Lullabies for the Earth
Nature inspired soundscapes
When I sing in nature I experience a reverence for life that is beyond words. I am singing and being sung at the same time. It is very intimate. When I sing different combinations of syllables, I am with, I feel a part of nature’s language because nature is wordless and speaks in all kinds of tones, textures, and silence. I listen more deeply, and take in the sounds of birds, insects, wind, and water as nourishment.
Shay Nichols
Harmonica was one of the instruments that I would play and it started attracting alligators. When they hear it, they come right to it.
Bruce Sunpie Barnes
At the essence of our existence, everything is vibration/energy. Playing music outdoors, especially in rural areas, allows a chance to reconnect with a more natural state of vibration -crickets, birds, wind blowing through the trees- and channel that vibrational energy through an instrument.
Martin Masakowski
Through listening to nature and creating music from that listening, we create music that deepens our connection with the earth. This natural intelligence infuses our musical creations, and communicates a visceral way of being in harmony with the earth, a way of honoring the sacredness of ourselves and the natural world.
Nature inspired recordings
We're currently working on an album called Lullabies for the Earth which includes nature inspired soundscapes infused by time spent in the fertile ecosystems of Lousiana. Collaborators include vocalist Shay Nichols, stand up bass player Martin Masakowski, accordionist and harmonica player Bruce Sunpie Barnes, guitarist Steve Gillaland, and birds, frogs, crickets, and other sounds from nature.
Sunset Lullaby
Fairy Forest