and so is time.    Slainte, Lisa