This CD is my first, and I didn’t know with any certainty if I would  make more.  In technical terms, it is probably the least competent but, because of all the deep emotions, one of the best.  Being a life-long sailor, wind and water are the most important things that the beautiful blue earth provides me.

Therefore, the compilation of songs includes some of my favorites.  The artists and their songs are my favorites because of their impact on me at various times of my life.  The ones that are mine are deeply emotional because of the experiences and circumstances at the time.  For example, “Island Lullaby” is for a granddaughter when she was born.  “Out of Sight of Land” is from a spiritual deep feeling I always get on long distance voyages to exciting places when land disappears on a long journey.

There is no way you can sail the oceans and not have large permanent changes to your life.  There is no one to help or save you; you can’t turn it off and hide; and whatever nature does is not in your control.  Nature can roll right over you.  It can provide you with the most beautiful sights, sounds and feelings you can ever experience.  These emotions abound in Island Winds.

Most people understand the beauty and passion behind “Jet Plane” and “Evening Tide” as they need no explanation.  However, probably not many people know nature’s beauty and sadness behind “Esolai,” the heartbreaking story of Hawaiian lovers who surfed every evening as the sun was setting.  Esolai decided to go out for one more set and never returned.  Every evening at sunset, her lover waited for her while singing the beautiful song, “Esolai.”

No amount of money and other human resources can provide the magnificent beauty, danger, thrill and other emotions that nature provides and provokes!  Islands are surrounded and mostly controlled by nature.  The energies from the sky, earth and water meet on islands.  Islanders and people close to the water feel this energy and, amongst other things, provide extraordinary music and rhythms.  Is it any wonder the people flock to the islands for their well needed battery charging?

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