For those of you who have
read Time &
Unforeseen Occurrence,
you'll have noticed the
lyrics and poetry at the
beginning of, and sometimes
within each chapter.
In creating and setting the
mood for those chapters, I
often pulled from my
repertoire songs that I
recorded some thirty-five
years ago, when I was in the
same age bracket as Jenny
was at the start of the
story. Later on, as
the story progressed, new
songs came to me in keeping
with the time and pace of
Jenny's journey. Some
of them are recorded on Jenny's
Songs Unplugged and
others we're in the process
of recording on the Spirit
CD, due to be released
next year (September, 2020).
The theme song you heard
when you arrived at this
page is an RCA production of
Bridging the Distance.
It was produced by
Richard
Fortin,
and features Gord Sheard
(of Chuck Mangione fame)
playing keyboards and
synthesizer. Richard
also composed and played
the great guitar solo he
replaced my third verse
with - a difference in
creative perspective we
still laugh about
today. As a
songwriter, I tell stories
and accompany them with
music, so I minded the
loss of the final verse.
Richard, on the
other hand, tells his
stories solely with music
and doesn't hold lyrics in
high esteem.
Whatever our differences
in perspective,
Richard Fortin is a world
class musician whom I met
while working with Liona
Boyd.
In my view, he is one of the
best composers and musicians
of our time - and I'm
picky. His site is
well worth a visit (just
click on his name).
Liona, a long-time friend of
mine, you probably already
know, but I've linked to her
site as well, just in case
you haven't made it over
there yet.
In the Studio....
(Bryan Adams' studio, The
Warehouse, in Vancouver, BC Canada.)
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