Monday, November 26, 2018
The Thrift Store Poets
Country music straight from the heart – Thrift Store Poets
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Hailing from Oklahoma, Christopher Ledgerwood is a songwriter and music producer who recently sent us his latest record with Thrift Store Poets. Consisting of just five tracks, the release is the perfect soundtrack for cruising the empty streets of your city at night and contemplating over your life choices but with a smile on your face and not regret. Music-wise Thrift Store Poets are playing rock-influenced country with a strong blues feel. Their music is neither too dramatic nor too positive. It comfortably sits somewhere in between making your time with it always exciting and enjoyable.
The tracks here are mostly mid-tempo paced, with opener ‘Devil’s Game’ our total favorite of the bunch for the cool dialogue between the guitar and the piano. If you’re in the mood for a heart-breaking country anthem then follower “Least of These” is definitely your jam with its absolutely beautiful and touching lyrics. Its intimate acoustic guitars are almost left to sing their sad tunes in the background of the mix… and that harmonica in the end perfectly crafted sound and composition.
Not sure if we dig the violin-driven instrumental track in the record too much but maybe its more chaotic feel was on purpose as the piece is called ‘Orchestrated Noise’. Anyhow it still makes for a cool prelude to the closing ‘Something Better’. That’s the most uplifting track on the release, both in terms of lyrics and music. To have it actually at the end of it all was a top choice as it leaves you wanting for more from Thrift Store Poets. Let’s see where they will take us next time.
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Thursday, August 30, 2018
ILLUSIONS IN GRAY
I was looking through some of my old notebooks for a story a friend of mine had requested I send to her when I ran across some old pieces of poetry I had written over the years. So I thought why not share a few of these old poems with you. The first one I want to share is Illusions In Grey. I wrote this piece several years ago and had the privilege of reading it at a poetry slam held at the Paducah Market House Theater some years ago.
Illusions In Gray
A simple life, yet woven thread by thread
Blending into the tapestry of life's illusions
Each experience colored by shades of gray
Distinguished by one's own perceptions
Judgments, yea right, wrong, good, evil
Truth's, still unknown, concealed alike nuggets
Buried, awaiting one's precipitant discovery
The light ceases to shine, but doth it really?
No wait, there, it cascades it's beacon outward
Twas only obscured potential masked by clouds
Which contain doubts, fears, and a restless unknowingness
Light shines through, where doth the darkness burrow?
Thru the mist of gray it's rays burst forth
With many a sliver of radiant beauty
Distant, afar at first glance, tho it be
It caresses tenderly those colors of gray
Transforming the hues to reds, yellows
Blues, greens, all color that lies between
I see a tint of green, you say blue
Whose dream is this? Mine or yours?
I say mine, so green it must surely be
It makes no difference that I can discern
For all the shades, the tints, the ambiguous hues
From the One Source they all did arrive
So make your dream one colored in blue, that's alright
This One Source I speak of, make it your heart's delight
For that's all you really have, believe it or not!
This Source, this Light, it possesses no judgments
It awaits your call, tis your humble servant
It has only to offer an unconditional love
It serves each one equally, there are no favorites
If I want red, it pours down red
If you choose yellow, then yellow it is
I speak of colors, tho not the only illusion
Each path chosen to be trod upon by each one
I imagine twill be filled with many a winding turn
Taking one here, one there, one everywhere
What is it you choose? Where would you love to go?
What is it you would love to have manifest?
Tis all up to you, I hope you can plainly see
What color journey does your soul desire?
Which illusions to disrobe? Which ones to retain?
Whichever the road, what ere the dream
Walk proud each step, know you are never alone
Remember teh Light, the One Source of all
It dwells within, awaiting your beckoning call
Try heeding it's tranquil summons to unconditional love
Enjoy your illusions, your colors, your dreams
Allow others theirs no matter how they seem
Take freely from life, but be quick to share
Be the color you choose, and do it with passion
After the greatest illusion you've shattered
The soul is allowed to return to it's Source
Then you will know, you're at long last Home
Where all is One and One is all
Go swiftly my friend, I'll someday meet you there.
I leave all of you folks with thoughts of pure love, joy, peace and Oneness. Be good to yourselves and even better to others. Let your Light shine brightly!
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