For a novice songwriter, finding a good method and process can be difficult. My mother is a musician, so performing has been a part of my life almost since the beginning. I later started writing poetry, and I wrote a good deal of prose throughout college and professionally, but I had only written one song that had been performed publicly...that is, until about a year and a half ago.
As I searched for inspiration and direction, I browsed a photo gallery of natural scenes and rural decay. I came across a picture entitled "Evening Walk." A bridge over calm waters, hills and trees in the background. The story had already been written; I just had to find it.
Nostalgia is powerful, and this song moves me like no other that I've written. I keep thinking of that scene from "Up" showing the couple's life together. Powerful. A.J.'s guitar solo tells the part of the story I couldn't find words for, and Rachel's harmonies bring an emotional quality not found anywhere else on the EP. All of this on top of Ken's piano combine to make this the highlight of the project for me.
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