"I focused on my favorite places
across North Carolina and traveled there for inspiration.
Using my guitar, Celtic whistles and piano I composed 14 songs.
Later, other layers of instrumentation were added including cello,
violin, hammered dulcimer, flute, saxophone, bass, organ and
percussion by a group of outstanding musicians.
Next, I took a digital tape deck and
returned to many of these spots and recorded natural sounds that
reminded me of these treasured locations. I have woven
together many of these sounds into the fabric of the songs.
Sounds of waterfalls, rushing rivers, tin roof rain, migratory
songbirds, tundra swans and distant trains add a vibrant thread of
realism to the melodies.
What a terrific and 'Peaceful
Journey' this has been for me! Thank you for traveling with me
for sojourns at Ocracoke, Montreat, Kanuga, Lake Mattamuskeet, Bath,
Roan Mountain, Roaring Gap, Morganton, the Roanoke River,
Grandfather Mountain and other locations."
~ Bill Lesie |
Quaker Meadows
