Posted by Kirk Withrow on September 15, 2009 at 10:00pm
I've been listening to an album I recorded a couple years back in the days after my sons birth. He never really seemed to care too much for it but, years later, I brought it back out and my young daughter seems to find comfort in it. Anyway, it was(is) a concept album essentially following a newborn from his last day in the womb, through his first day on the outside, and then until he is finally able to go home. It was recorded with handmade instruments, mostly CBGs including a CBG scaled down proportionally for a 22in tall human (its in Smiling in Your Sleep), and recordings of the various crib toys my son Silas had when I was recording the songs (I mean watching him very carefully). I always liked the album and some of the songs on it still have a special place with me. I put it together and put it on cdbaby.com as well as several other sites but it never saw much movement. Not that any of my albums really ever show too much movement; for me that certainly isn't the point but it is nice to know other folks understand what you are doing and that the message is getting out however short the distance. Nevertheless it has been among my most precious possessions since it was recorded. I have added Brahms Lullably and Smiling In You Sleep to my song section for your listening pleasure. If you like it and want more head on over to cdbaby.com and pick it up. If not you can actually listen to a great deal of the album for free right on the page.
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