01-03-2025, 19:48
I had occasion to spend this afternoon in the forest - a sketching afternoon - birthday present from an artist/teacher friend, so trees have been pretty much top of mind all day. Very nice to spend time among them! The tree song that sprang first to mind is Mark Knopfler's "Redbud Tree" from Privateering - quite mysterious and deceptively simple seeming, which it's not. There are some tricky time signatures hiding in this tune! The lyrics leave it up to the listener's imagination - they are suggestive of an event, rather than absolute in the telling thereof.
And then because it's such a great song and I just love the thought of these super ancient trees that have borne witness to millennia, I could not resist including "Bristlecone Pine" as well. Written by Hugh Prestwood but never recorded by him as far as I can tell. Eliza Gilkyson's version ...
And then because it's such a great song and I just love the thought of these super ancient trees that have borne witness to millennia, I could not resist including "Bristlecone Pine" as well. Written by Hugh Prestwood but never recorded by him as far as I can tell. Eliza Gilkyson's version ...
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