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The Shades Journeys: Preparations. Week 14



This week has been a very productive week. The Shades has had many rehearsals. And we have been quite busy with the composing and writing melodies.. And I must say the band starts to be develope a lot. After two years it pleases me to see that is not only Achazia Songweaver that write songs anymore. Abergar has written a few; "Brandywine" and "Ithilien", Lillabeth has written "when trees goes to sleep" and the last addition to the group of composers we have, is Eovina. Eovina has now written a song called "Wilwarin" that she have written to her husband Aranthalion.. She told me it means butterfly, and I suppose it has a hidden symbolism that explain the relationship beetween Eovina and Aranthalion, that only two of them understand the meaning of. What an honourable thing to do.. And how wonderful!! Must be the greatest gift ever. To have a song, an eternal gift, something that is very very personal..

((Can hear the song here, the arrangement is made in Reason and Record: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwNDnI3Oe_8 ))

The reason why we produce songs, stories now.. Is that the spring is near.. The time has come in this odd state of the world that we want to play our songs in a place for thoughts, pondering and relaxing.. A fifth musical event is about to happen, and we have choosen Celondim. In Bree we were obviously welcomed, In TH I believe the word "ale" and the story about Moria attracked the dwarfs, in Shire the hobbits were to curious not to keep themselfes away *laughs*.

But the elfs.. I do not know..They may choose to stay away for many reasons. I hope music is welcomed anyhow regardless race.. I do not know.. We will see..